Re: Friday Five May 9
¿ªÔÆÌåÓý// ? ? ?5.? Were you surprised at the new Pope? I was hoping a candidate from one of the three unrepresented continents would be named - but was amazed than an American was chosen?? ? // It may have been largely because Francis had made him a cardinal and had put him in charge of an office that had to deal with lots of other cardinals. ?Thus, since a lot of cardinals were new, having also been made cardinals by Francis, they may have gotten to know him better than they did many if not most if the other papal possibles. ?Since the papal electors were, like all good bureaucrats, eager to get back to their offices to keep the world running, they chose him in just two days. ?In his attitude toward things political, he looks like Francis. ?Anti-Trump, for example. ?Theologically, he's probably also pretty similar to Francis. ?Continuity in mediocrity. ?Same old. On May 9, 2025, at 19:50, mrvnchpmn via groups.io <Chapman@...> wrote:
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David Smith