I'm like 99% sure it isn't Trump.
Is it our Tom Scola?
The NBC commentators are saying it's the first American — Robert Francis Prevost. (That's not his papal name.) Wow!
I'm thinking about buying something very expensive. Maybe an antelope.
Anya ,'Get It Done'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - May 08, 2025 10:16:33 am PDT #7110 of 7120
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Steph L. - May 08, 2025 10:19:54 am PDT #7111 of 7120
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Okay, he's Pope Leo XIV. He apparently was favored by Pope Francis as a successor, so hopefully he'll continue Francis's more progressive (for the Catholic Church) attitude.
Steph L. - May 08, 2025 10:21:21 am PDT #7112 of 7120
I look more rad than Lutheranism
He's 69 years old and a Chicagoan who also has Peruvian citizenship.
A USAmerican pope will not get me back to the church, but it's pretty cool nonetheless.
Tom Scola - May 08, 2025 10:24:17 am PDT #7113 of 7120
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
No Pizzaballa for you!
Steph L. - May 08, 2025 10:29:07 am PDT #7114 of 7120
I look more rad than Lutheranism
No Pizzaballa for you!
I'm a little disappointed by that.
Karl - May 08, 2025 10:32:40 am PDT #7115 of 7120
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.
I log in to tell everybody about my overnight adventures, and get immediately upstaged by a new Pope.
(Housemate -- the spouse of the one who was on TV -- had a kidney-stone attack a bit after midnight. We just got home from Kaiser about an hour ago. Everybody's fine, but we didn't get much sleep.)
Here's hoping the new Pope isn't a dickhead.
Tom Scola - May 08, 2025 10:34:11 am PDT #7116 of 7120
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
JD Vance has been a Catholic for less than six years, and he’s already been smacked down by TWO Popes.
Steph L. - May 08, 2025 10:49:53 am PDT #7117 of 7120
I look more rad than Lutheranism
JD Vance has been a Catholic for less than six years, and he’s already been smacked down by TWO Popes.
Yesssssssss!
Trudy Booth - May 08, 2025 11:23:36 am PDT #7118 of 7120
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
:::Chef's kiss:::
Dana - May 08, 2025 1:13:46 pm PDT #7119 of 7120
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Wow, American pope. If he thinks JD Vance is a prick, that's good enough for me.