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[xp_daredevil]

The Pope passed.

I can't say I'm all that shocked given his age, though the memes coming out from it are amazing. I'm much more concerned about who will be elected the next Pope and how they will guide the church going forward.

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[xp_tarot]

Oh, I rather liked this one, he was considerably kinder than the previous evil one.

[xp_daredevil]

Same.

The people that liked Pope Sidious are not good people.

[xp_rictor]

I hope he's someone from this side of the world again. Maybe Mexico...

[xp_daredevil]

Looks like the top three contenders are from the Philippines, Italy and Ghana.

I haven't had an opportunity yet to do a deep dive, but from my brief overview, the Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle looks not only be a clear front runner in popularity, but will continue the progressive path started by Pope Francis and is young enough to have more than a few years in the Papacy.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin (Italy) is a little older, a lot more moderate, but has had a strong diplomatic presence for the Vatican for years. So he certainly has a solid base.

Cardinal Peter Turkson (Ghana) is the oldest, but still progressive. He's very outspoken on human rights, and I've supported him for years. His age though makes me nervous.

[xp_cypher]

The memes have indeed been choice.

Probably my favorite of the bunch:

[xp_bevatron]

O merde.

Cousin, the papal conclave is scheduled for the 6th to the 12th. And Eurovision is scheduled to begin on the 13th.

There is not nearly enough wine.

[xp_daredevil]

did Foggy send you that? he sent it to me.

[xp_velocidad]

Doesn't matter how pretty or foreign the leaves are if the trunk's still rotted.