Originally Posted By DDMAN26 <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/cardinals-choose-pope-succeed-benedict-181023715.html" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ti...715.html</a> We have white smoke but the name hasn't been revealed yet.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 Jorge Berliglio from Argentina, first Pope elected from this side of the Atlantic.
Originally Posted By utahjosh Interesting, the first Pope ever from the Americas. I imagine he's been pretty far removed from any scandals, but I have not clue.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 Though he is 100% Italian, his family immigrated to Argentina. You know it's funny, when I asked if the boards were viable anymore. A few years ago we would have had at least three to four pages on this topic.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I imagine he's been pretty far removed from any scandals, but I have not clue." <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2005/apr/17/world/fg-cardinal17" target="_blank">http://articles.latimes.com/20...rdinal17</a>
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 I'm not sure of the reason behind the smoke, in all my years of going to Catholic school we never really discussed that.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 We may yet. I don't know anything about him, so I'd rather not weigh in till I read some more.
Originally Posted By Tikiduck Seems practical, since Latin America is still a strong base for the religion. I find it interesting that a new precedent seems to have been set, allowing a Pope to retire if he feels unable to perform his duties.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Not a big surprise here, but looks like more of the (depressing) same in one area: "While his selection may be historic, it may also mean more of the same when it comes to gay rights in the Catholic Church. Pope Francis is a conservative who is anti-gay marriage and anti-gay adoption. He has described same-sex marriage as the work of the devil and a “destructive attack on God’s plan.” He has also said that gay adoption is a form of discrimination against children. " Oh brother.
Originally Posted By oc_dean ^^^^ Oh brother indeed ... So that's why I find this little trifle bit of news "white smoke" ... a bit of a laugh. Oh, my ... a new electee is coming .. for one of the biggest out-of-touch cults in the world. that's nice
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I'm not sure of the reason behind the smoke, in all my years of going to Catholic school we never really discussed that." I was being sarcastic. "So that's why I find this little trifle bit of news "white smoke" ... a bit of a laugh." Exactly.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip A Pope is a Pope no mater what the smoke. Unless of course it's a Latin Pope. And no one can talk to a Pope of course That is, of course, unless the Pope is the famous Pope Francis.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Is the smoke some kind of metaphor?<< It's holy smoke. So is this guy the Catholic Marco Rubio?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt >>Is the smoke some kind of metaphor?<< "It's holy smoke." More like smoke and mirrors. These men are corrupt. Is the new pope Italian? I ask because his last name is sounds more Italian than Spanish.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 He's from Argentina, but Argentina has a very large Italian community. It's like Italian-Americans, only Italian Argentinians,
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I just looked him up on Wikipedia. Both of his parents were Italian immigrants.
