Francis exposes the "political maneuvers" after the election of a pope and denies that he plans to reform the conclave. The revelations appear in the free "The Successor: My Memories of Benedict XVI," in which the Argentine pope reflects on his relationship with the late German supreme pontiff.
In the book, Francis reveals previously confidential details about the 2005 conclave that elected Benedict as pope and the 2013 vote in which he himself was elected, and said he was allowed to deviate from the cardinals' oath of secrecy because it is the dad.