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First American pope elected as Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes the 267th pontiff

c/world · u/Madbrad200@sh.itjust.works · 136 points

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u/Gsus4@mander.xyz · 4 points

That could also be mexican/canadian. USian if you want to be precise :D

u/fluxion@lemmy.world · 5 points

Countdown till Trump demands the Pope scrap all "DEI" efforts or risk losing tax exemption or some shit

u/pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 22 points

He has a past:

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost

https://www.snapnetwork.org/cardinal_prevost_never_investigated_abuse_claims_alleged_victims_say

https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/whats-going-on-in-cardinal-prevosts

u/LeninOnAPrayer@lemm.ee · 5 points

If you think electing an anti Zionist pope would change anything you have not been paying attention.

u/Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca · 5 points

I always try to imagine the process of deciding, and it's hard to take it seriously.

"Carnidal Donatello has done some great work for the church, and the nuns really like him."

"Yes, sure, I agree with you there. However, I think that Mortimer has been much closer to God. I saw him the other day -- Mortimer, that is, not God -- and I swear he was radiating with light."

"Mortimer truly does radiate with light, but that may have been due to his proximity to the CNPP back in '86, and might explain his extra appendages.... You've certainly been quiet through these deliberations, Marco. What are your thoughts on the matter?"

"Me? Oh. Well.. I kind of like Bill."

u/kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 24 points

https://collegeofcardinalsreport.com/cardinals/robert-francis-prevost/

Let me know if you want another source

u/JeffKerman1999@sopuli.xyz · 9 points

Yeah I mean accusing one of these dudes of covering up some pedo ring Is like saying that water wets stuff..

u/ptz@dubvee.org · 15 points

...the Will County Gazette is an imposter site, lacks transparency, and publishes false information. As a result, we rate them right-center, biased, and Questionable.

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/will-county-gazette-bias/

u/kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 30 points

https://willcountygazette.com/stories/671124585-if-he-saw-and-stayed-silent-he-s-not-a as expected, another protector of pedophiles

u/taladar@sh.itjust.works · 17 points

I wonder if it is like character creation in an RPG, 5 minutes to elect a new pope and then the rest of the time is time they need to think of a name.

u/Akasazh@feddit.nl · 5 points

There is some meaning in the name he chose. Most popes choose a name of a pontiff which values they share. Pope Leo 13 was a pope that was very concerned with workers rights:

>Pope Leo (XIII) outlined the rights of workers to a fair wage, safe working conditions, and the formation of trade unions, while affirming the rights to property and free enterprise, opposing both socialism and laissez-faire capitalism. With that encyclical, he became popularly titled as the "Social Pope" and the "Pope of the Workers",

I can't wait to see how this first American pontiff will put this moral policy towards the Christians of his native country (and others' for that matter).

Certainly as the president who, just recently, imagined himself fit to be pope, sees him as a natural ally as he only thinks that way himself. I curious how Leo XIV will handle that situation, it will be one of the biggest tests of his pontificate.