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Claudio DSF's avatar

you're wrong. it's important the pope is an American at a time when America is in peril. in the 1980s the Church wanted to contain atheist Communism and chose a Polish pope almost like he was a sleeper cell. it's the same now.

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Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream's avatar

Not only that, he's a dude who read JD Vance for filth on Twitter.

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Dean C.'s avatar

Hell, I'm just happy (well, as I don't really care who the pope is, I care the same way I care about Marz as PM in Germany, so maybe "appeased"?) that it wasn't that Hungarian ghoul who I figured was the odds-on favorite: Definitely appears to be a MAGA-ish chud, would reel back the reforms of Bergoglio (as such they were), and wouldn't be one of those icky non-whites (because, who's kidding whom here). My John Paul I brain actually figured that Ratzinger's cabal had the election already in hand, which was why the conclave took only a couple of days.

Maybe they chose an American to negotiate a better trading deal and knock down the tariffs a bit?

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Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream's avatar

Trying to come up with a witticism that hasn't already been made in the Defector Comment section is an exercise in futility, something the new Pope should know something about, being a Cubs fan and all.

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J_'s avatar

The jokes write themselves.

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J_'s avatar

1. No discernible comically farcical super fans accent.

2. His face is neither beet red nor ruddy.

3. He appears to be sub-200 pounds.

In conclusion, our new pope has absolutely no respect for his Chicago heritage. Very rude of Leo.

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Vincent's avatar

I think there should be an American pope, plus a regular pope. Kind of like sign language and measurement systems.

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furubah's avatar

He’s a citizen of Peru as well. He’s the first American and first Peruvian pope.

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MG's avatar

Pope being American and not from NYC or Boston is insane

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