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

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Post by hnfong »

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

Pretty sure the US presidential election is on par.

Maybe the exact timing is ambiguous since candidates usually declare victory/admit defeat before all the votes have been counted officially, but still.

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Post by matthewmacleod »

nathell wrote: post #57

From [0]: > Rev. Robert Prevost bears responsibility for allowing former Providence Catholic H.S. President and priest Richard McGrath to stay at the high school amidst sex abuse allegations that dated back to the 1990s. > That's according to Eduardo Lopez de Casas, a clergy abuse survivor and national vice president of the Chicago-based Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP). [0]: https://willcountygaze…

Yes, but find a catholic priest who doesn’t share that responsibility.

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Post by alexchamberlain »

HughParry wrote: post #50

Posted on the other thread as I thought it was pretty interesting: >Roughly 0.5% odds on him on polymarket before he was announced

I don't understand what people were basing that on; the conclave is a completely secret process?

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Post by gkoberger »

HughParry wrote: post #50

Posted on the other thread as I thought it was pretty interesting: >Roughly 0.5% odds on him on polymarket before he was announced

EDIT: I was wrong, he was quite down the list! He only appears in the chart because he ultimately won, so higher contenders dropped off.

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He seemed to hover around 1%, which was the second highest behind Tagle (~20%)

https://polymarket.com/event/who-will-be-the-next-pope?tid=1...

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Post by breadwinner »

sepositus wrote: post #55
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…

Curious, do you think he's wrong that it's at odds with what was taught by the apostles? It's obviously unpopular, but I have yet to see a convincing argument (based in the teachings of the Bible) that promotes same-sex marriages. If I were in his position, and part of my duty is to interpret and lead via "the holy scriptures," then I would probably want to be as accurate as possible.

> my duty is to interpret and lead via "the holy scriptures"

Said scriptures also says that a woman can be sold to her rapist after he violates her. I think a more modern interpretation would not be a bad idea.

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Post by kccoder »

lordnacho wrote: post #33
andrepd wrote: post #15

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

So, it this the Church setting up a confrontation with Trump?

Maybe the selection didn't consider Trump in any way. Disappointingly for Trump, the entire world doesn't revolve around him.
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