The primate of the Church of Hungary has established himself over the years as one of the leading ecclesiastical figures of our time. He is one of the few Catholic authorities to arouse the admiration of his peers and the interest of Catholic observers around the world. Yet he makes himself relatively scarce in the media and keeps away from the controversies and power plays that have often surrounded the Church in recent years. The late Australian Cardinal George Pell once said Péter Erdő is a man he’d like to see become pope.