First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo XIV • Hacker News Board

Re: First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo XIV

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Post by tgv » Thu, May 08, 2025, 5:21 PM UTC

andrepd wrote: post #15

New pope: https://collegeofcardinalsreport.com/cardinals/robert-franci...

Damn, you're right. He'll be going by Leo XIV.

Re: First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo XIV

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Post by nickthegreek » Thu, May 08, 2025, 5:22 PM UTC

"Whereas Francis said, “Who am I to judge?” when asked about gay clerics, Cardinal Prevost has expressed less welcoming views to L.G.B.T.Q. people.

In a 2012 address to bishops, he lamented that Western news media and popular culture fostered “sympathy for beliefs and practices that are at odds with the gospel.” He cited the “homosexual lifestyle” and “alternative families comprised of same-sex partners and their adopted children.”"

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/world/americas/pope-candi...

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Post by wkat4242 » Thu, May 08, 2025, 5:23 PM UTC

hnthrow90348765 wrote: post #19

mongol wrote: post #16

An American pope!

The conclave had the opportunity to do the funniest thing

They should have picked Trump. He wanted to be pope anyway and he can do far less damage there :)

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Post by deadbabe » Thu, May 08, 2025, 5:28 PM UTC

mongol wrote: post #16

An American pope!

Not sure I like this.

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Post by madduci » Thu, May 08, 2025, 5:28 PM UTC

mongol wrote: post #16

An American pope!

I wonder if this is just merely coincidence with the shared picture of Trump a couple of days ago

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Post by chirau » Thu, May 08, 2025, 5:29 PM UTC

nickthegreek wrote: post #22

"Whereas Francis said, “Who am I to judge?” when asked about gay clerics, Cardinal Prevost has expressed less welcoming views to L.G.B.T.Q. people. In a 2012 address to bishops, he lamented that Western news media and popular culture fostered “sympathy for beliefs and practices that are at odds with the gospel.” He cited the “homosexual lifestyle” and “alternative families comprised of same-sex partners and their ado…

Is there an accessible link?

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Post by qsort » Thu, May 08, 2025, 5:29 PM UTC

blensor wrote: post #9

I wonder if there is any other event in recent history that is communicated as quickly to as many people as the fact that a new pope has been elected. I was out on the streets when the church bells started ringing here in Vienna as must have all around the globe where there are catholic churches

Probably not as spiritually fulfilling, but the stock market would be an example of that happening at sub-second latencies, every day, all day.

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Post by _bin_ » Thu, May 08, 2025, 5:30 PM UTC

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Post by chirau » Thu, May 08, 2025, 5:30 PM UTC

I am sure a certain somebody is going to claim credit for bringing the papacy home to America to make it great.

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Post by netsharc » Thu, May 08, 2025, 5:30 PM UTC

xeromal wrote: post #2

I'm not a catholic but I decided to watch the new Conclave movie as well as a Tasting History by Max Miller to learn a little bit about it. Very interesting but I'd love a historical movie on some of the past conclaves when the pope managed a standing army. Edit: The Max Miller video was about the baby back ribs cooked in proto-bbq sauce made from grapes that was eaten by a conclave.

> when the pope managed a standing army.

In the past wasn't the church basically a political entity, there was even a period when some kingdoms didn't recognize the Vatican pope... (I suppose it's still is very much a political organization)