New Pope Elected: Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina becomes Pope Francis!

[Not G. Ivingname]

It honestly was surprising to me that they actually did it so quickly.

Spoiler: The Papal election process is extremely time consuming

 

[Sewa_Yunga]

He doesn't LOOK like a Dark Lord of the Sith... so that's a thing, I suppose.

Neither did Palpatine in The Phantom Menace. We'll need to keep a sharp watch on him just in case...

Are you serious? His nose and chin totally gave him away during his holo-call with Darth Maul...

I have to say, he looks really thrilled on the picture JoJo posted!

 

[DovaChiief]

Wow, it's amazing how papal elections just make everybody so Catholic. While I think that its great for someone other than a European to be elected,(even though I have no stake in faith) my vague sense of nationalistic pride compelled me to wish for a Canadian pope, eh? Oh and a Jesuit to? Well, that should liven things up if he decides to use the colorful pantaloons of the Swiss Guard to world-conquering effect.

(I also can't help but yearn for that brief moment when nobody in the world was deemed infallible. Might just wanna make that permanent)

 

[Epic Fail 1977]

Well as long as he can speak Latin and cover-up the sexual abuse of children then it doesn't really matter where he's from, amirite?

 

[MeChaNiZ3D]

You know what I find hilarious? Despite having conservative views on gay rights and abortion, and being the son of two Italian immigrants, it's a fucking cultural breakthrough that he's not from Europe (as if what race he is is of any significance). And the news over here in Australia is saying that people here are excited to finally have a Pope from the southern hemisphere. That's how desperate we are to be affiliated with the Pope.

In fairness, his modest lifestyle is admirable, but it doesn't excuse his conservative views.

 

[Happiness Assassin]

All I really care about is how he plans to deal with the ongoing sex abuse scandal. I couldn't care less about his views on homosexuality and the like, as it would be nothing new from the church. No, what I want is comprehensive reform in the way that previous popes have failed to implement.

By the way, wasn't there some investigation brought before the papacy a few weeks ago that detailed severe sex abuse charges among the church? Wasn't it then sort of downplayed because of the previous pope's resignation?

 

[CriticalMiss]

This is pretty interesting, a Jesuit being made Pope

Apparently, those guys aren't all that popular (I've heard)

They're only unpopular in certain protestant circles because they're believed to be "The Assassins and Inquisitors of the Church".

In truth they're a religious order that is disciplined about as well as a military, they promote education and schools along with a great deal of missionary work. Hell, half of the reason Europe began to trade with Asia and explore the world is because of Jesuit missionaries.

Yep, aside from the whole Catholic indoctrination thing, Jesuit schools are highly regarded as far as educational attainment goes.

OT: So, he's an Argie is he? Well as long as he stays away from the tiresome issue of the Falklands then I suppose thats fair enough. But then it doesnt take much to beat his ex-Hitlerjugend predecessor...

I hope this guy makes better use of the papal twitter account. The other guy was fucking mundane.

Also, Francis looks a lot like Jim Bowen.

Jim Bowen: (English comedian/TV host)

New Pope fella:

Spooky as fuck...

I'm waiting for the announcement that Bully has become Archbishop of Darts.

 

[Albino Boo]

That won't happen as long as there's oil to be had. To be honest I'm wondering if the best solution is to work out a compromise in relation to the oil. Especially if the revenue could be used to help develop Latin America and benefit Mercosul as a whole.

When Frances hands over 1/2 of the mineral rights from Alsace Lorraine to Germany perhaps we might consider it then.

Um, two things aren't comparable. Germany don't need the resources nor are they claiming them and Alsace and Lorraine were French before they were ever German. But even then the history of the region is complicated, as is the history of European division in general. Also I'm half British so I'm not sure what point you're trying to prove to me here.

My point is rather simple France would not negotiate with a foreign power over territorial claims why should the UK. Just because Germany isn't currently claiming Alsace Lorraine it does not overturn the 500 year dispute. Also when the Argentine fascist military dictatorship invade in 1982 there was no know oil deposits. To remove the murders of 20,000 of their own citizens, the UK lost 285 lives and with those deaths any chance of negation ended.

 

[Cabisco]

All I wonder is if he is going to comment on matters like The Falklands... Can't be doing with it becoming a Holy Crusade to take our sheep

 

[JemothSkarii]

Oh look, a figurehead in a big hat, I'm so frightened that he'll oppress our rights and make the world highly conservative... /sarcasm

I think I'll head to Tim Minchin for this:

Spoiler: NSFW, HIGHLY OFFENSIVE TO CHRISTIANS

Spoiler: I warned you

I mean, I guess it's nice if you're into this, depends on your view of the man. But like my above statement suggests, he's mostly harmless, like Earth

 

[Mauler]

A shame that Bono wasn't woted in that would be nice...
Why it's not a big deal when new Dalai Lama is found but chrystianity main dude is elected by old guys to be the main (Judeo-christian) gods go-to guy its like the biggest news EWA!

 

[JoJo]

A shame that Bono wasn't woted in that would be nice...
Why it's not a big deal when new Dalai Lama is found but chrystianity main dude is elected by old guys to be the main (Judeo-christian) gods go-to guy its like the biggest news EWA!

Uh, dude, the current Dalai Lama was officially recognised in 1950 and "found" even earlier than that. Presumably you must be over 70 to remember what the news coverage was like back then ;-)

 

[Boris Goodenough]

Oh look, a figurehead in a big hat, I'm so frightened that he'll oppress our rights and make the world highly conservative... /sarcasm

I think I'll head to Tim Minchin for this:

Spoiler: NSFW, HIGHLY OFFENSIVE TO CHRISTIANS

Spoiler: I warned you

I mean, I guess it's nice if you're into this, depends on your view of the man. But like my above statement suggests, he's mostly harmless, like Earth

I am surprised it took this long to appear, else I would have had to post it.

 

[Paradoxrifts]

I'm not a Catholic, but I am a Christian. I look forward to seeing where he takes the Church, given the highly unfriendly atmosphere the world now has towards it.

It is my pessimistic view that not only will the Catholic Church outlast their detractors, but they will be there to pick up the pieces once the West's fling with reckless individualism has finally burnt itself out.

 

[AnarchistFish]

That won't happen as long as there's oil to be had. To be honest I'm wondering if the best solution is to work out a compromise in relation to the oil. Especially if the revenue could be used to help develop Latin America and benefit Mercosul as a whole.

When Frances hands over 1/2 of the mineral rights from Alsace Lorraine to Germany perhaps we might consider it then.

Um, two things aren't comparable. Germany don't need the resources nor are they claiming them and Alsace and Lorraine were French before they were ever German. But even then the history of the region is complicated, as is the history of European division in general. Also I'm half British so I'm not sure what point you're trying to prove to me here.

My point is rather simple France would not negotiate with a foreign power over territorial claims why should the UK. Just because Germany isn't currently claiming Alsace Lorraine it does not overturn the 500 year dispute. Also when the Argentine fascist military dictatorship invade in 1982 there was no know oil deposits. To remove the murders of 20,000 of their own citizens, the UK lost 285 lives and with those deaths any chance of negation ended.

The dictatorship invaded precisely because they were losing popularity and made one last gasp attempt to regain momentum. It failed, and now that regime is history.

I'm not even thinking about territorial claim here. The Falklands should stay British as long as the Falklanders want to stay under the UK's rule, but harvesting resources in that area is another thing entirely. I always found it weird and unfair how some nations will benefit greatly from the luck of living on a valuable land whilst others suffer. If those resources can be used to benefit Latin America positively I think that'd be a much better use of them than just making a rich country even richer.

This is one of the many serious problems with nation states.

 

[AnarchistFish]

oh come on Argentine is basically Italian

Nah, not Italian... Spanish, however, sure!

Argentine are Italians who speak Spanish

No we're not

I was waiting for you to reply to that :3 :3 :3

 

[Diddy_Mao]

If his first official act isn't to tell every priest implicated in the child abuse scandals over the years to sit still and wait for the authorities to arrive then I really don't care.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

oh come on Argentine is basically Italian

Nah, not Italian... Spanish, however, sure!

Argentine are Italians who speak Spanish

No we're not

I was waiting for you to reply to that :3 :3 :3

Now I feel special