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Skittles

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44. I truly believe religion is the cause of most of the misery in the world

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Mon Apr 21, 2025, 07:27 PM

Apr 21

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Pope Francis appointed 109 of the 135 cardinals who will elect the next pope. [View all] lapucelle Apr 21 OP

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 Apr 28 #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 Apr 27 #57