India, April 30 -- Shortly after attending Pope Francis' funeral in Rome, Donald Trump suggested he would be happy to be the next pope. On being asked about his thoughts on who should be leading the Catholic Church now that Francis is dead, Trump quipped, as seen in a video, "I'd like to be Pope. That would be my number one choice."

Trump later spoke in a more serious manner, opening up about Francis' potential successors. The president said he has no particular favourite, but also mentioned Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, claiming he could be "very good" for the role.

"No, I don't know, I have no preference, guys. I might say we have a Cardinal that happens to be out of a place called New York who is very good. So w...