Posted on 04/28/2025 10:18:15 AM PDT by DallasBiff
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the secret voting for two days so they can get to know one another better and find consensus on a candidate before they are sequestered in the Sistine Chapel.
The cardinals set the date after arriving for the first day of informal meetings following Pope Francis’ funeral Saturday. In a chaotic scene, journalists shouted questions about the mood inside and whether there was unity. A reporter for a satirical Italian television program asked whether an Italian cardinal who has been convicted by the Vatican criminal court on finance-related charges would be allowed to vote.
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the dead socialist commie pope stacked the deck, no real Christian will be made pope ever again.
Good. For the next 9 days the Catholic Church can be Christian.
I got $500 bucks that says it’s the black guy named Peter.
The questions Lutherans are asking are whether the cardinals will elect a good Antichrist or a bad Antichrist, and just what is the difference.
An even bigger devil will soon control the Catholic Church.
He has picked 108 of the 135 voting Cardinals but I’m not sure they’re all pleased with his pontificate. The next pope will need 92 votes. Cardinal Pizzaballa seems to be the most conservative of the Cardinals with a chance to win. I hope he gets it. I saw film last night of the 3-1 favorite Cardinal Tagle singing John Lennon’s “Imagine”. God help us!
Raymond Arroyo writes today: BREAKING: Conclave to begin May 7th. The Cardinals set the date at their Congregation meeting today. The delayed start suggests that the Cardinals are asserting their authority over the Vatican insiders who were hoping for an expedited Conclave.
This is what Cardinal Zen wanted. His witness will be very impactful.
I’d be good with a black pope named Sarah. He’s a cardinal from Guinea and straight up orthodox.
Seriously? LOL
He won the find the pope in the pizza contest?
Ah, Fr. Guido Sarducci! One can’t help but notice Cardinal Pizzaballa’s last name beginning with my and many others favorite food. I hope he wins. I think he would straighten out a lot of messes and call the Church back to holiness.
Make it a battle royale in St. Peters Thunderdome, last man standing.
I predict another Pope a Dope.
Pizzaballa is one of the good guys. He may be the best who can actually be elected.
Thats what I am hearing. I just saw the name thought “is this the Bee?”
“In a chaotic scene, journalists shouted questions about the mood inside and whether there was unity.”
yes, unity, the most important thing of all.
The next Pope will be a Muslim, TransWoman of color that identifies as a cat and who pronouns are they/them
The Church must have Vigano as Pope to save Itself.
Oh, I hope Arroyo is right.
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