c/world · by schizoidman@lemm.ee · 1y

White smoke appears from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating a new pope has been elected

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/white-smoke-appears-from-sistine-chapel-chimney-indicating-a-new-pope-has-been-elected

205 points · 61 comments · view on lemmy.world

61 Comments

pticrix@lemmy.ca · 67 pts · 1y (14 replies)

I don't care for Christianity, but god I'd love it to see a black pope emerge, just to see the White Power writhes and scream.

dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world · 50 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Those white power redneck types are all protestants (baptists, or some other evangelical wingnut strain) and most of them have a vehement anti-Catholic streak. A black pope would just confirm to them whatever-the-hell conspiracy shit they already believe about the Catholic church, so it'd more or less just be spitting on a forest fire anyways.

Not that the Vatican shouldn't do it anyway, though.

jedibob5@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y

I'd say most of them are protestants, but there's been a trend of a certain type of far-right "RETVRN TO TRADITION" wingnuts converting and becoming hardline tradcaths in the last decade or so. Those people absolutely would seethe over a black pope.

JoMiran@lemmy.ml · 19 pts · 1y (8 replies)

I loved the twist ending in Conclave.

Please, do not reply with spoilers.

EDIT: I did this to myself.

Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de · 57 pts · 1y (1 reply)

JoMiran@lemmy.ml · 15 pts · 1y

OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 1y

PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works · 22 pts · 1y

TheBat@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y (2 replies)

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jerkface@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 1y (1 reply)

romans kill jesus

TheBat@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

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themeatbridge@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y

If someone drops into St. Peter's Square with a parachute, I win $3,000.

QBertReynolds@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y

Nazis and KKK members already hate Catholics.

OmegaLemmy@discuss.online · 1 pts · 1y

I was really hoping for turkson

fluxion@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 1y

Pope Trump would be more likely

boydster@sh.itjust.works · 59 pts · 1y (16 replies)

I just learned that there is a Cardinal Pizzaballa from Italy that is on the short list of expected potential popes. On name alone, I hope he wins. I know he won't be called Pope Pizzaballa, but in my heart that is what he'd be known as, spoken in the most Super Mario type accent imaginable

Edit: Sorry, not sorry, I couldn't help myself, you who are now perusing this thread have to see it as well

grte@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 1y (1 reply)

As far as I'm aware there is no rule he can't pick his own name as his pope name, should he want to be cool.

P00ptart@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y

They love their ancient traditions, some of which significantly predate Christianity.

swab148@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 1y (8 replies)

Pope Pizzaballs

CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee · 31 pts · 1y (5 replies)

Pizza the Pope

Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org · 4 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Should have photoshopped on the hat

CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 1y (2 replies)

I really wanted to but I'm on mobile.

Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org · 15 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Same

Edit: I became the change I wanted to see in the world

I became the change I wanted to see in the world

CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y

I hope your effort takes off and I see this image on the news one day.

swab148@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y

This is my favorite comment on this thread

HowAbt2morrow@futurology.today · 5 pts · 1y

But you do have to pronounce it in Italian so it’ll probably be Papa Pizzaballahs.

M137@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Poopoopeepeepizzaballs

AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

In Italian or Latin, it would be “Papa Pizzaballa”.

Deconceptualist@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y

Time to deliver a pizza ball! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxOkeLQohC0

Hubi@feddit.org · 2 pts · 1y

I legitimately thought they were joking when they mentioned the name on TV just now.

saltnotsugar@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y

I know its pronounced Pizzaballa, but in my head it’s Pizza (techno air horns) BAWWWWWLAH!

fluxion@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Is that an official campaign poster?

SarcasticMan@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 1y (8 replies)

This is going to be a tough conversation when they call. The farm takes up most of my day and at night I like a cup of tea, I might not be able to devote myself full time to being Pope.

Edit: that was easier than I thought it would be. They called and I told them straight up I didn't have time to be pope. They said they figured I would turn them down so they had a guy from Chicago as a back up.

floofloof@lemmy.ca · 15 pts · 1y (6 replies)

I hope to be co-Pope to help the Pope cope.

HowAbt2morrow@futurology.today · 6 pts · 1y (5 replies)

If they pick a dope, you’ll need to help the dope pope cope as a co-pope.

dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y (4 replies)

We can only hope.

OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y (2 replies)

I’d offer help to cope but I’m at the end of my rope.

floofloof@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

So is the end of your rope a nope to the co-co-dope cope pope hope?

pticrix@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y

Myope co-pope use scope and spot new pope mope, cope with dope, and elope.

HowAbt2morrow@futurology.today · 0 pts · 1y

And if he practiced boxing at some point, he should know how to “rope a dope”.

prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 1y

I can confirm this is true. Word is they're pretty disappointed.

ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org · 13 pts · 1y (4 replies)

Yeah! The world's largest cult has a new guru!

JoMiran@lemmy.ml · 37 pts · 1y (3 replies)

The world's largest religious denomination is Sunni Islam with 22.39% of the world's population (as of 2020). Catholic Christianity comes in a distant second with 15.88%.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_denomination

Zetta@mander.xyz · 10 pts · 1y

Too many cults to keep track of, they are all brainrot

OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

Sunni day, pushin’ the clouds away…. o/~

DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Who's their leader?

kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 1y