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[–] 67 points 1 year ago (14 children)

I don't care for Christianity, but god I'd love it to see a black pope emerge, just to see the White Power writhes and scream.

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  • [–] 50 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    Those white power redneck types are all protestants (baptists, or some other evangelical wingnut strain) and most of them have a vehement anti-Catholic streak. A black pope would just confirm to them whatever-the-hell conspiracy shit they already believe about the Catholic church, so it'd more or less just be spitting on a forest fire anyways.

    Not that the Vatican shouldn't do it anyway, though.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    I'd say most of them are protestants, but there's been a trend of a certain type of far-right "RETVRN TO TRADITION" wingnuts converting and becoming hardline tradcaths in the last decade or so. Those people absolutely would seethe over a black pope.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

    I loved the twist ending in Conclave.

    Please, do not reply with spoilers.

    EDIT: I did this to myself.

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    [–] 58 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (16 children)

    I just learned that there is a Cardinal Pizzaballa from Italy that is on the short list of expected potential popes. On name alone, I hope he wins. I know he won't be called Pope Pizzaballa, but in my heart that is what he'd be known as, spoken in the most Super Mario type accent imaginable

    Edit: Sorry, not sorry, I couldn't help myself, you who are now perusing this thread have to see it as well

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Should have photoshopped on the hat

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    [–] 44 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

    This is going to be a tough conversation when they call. The farm takes up most of my day and at night I like a cup of tea, I might not be able to devote myself full time to being Pope.

    Edit: that was easier than I thought it would be. They called and I told them straight up I didn't have time to be pope. They said they figured I would turn them down so they had a guy from Chicago as a back up.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    I hope to be co-Pope to help the Pope cope.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    If they pick a dope, you’ll need to help the dope pope cope as a co-pope.

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    I’d offer help to cope but I’m at the end of my rope.

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    Yeah! The world's largest cult has a new guru!

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  • [–] 37 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    The world's largest religious denomination is Sunni Islam with 22.39% of the world's population (as of 2020). Catholic Christianity comes in a distant second with 15.88%.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_denomination

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    What tariffs will Trump declare when he finds out it's not him??

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Is this like Publisher's Clearing House? Will people show up at my door with balloons and big novelty hat to tell me I won?

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    [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    A new head pedofile has been chosen.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    That seems relatively fast but I honestly can't be assed to research Catholic bureaucratic history.

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