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1 posted on 04/21/2025 1:52:59 PM PDT by Az Joe
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https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044221/https://cruxnow.com/analysis/2016/09/22/popes-potential-masterstroke-takes-charge-holy-land/


2 posted on 04/21/2025 1:53:17 PM PDT by Az Joe (We can't spare President Trump; He fights!)
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IMHO the Catholic Church needs someone a lot more Conservative than the previous Pope.


3 posted on 04/21/2025 1:56:44 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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Pierbattista Pizzaballa

If he isn't chosen on the basis of his name alone, I'll be crushed.

8 posted on 04/21/2025 2:02:35 PM PDT by JennysCool ("It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." - Mark Twain)
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To: Az Joe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierbattista_Pizzaballa

He turned 60 today, the day of Pope Francis’ death. Comparatively young and an acolyte of Pope Francis. He is a Franciscan, a rarity among popes.


11 posted on 04/21/2025 2:04:45 PM PDT by Az Joe (We can't spare President Trump; He fights!)
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It would be a welcome change if the next Pope is actually Catholic.


14 posted on 04/21/2025 2:09:58 PM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (Our long national nightmare is over!)
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Maybe not another Jesuit.


15 posted on 04/21/2025 2:17:06 PM PDT by Rio
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To: Az Joe

Maybe they can find a Catholic this time


19 posted on 04/21/2025 2:28:29 PM PDT by bigbob (Yes. We ARE going back!)
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To: Az Joe

Do we really need a Pope? When in doubt, just read the Bible.


21 posted on 04/21/2025 2:38:31 PM PDT by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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To: Az Joe

If they gave a crap about Christians being persecuted and killed, they’d elect a Nigerian pope.


24 posted on 04/21/2025 3:19:02 PM PDT by rfp1234 (E Porcibus Unum)
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To: Az Joe

I hope the new Pope knows the difference between a boy and a girl, a man and a woman.


25 posted on 04/21/2025 3:24:21 PM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: Az Joe

It would be great to choose a non-homosexual pope, or at least someone who doesn’t support a priesthood of gays - like the past 4 or 5 popes did.

Hat would be a good start


29 posted on 04/21/2025 4:43:44 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (🦅 MAGADONIAN ⚔️ LIFE )
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To: Az Joe

MSM overlooking this fact:

He was a spectacular heretic.


31 posted on 04/21/2025 6:00:47 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: Az Joe
Bishop +Athanasius Schneider

PAPAM SVBITO

32 posted on 04/21/2025 6:11:10 PM PDT by Rocky Mountain Wild Turkey ("I have an open mind ... just not so open that my brain falls out onto the floor!!")
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To: Az Joe

I think there is a second schism in the future of the Church. Does the break-away faction join Orthodoxy or do they become something else?


40 posted on 04/22/2025 5:32:28 AM PDT by Damifino (The true measure of a man is found in what he would do if he knew no one would ever find out.)
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