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48. I logged on DU now, just to find out if anyone mentioned a black pope!

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Mon Apr 21, 2025, 08:15 PM

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

That's hopeful. Maybe it'll be someone who continues what he started. Scrivener7 Monday #1

Outstanding news. I'm really happy that we have some DUers here Mike 03 Monday #2

Watch Conclave Mz Pip Monday #3

The movie was great snowybirdie Monday #4

The movie was pretty close to the book Mz Pip Monday #6

It was a fabulous film! sdfernando Monday #35

They were supposed to run in on our cruise ship last night. MurrayDelph Monday #50

We must be on the same cruise! Mz Pip Tuesday #52

Viking, yes. Portsmouth, no. MurrayDelph Tuesday #56

Your kind and thoughtful words are appreciated. chia Monday #10

They need a pope who will bring people back to church Buckeyeblue Monday #5

Wake me up when they name a woman pope, or maybe even a black man. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Monday #7

You and I will be long gone. paleotn Monday #11

That's possible for a black pope, But not a woman IrishBubbaLiberal Monday #13

No Pope is ever going to supports abortion rights Polybius Monday #21

Thus the problem the world has with backward male church IrishBubbaLiberal Monday #22

I don't care if they "personally" oppose abortion Polybius Monday #24

Cardinals (all male) choose the next Pope from among themselves. hedda_foil Monday #29

why would women support such utter nonsense Skittles Monday #45

I truly believe religion is the cause of most of the misery in the world Skittles Monday #44

The Clergy out of Africa tend to be as conservative as American bishops rpannier Monday #14

I'm hoping for one out of Ireland. LisaM Monday #19

☘️☘️☘️ IrishBubbaLiberal Monday #23

There's only one cardinal from Ireland, and he's too old to vote. lapucelle Monday #25

Yeah, I didn't check out the candidates. LisaM Monday #31

See post 27 for photos of 2 top contenders: a Filipino and a Ghanian Hekate Monday #30

Interesting. Thanks. It is true that Africa is a pool of potential growth for the catholic church. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Monday #33

Asia is as well, apparently Hekate Monday #38

THANK YOU Skittles Monday #43

I logged on DU now, just to find out if anyone mentioned a black pope! crud Monday #48

Hopefully no one from Opus Dei will ever have a chance to be elected pope. Crowman2009 Monday #8

OMG, that would take us back to the Inquisition. Only it would be a world-wide Inquisition. SharonAnn Monday #36

I'm hoping for another Jesuit WyLoochka Monday #42

They are. The Jesuits were one of the first orders... keep_left Monday #47

any idea who is on the short list? k_buddy762 Monday #9

There are a couple of early favorites. StevieM Monday #34

Young or Old modrepub Monday #12

I think the longer it lasts the more likely it's between a cardinal rpannier Monday #15

Maybe it will be this guy... lapucelle Monday #17

This is so sad. Francis was one of the two best Popes of my lifetime. BComplex Monday #16

Interesting that he appointed Cardinals from many countries Raven123 Monday #18

do you mean the male population? Skittles Monday #46

I recommend watching the movie CONCLAVE mainer Monday #20

Boy does it EVER!!! calimary Tuesday #51

That is very comforting.. mountain grammy Monday #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Monday #27

Very interesting. Thanks, Mosby Hekate Monday #32

This is an important pick Johnny2X2X Monday #28

Luis Antonio Tagle Pototan Monday #37

There's a College of Cardinals website where you can get a detailed look lapucelle Tuesday #53

In the end whomever is elected will sit on a throne and sell a spiffy afterlife for money. Gore1FL Monday #39

There are lots of folks on TV today who fancy themselves arbiters of moral clarity pontificating away, lapucelle Monday #40

I judge MTG to be evil in her actions, too. nt Gore1FL Monday #41

The cardinals are all for sale mdbl Monday #49

Really, the pope just oversees the church's wealth Buckeyeblue Tuesday #54

Some of the bigoted pontification on social media has been pretty funny today. lapucelle Tuesday #55