the 2025 papal conclave, call it!

[Roux]

On Wednesday, 133 Cardinals will meet in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope.

I'm not Catholic but this process has always fascinated me, probably in part because it is so secretive, but also because the Pope is one of the most influential people on the planet. This is a Big Deal.

And of course, people are betting on the outcome. Per The Economist, here are the current odds for the top 10 likely contenders:



Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines might be the most "liberal" of the contenders, and for that reason I don't think he gets it. But he probably will get some nice appointment.




Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana is more conservative and is from the continent of Africa, where the Catholic Church is expanding. But I just don't see a black Pope now.



I'm going with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who is the frontrunner. But that's not always a good thing, as there is an old saying "He who enters the conclave as Pope, leaves it as a Cardinal". Parolin was the Secretary of State for the Vatican, but most importantly (to me), he is from Italy.



If not Parolin, then I think Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa will get it. He's also from Italy, and wow what a name.

[L45B]

I agree with your assessment Roaeioux! The black conservative cardinal from Africa is your typical Uncle Tom and should not be allowed in the race until he conforms to a more virtuous and giving version of the Gospel.

I’m with you, I think Junior Soprano gets the vote!

[Roach]

Have you seen the movie

[Mikey]

Fr. Guido Sarducci may be a darkhorse.

[Mikey]

I'm thinking Dear Leader may seriously be considering making a run at this. Part of some kind of bucket list. Still on the list:

Kennedy Center Honors
Motion Picture Academy Lifetime Achievement
Nobel Prize

Plus, if he could pull this off then all Catholics would be required to support him or else burn in Hell for eternity.
The Vatican might be renamed Da Mare al Lago, and could become a real money maker.

[HighPlainsGrifter]

Have you seen the movie

It's good. I should have done a Review.

3.75 out of 5 stars, imo

[mvscal]

The most libtarded pederast will win. Francis has stacked the College. There won't be a "conservative" pope or even anything close.

Whichever freakshow clown is chosen, he is supposed to be the last pope anyway.

[Wolfman]

rack Mikey---- Fr. Guido--- Italian too.

[Bobby42]

Fr. Guido Sarducci may be a darkhorse.

Rack Mikey.
Fr. Guido has done good things; like the 5-minute university and explaining how we pay for our sins, ie "it's a cheap sin but can mount up in a period of time.

[Scott from Anaheim]

I don't see him going until the fifth round.

[Dr_Phibes]

You can't have an outfit that looks less like pajamas than that. I'm yawning just looking at it.

[L45B]

I don't see him going until the fifth round.

He would be Uncle Thomas the First, if pontiffed.

[HighPlainsGrifter]

I don't see him going until the fifth round.

He would be Uncle Thomas the First, if pontiffed.

With that kind of talk you're gonna trigger Diego into dropping another hot Clarence Thomas take.

[Diego in Seattle]

I don't see him going until the fifth round.

He would be Uncle Thomas the First, if pontiffed.

With that kind of talk you're gonna trigger Diego into dropping another hot Clarence Thomas take.

Wasn't planning on it unless another Republican with business before the court gave him a "gift" like a yacht or something similar again.

[SFP]

If it's a black pope I'm losing my religion!

[Roux]

Pickle, I would love to see your DNA test results, oh you would be so surprised.

[SFP]

My brother got one of those 23 and me genetic tests and we are 0% afreekan blood.


I can find his results and post them for you.

[Biggie]

My brother got one of those 23 and me genetic tests and we are 0% afreekan blood.

Got any Secretariat?

[Mikey]

My brother got one of those 23 and me genetic tests and we are 0% afreekan blood.

Got any Secretariat?

50%

[Roux]

Pickle, everyone has African DNA, that is where humans evolved.

Say hello to your ancestor.

[SFP]

Here is our ancestry....

0.0% Afro

Michael Robert PIckle is my brother

[SFP]

Pickle, everyone has African DNA, that is where humans evolved.

Say hello to your ancestor.

That doesn't look like Adam to me.

I believe that God make Adam in his image in the Garden of Eden.
Africans evolved from apes.

I'm not afreekan.

[Diego in Seattle]

My brother got one of those 23 and me genetic tests and we are 0% afreekan blood.

Got any Secretariat?

50%

He went to UCSC?

[Roux]

First vote, no Pope yet.

[Diego in Seattle]

Pickle, I would love to see your DNA test results, oh you would be so surprised.

It would reveal that his family tree is like...

[Meat Head]

Here is our ancestry....

0.0% Afro

Michael Robert PIckle is my brother

Yeah that's cool for your brother but proves nothing about you. Yeah maybe daddy made it with a quadroon sheboon or momma got the big one from Abdu.

Maybe you know that, thus your race hostility.

[Diego in Seattle]

The chimney at the Vatican emitted black smoke. This means either that nobody won on the first ballot, or a cardinal died in a personal lubricant fire.

[bungle clone]

I'm starting to get the vague sense that you guys are making fun of my religion.

[The Seer]

[HighPlainsGrifter]

personal lubricant fire.

Eee hee!

[Roux]

Here is an article saying to bet on Cardinal Tagle.

[HighPlainsGrifter]

Here is an article saying to bet on Cardinal Tagle.

Compelling. But I don't make a move without bungle clone's inside information.

[Dr_Phibes]

Here is an article saying to bet on Cardinal Tagle.

A Pope adapting a woke influenced agenda and seeking to decentralise from Europe seems somewhat contradictory to me.

I don't think social mobility is a massive concern in the regions he's seeking to expand into. Prioritising resources and targeting divorcees and single mothers for inclusion into the church sounds like a very niche and Euro-centric, middle class issue.
Africans and Asians might have other priorities?

[Slap]

In honor of this historic event, I have embarked on a jerk fast which began at the start of the conclave, May 7th. I will remain jerk (and ejaculation) free until I see the white smoke.

My balls are already feeling slightly swollen.

C'mon white smoke!