OT - NO POLITICS Spring has sprung

[BMC]

He's American! Prevost, now Leo XIV

Holy shit an American Pope

I never thought I'd see the day when this happened.

 

[Kate08]

As a non-Catholic I find this whole process absolutely fascinating.

Also, Conclave is a fantastic film, if you haven't seen it yet.

 

[McGarnagle]

Sounds like Pope Francis' right hand man. They got it right if this is true

He's more moderate but still of the same general pastoral mold and a clearer speaker on doctrinal matters, thankfully.

There are some questionable things around him but at some point every cardinal and every human for that matter is going to have some skeletons somewhere.

 

[Alicat]

He's a Cubs fan

 

[McGarnagle]

He's a Cubs fan

Infallibility only applies to doctrinal matters and not choice of sports teams, thankfully.

 

[Troublesome 85]

As a non-Catholic I find this whole process absolutely fascinating.

Also, Conclave is a fantastic film, if you haven't seen it yet.

I have some old movie thats about the process as well

“Shoes of the fisherman”

Very interesting. Im Italian but not catholic. Catholiscn has always fascinated me.

My father actually went to seminary school in the north end

 

[BMC]

@LeafsIastCup weighs in on the selection

 

[BMC]

Proof I'm getting old- in my lifetime there have been 7 Popes: John XXIII, Paul VI, JohnPaul I, John Paul II, Benedicts XVI, & Francis I.

 

[Mione134]

Habemus Papam!

I genuinely was shocked by the choice. I had a top 2 that I would of liked to see. Don't know much about him except that he was born in Chicago. Speaks 5 languages. And has dual citizenship with Peru, as hes been there for 20 years. An American Pope. Never thought that would happen!

But I'm excited to see how he does. Leo XIV.

 

[Troublesome 85]

I saw a great number of people wanted Sarah but idk anything about it and only what I seen online

 

[McGarnagle]

He's a Cubs fan

His brother gave an interview clarifying that he is, in fact, a White Sox fan.

 

[McGarnagle]

I saw a great number of people wanted Sarah but idk anything about it and only what I seen online

Sarah is pretty awesome but too hardline to be electable.

I'm just finding it funny how the two big names the media was trying to prop up as their favorites, Tagle and Parolin, got shut out for a relative dark horse. But if you really read up on the state of the church you'd have known that both those guys have had financial scandals on their record and Cardinal Zen flying in from Hong Kong pretty much ended Parolin as a candidate since he was the one who brokered the China deal.

 

[rfournier103]

His brother gave an interview clarifying that he is, in fact, a White Sox fan.

Ah, a true South-Sider. Being a Chicago baseball fan of any kind is definitely a Cross to bear.

All kidding aside, I’m praying for a successful pontificate for His Holiness.

+Pax Christi+

 

[Bruinaura]

"Sorry about the rest of you but it's all about meeeeeeeeeeeee"

People like this drive me bananas

 

[Bruinaura]

Oh, and this was posted in the local FB group today

Talk about asking for a ticket....

 

[Kovi2]

"Sorry about the rest of you but it's all about meeeeeeeeeeeee"

People like this drive me bananas

Pretty sure hail is covered under insurances? Utter silliness and shameful

 

[Terrier]

Metallica rocked Virginia Tech concert so hard it registered as a small earthquake

While the minor seismic activity, quickly dubbed the “Metallica Quake” online, posed no danger, it was too minor to register on the Richter scale or be assigned a rating, the FOX Foreca…

nypost.com

 

[BMC]

Pretty sure hail is covered under insurances? Utter silliness and shameful

Comprehensive coverage will pay for hail damage.