Father Chris Alar, the provincial superior of the Marian Fathers in the United States and Argentina, told Newsmax Monday that he wants the conclave to vote for a new Pope based on the Holy Spirit and not because of papal politics.

Alar told “National Report” he doesn’t want people to think “Conclave,” the Oscar-nominated film about the vote for a new Pope is how things play out in real life.

“That’s not how it works,” Alar said.

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