this post was submitted on 08 May 2025
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[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 19 points 1 month ago

An American pope? In this economy?

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Suddenly I wonder if he was elected specifically as a counter to the Orange Idiot.

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Or they were worried Vance would kill again, but not if the pope is American

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

Apparently this new pope is highly critical of Trump and Vance, so there's a chance.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Pretty much. To be fair, Francis was grooming him for a while. The guy put in the work over a lifetime of ... religiousness I guess? IDK what they actually do, but the people who know say he was always a favorite for the job.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 2 points 1 month ago
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

It's ok, he's just gonna organize a Vatican baseball team, switch the mass to English worldwide, and refuse to eat local food anywhere he goes without telling people it's fine but what he really wants is a Chicago style hot dog before explaining exactly what that is