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That's hopeful. Maybe it'll be someone who continues what he started. Scrivener7 Apr 21 #1
Outstanding news. I'm really happy that we have some DUers here Mike 03 Apr 21 #2
Watch Conclave Mz Pip Apr 21 #3
The movie was great snowybirdie Apr 21 #4
The movie was pretty close to the book Mz Pip Apr 21 #6
It was a fabulous film! sdfernando Apr 21 #35
They were supposed to run in on our cruise ship last night. MurrayDelph Apr 21 #50
We must be on the same cruise! Mz Pip Apr 22 #52
Viking, yes. Portsmouth, no. MurrayDelph Apr 22 #56
Your kind and thoughtful words are appreciated. chia Apr 21 #10
They need a pope who will bring people back to church Buckeyeblue Apr 21 #5
Wake me up when they name a woman pope, or maybe even a black man. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 21 #7
You and I will be long gone. paleotn Apr 21 #11
That's possible for a black pope, But not a woman IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 21 #13
No Pope is ever going to supports abortion rights Polybius Apr 21 #21
Thus the problem the world has with backward male church IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 21 #22
I don't care if they "personally" oppose abortion Polybius Apr 21 #24
Cardinals (all male) choose the next Pope from among themselves. hedda_foil Apr 21 #29
why would women support such utter nonsense Skittles Apr 21 #45
Technically, any adult Catholic male Retrograde Monday #58
I truly believe religion is the cause of most of the misery in the world Skittles Apr 21 #44
The Clergy out of Africa tend to be as conservative as American bishops rpannier Apr 21 #14
I'm hoping for one out of Ireland. LisaM Apr 21 #19
☘️☘️☘️ IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 21 #23
There's only one cardinal from Ireland, and he's too old to vote. lapucelle Apr 21 #25
Yeah, I didn't check out the candidates. LisaM Apr 21 #31
See post 27 for photos of 2 top contenders: a Filipino and a Ghanian Hekate Apr 21 #30
Interesting. Thanks. It is true that Africa is a pool of potential growth for the catholic church. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 21 #33
Asia is as well, apparently Hekate Apr 21 #38
THANK YOU Skittles Apr 21 #43
I logged on DU now, just to find out if anyone mentioned a black pope! crud Apr 21 #48
Hopefully no one from Opus Dei will ever have a chance to be elected pope. Crowman2009 Apr 21 #8
OMG, that would take us back to the Inquisition. Only it would be a world-wide Inquisition. SharonAnn Apr 21 #36
I'm hoping for another Jesuit WyLoochka Apr 21 #42
They are. The Jesuits were one of the first orders... keep_left Apr 21 #47
any idea who is on the short list? k_buddy762 Apr 21 #9
There are a couple of early favorites. StevieM Apr 21 #34
Young or Old modrepub Apr 21 #12
I think the longer it lasts the more likely it's between a cardinal rpannier Apr 21 #15
Maybe it will be this guy... lapucelle Apr 21 #17
This is so sad. Francis was one of the two best Popes of my lifetime. BComplex Apr 21 #16
Interesting that he appointed Cardinals from many countries Raven123 Apr 21 #18
do you mean the male population? Skittles Apr 21 #46
I recommend watching the movie CONCLAVE mainer Apr 21 #20
Boy does it EVER!!! calimary Apr 22 #51
That is very comforting.. mountain grammy Apr 21 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Apr 21 #27
Very interesting. Thanks, Mosby Hekate Apr 21 #32
This is an important pick Johnny2X2X Apr 21 #28
Luis Antonio Tagle Pototan Apr 21 #37
There's a College of Cardinals website where you can get a detailed look lapucelle Apr 22 #53
In the end whomever is elected will sit on a throne and sell a spiffy afterlife for money. Gore1FL Apr 21 #39
There are lots of folks on TV today who fancy themselves arbiters of moral clarity pontificating away, lapucelle Apr 21 #40
I judge MTG to be evil in her actions, too. nt Gore1FL Apr 21 #41
The cardinals are all for sale mdbl Apr 21 #49
Really, the pope just oversees the church's wealth Buckeyeblue Apr 22 #54
Some of the bigoted pontification on social media has been pretty funny today. lapucelle Apr 22 #55
I see another non-European pope EnergizedLib Sunday #57
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