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2025 Papal conclave - Robert Prevost, Leo XIV - USA!
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most likely is some soft-conservative tbh and someone to steady the boat after progressive Francis. If I were to be 100% unbiased I think they'll pick someone less progressive
Done Dealio!
Yeah ...hopefully not but as long as it's not a JPII or MAGA type of conservative.
Stolen from Twitter:
Only took 4 votes so we know it’s not Kevin McCarthy.
Only took 4 votes so we know it’s not Kevin McCarthy.
All right this is taking too long, got actual work to do. How hard is it to put a dress on. Probably too busy with the medical, photo shoot and legalities.
If the Pizza guy wins he could call himself Pope Papa John. Sponsorship for life!
I think he's Italian judging by how long it takes him to dress. Francis was announced within 45 minutes of white smoke.
or maybe very fat. I saw they had prepared cloths in three sizes. Perhaps XL is missing for Pizzafella
I hope it's someone random that really pisses of the MAGA/right wing lot
Trump will claim this one
Who speaks Latin?
Another American dictator, great
feck me Trump actually managed to pull off an American pope 
Biggly
He’s American. Ffs.
Leo XIV?
An American Pope, feck sake. Trump is going to claim this
Tagle would piss them a lot. Especially if he gets the papal name Francis 2.
Left wing - check
Non white - check
Francis-like - check
What is there to not like?
Here's me hoping for father dougal Maguire.
Of course he will
Am American pope feels…. weird?
The papacy is such a historic entity, and the US just isn’t.
The papacy is such a historic entity, and the US just isn’t.
Is he MAGA American pope?
I was hoping for Father Harry Maguire.
The bloke wasn't on any of the shortlists, was he?
Bookies cleaning up.
Bookies cleaning up.
That's a surprise for sure, would be nice if he doesnt turn out to be a ghoul but with the current attitude of the American Catholics it doesn't seems promising.
Only 69 as well so he could be in the job for decades.
Only 69 as well so he could be in the job for decades.
Should have gone with someone who's already proven in the Vatican. Parolin was my choice. Already has the pedigree. Prevost is young and highly regarded but I just don't think he can make the step up. Hopefully I'm proven wrong but we've seen this before.
not even top 10 candidate. that's why conclaves are so beautiful
but I can't believe it's a fecking American
Vance got rid of the last one, Trump got in the US one.
He’s a moderate. Not the worst but a choice to please both sides.
He’s 69. He’ll be around a while.
He’s 69. He’ll be around a while.
Apparently a moderate one. Not the MAGA one.
'Enter the conclave as a pope, leave it as a cardinal'.not even top 10 candidate. that's why conclaves are so beautiful
but I can't believe it's a fecking American
Drat. I was hoping for Tagle, Turkson or Zuppi at least. Even if Prevost isn't nearly as bad as Erdo, he's more conservative than I would like and with Teump it sucks it ended being an American.
So he’s not ultra conservative?
He was but not one of the top 6 names usually mentioned.
From artilce on Catholic website:
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/pentin-papal-contenders-list
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/pentin-papal-contenders-list
Heard it being said by the presenters that he helped Francis with picking the cardinals, so basically a Stalin over Trotsky scenario. Give people jobs and they are grateful.
Who is buying religion these days in Occident?
Make sense they focus on the US market.
Make sense they focus on the US market.