The world has..

[GFB]

..a new Pope.

An American

Leo XIV

[Kiamichi]

Was this a dark horse? I don't remember his name being mentioned as a candidate.

[Kiamichi]

It seems to have gone almost unnoticed that this Pope is of mixed race (the first such?) According to Wikipedia his mother had the surname of Martinez and was from New Orleans and of mixed white and African descent, while his father was of Haitian ancestry.

[Kiamichi]

It seems to have gone almost unnoticed that this Pope is of mixed race (the first such?) According to Wikipedia his mother had the surname of Martinez and was from New Orleans and of mixed white and African descent, while his father was of Haitian ancestry.

eta.: or rather, is of that ancestry on his mother's side.

[planosteve]

I had a grandmother named Leo.

[GRANDPA]

First Pope younger than I am.

[GFB]

Can’t say I know a lot about our new Pope..but he is a registered Republican and strongly pro life.

[planosteve]

Can’t say I know a lot about our new Pope..but he is a registered Republican and strongly pro life.

You know anybody that is weakly pro life?

[GFB]

Can’t say I know a lot about our new Pope..but he is a registered Republican and strongly pro life.

You know anybody that is weakly pro life?

Yes..I know people that are strong in either direction.

And, even amongst Catholic leaders, there are Cardinals that are not as strongly pro life as the general stance of the Catholic Church.

[Mark]

Past tweets from this new Pope reveal a terminal case of TDS.

[GFB]

Past tweets from this new Pope reveal a terminal case of TDS.

Yes, but unfortunately, any and all Catholic leaders would be strongly opposed to Trump’s way of dealing with illegal aliens and the border.

[Mark]

Past tweets from this new Pope reveal a terminal case of TDS.

Yes, but unfortunately, any and all Catholic leaders would be strongly opposed to Trump’s way of dealing with illegal aliens and the border.

They need to put their money where their mouths are and tear down the walls around Vatican City.

[jellowrestling]

Was this a dark horse? I don't remember his name being mentioned as a candidate.

The day that the new Pope was elected, I happened to be watching Jonathan Morris being interviewed on Fox. When asked who he thought was a likely choice, he mentioned one other person, and then suggested Prevost as a strong possibility, and mentioned Pope Francis's mentorship, and the fact that, although American, he has spent a significant amount of time in other countries and is a polyglot.

[BigTex]

Nazi!

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[GRANDPA]

A semi-major controversy on various social media now is that some claim Leo is the SECOND American Pope, because Francis was from Argentina. They say anyone from North or South America, while usually calling them just one single continent, is also American. They call us USAians, USonians or some such bullshit. Also, for some reason, some like to emphasize his Mother's mixed race ancestry, but don't say as much about his Father's. Hmmmm.

[GFB]

They say anyone from North or South America, while usually calling them just one single continent, is also American.

People that live in Central and South America say that.

They call themselves “Americans.”

Real Americans don’t.

It’s an attempt at diminishing the value of being an American..as in..there’s no such thing!

[jellowrestling]

A semi-major controversy on various social media now is that some claim Leo is the SECOND American Pope, because Francis was from Argentina. They say anyone from North or South America, while usually calling them just one single continent, is also American. They call us USAians, USonians or some such bullshit. Also, for some reason, some like to emphasize his Mother's mixed race ancestry, but don't say as much about his Father's. Hmmmm.

But "Gulf of America" is racist.

[planosteve]

I really never see any difference between Popes. They all look the same and say the same things.

[rusty]

If I was Catholic I might care. But I’m not, and I don’t.

[rusty]

A semi-major controversy on various social media now is that some claim Leo is the SECOND American Pope, because Francis was from Argentina. They say anyone from North or South America, while usually calling them just one single continent, is also American. They call us USAians, USonians or some such bullshit. Also, for some reason, some like to emphasize his Mother's mixed race ancestry, but don't say as much about his Father's. Hmmmm.

But "Gulf of America" is racist.

No, Gulf of America isn’t racist.

It’s just plain stupid.