Posted on 03/08/2025 6:55:09 AM PST by Salman
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Among the men who will determine whether the Catholic church will continue in the direction of pastoral service for all modeled by Francis, the first pope from South America — or whether it will swing back to a conservative interpretation focusing on church authority — are three influential American bishops tied to Chicago.
Cardinal Blase Cupich, 75, was appointed archbishop of Chicago in 2014 by Francis and remains in the pope’s inner circle.
Chicago native Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, has served as Francis’ powerful bishopmaker at the Vatican since 2023, after stints leading the Order of Augustine’s Midwest ministry from its Chicago office, and then the entire order from Rome. A week before Francis entered the hospital, he added Prevost to the small group of cardinals who choose from among themselves the highly influential dean who heads the selection of a new pope.
And Cardinal Wilton Gregory, 77, the socially progressive archbishop of Washington, D.C., until retiring in January, was born and raised in Englewood, starting in Chicago as a priest. Francis appointed him as the first-ever African American cardinal.
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Could there be an American USA pope?
The next Pope will be a Man of pure evil never seen before..
If Blase Cupich is instrumental in picking the next Pope, we are close to the Antichrist returning.
I hope we get an African Pope. They are fighting back against this non-sense.
The Chicago Outfit.
If true, this news should alarm every faithful Catholic. Cardinal Cupich has not been a good leader of the Chicago Archdiocese and his past associations with other bishops who have been embroiled in controversies and scandals is extremely troublesome.
If they were more diversified and didn’t just choose those of the Catholic faith, Tim Tebow would make a great Pope with all the healing he’s done for so many.
Chicago ties = “don’t wanna influence the election, but unless someone likes sleeping with horse heads, they should pick so and so” lol
So they are planning to rig the papal election the Chicago Way, with votes from dead Cardinals.
Believe it or not, at a church I used to go to in Chicago, someone tried to rig a church council election.
How about a Pope Ali Muhammed?
I believe it was Pope Paul VI who said in 1974 or thereabouts, “The smoke of satan has already entered The Church”. He was alluding to the destruction of the Catholic church from within.
Please for gosh sake do not elect another Marxist. A Christian would be preferred.
I’d like to see Cardinal Burke made Pope but that will never Happen.
DEI black racist woke pope, watch
I’m pulling for Cardinal Sarah of Africa.
Chicago ties. LOL!
Last name Capone?
Chicago inluence?
Who they gonna pick, Al Capone? :)
Al Capone would look like a saint....
Probably someone more 21st century gangsta. Jamal the First
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