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New Pope?

Who has bee elected and will they take the name Pope Joan II?

Nikki Howard ● 4934d12 Comments

Definitely a female Pope...Frances I

Nikki Howard ● 4934d

An Argentinian - now the Argies have hope to pray their way to the Falklands.

David Wright ● 4934d

Looks like the Vatican will become the new Belgrano.  We want none of his Argie bargy.

Nikki Howard ● 4934d

Interestingly a Jesuit and a Franciscan - can you be both? who knew?And 76 so not exactly a new broom.But the first chap to choose a new name for 100's of yearsAND not a European.Am quite excited.How sad.

Sara Nathan ● 4934d

Franciscan Friar and Dr Faustus?Can I be Helen of Troy?

Nikki Howard ● 4934d

'Humble' is not usually the first word that springs to mind with Jesuits, but he does seem a promisingly decent man.

Susan Kelly ● 4934d

Don't they all 'seem a promisingly decent man'?Aren't they all? I would think it would be hard to be elected CEO of RC church if that were not the case.

Keith Iddon ● 4934d

Would you all be so ireverend if it was a new Iaytollah???

Diana Oneill ● 4934d

the last one had been a member of hitler youth.  This one is a south american septugenarian.  I hate conspiracy theories, don't you?

Robin Holloway ● 4933d

This guy's only in his 70s. So it would be a stretch to out him as an Italian war criminal on the run in South America and masquerading as a Pope-in-waiting. But he is an Argie, that's got to count against him. And now the leader of a major cult with 1.2 billion followers. Scary.

Peter Millman ● 4933d

Ayatollah Francis of the Argies.  Would he be welcome in the Falklands?  Of course, he could always preach to the penguins.

Nikki Howard ● 4933d

tut tut

Diana Oneill ● 4933d