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gopiscrap

(24,643 posts) Tue May 6, 2025, 12:24 PM May 2025

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Who is it gonna be?

tomorrow the cardials begin to choose the next Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. The main contenders from each of the idealogical bases are:

Cardinal Erdo reactionary very conservative Cardinal from Hungary

Cardinal Tagle progressive leaning Cardinal from the Phillipines

Cardinal Parolin middle of the road current Vatican Secretary of State

other (name him)

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	1 (9%)
	Erdo
	0 (0%)
	Tagle
	7 (64%)
	other
	3 (27%)
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Who is it gonna be? (Original Post) gopiscrap May 2025 OP

Haven't a clue, but Francis did stack the deck with a majority of cardinals Ocelot II May 2025 #1

The vast majority of Cardinals were appointed by Francis. That doesn't we'll get another Francis, but themaguffin May 2025 #2

However, all of the Cardinals that voted for Pope Francis were appointed by the previous two conservative Popes Polybius May 2025 #6

Anyone but the Hungary guy! Initech May 2025 #3

Would be Pope Ratzo on steroids EYESORE 9001 May 2025 #4

They're going to go with whoever is the least controversial. LudwigPastorius May 2025 #5

Ocelot II

(129,848 posts)

1. Haven't a clue, but Francis did stack the deck with a majority of cardinals

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Tue May 6, 2025, 12:26 PM

May 2025

who who leaned toward his more progressive views.

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themaguffin

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2. The vast majority of Cardinals were appointed by Francis. That doesn't we'll get another Francis, but

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Tue May 6, 2025, 12:27 PM

May 2025

it does diminish the chances of a conservative.

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Polybius

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6. However, all of the Cardinals that voted for Pope Francis were appointed by the previous two conservative Popes

Reply to themaguffin (Reply #2)

Tue May 6, 2025, 01:42 PM

May 2025

Sometimes you just never know.

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Initech

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3. Anyone but the Hungary guy!

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Tue May 6, 2025, 12:40 PM

May 2025

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EYESORE 9001

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4. Would be Pope Ratzo on steroids

Reply to Initech (Reply #3)

Tue May 6, 2025, 12:44 PM

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LudwigPastorius

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5. They're going to go with whoever is the least controversial.

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Tue May 6, 2025, 01:14 PM

May 2025

So, Parolin?

Also, the old guard isn't going to stand for a Filipino pope.

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