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If only there was a way to not have to rely on presumption...

Often the choice they make indicates how they want their papacy to be. Leo 13 was there pope most focused on workers' rights:

Pope Leo outlined the rights of workers to a fair wage, safe working conditions, and the formation of trade unions, while affirming the rights to property and free enterprise, opposing both socialism and laissez-faire capitalism.

Franciscus picked a new name as he wanted to be in alignment with Franciscus vows of poverty. Benedictus was more on the strict interpretation of the gospel.

Great article, sort of a internet detective story

I'd gladly take either of those

This thread is very hard to read, and I've read Finnegan's wake and Ulysses

I mean, preferably, but if he just chokes on anything, that would be great.

Andorra kind of baffles me. Is it so sparsely populated, out isn't there a hospital?

The library had a book with photographs of all the horrific acts of the concentration camps during ww2. I was young, so I had a curiosity for the macabre and not the empathy I have now. But just recalling those images is horrible. I don't recall the name of the book but is was 4cm thick full with the most horrible pictures imaginable.

Rotten.com was mild in comparison.

Prevost was prior general of the Augustine order and later the prefect of the dicastery of bishops. He has a lot of experience steering and organisation like that and great connections amongst the episcopal branch.

I think he'll do just fine, certainly having Francis pave the way for him.

That's right. If they poped that guy they would've taken the one thing from him that's cool.

You might have missed the joke

Exactly, the movie trope is very wrong in the mechanism of action. This is no schience meme