That's actually pretty noble

🇻🇦 - The College of Cardinals are expected to begin voting to pick the next Pope later today, as Italian press reports unfavourable stories concerning Tagle and Parolin, the two leading progressive contenders.

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This is your reminder to actually pray about it, and not just lay your bets and smoke your pipes. God does not play dice with the halls of power.

🇻🇦 🇺🇸 - Catholic Church will excommunicate priests that follow new Washington law forcing breaking confession seal.

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Little flames in the darkness still exist

Habemus Papam

🇻🇦⚡️- Unlike Pope Francis during his first speech, Pope Leo XIV is wearing the full Papal regalia and garments.

I will say this: this is certainly an improvement over the vestments of polyester. If you cannot take the regalia of your exalted office seriously, why would anyone else?

Leo XIV, may his reign be faithful, if not, may it be short.

Aka a raging libtard who uses the trappings of conservatism. It's a Tim Waltz pope.

With all of the philia I have in my heart, David you are a pagan and are therefore excused from this conversation.

The Pope has never held sway over the American West, nor has he shaped its spirit. In America, the Pope holds no real influence. This nation was built on Protestant values — yet today, we see a rise in Orthodoxy while Roman Catholicism continues to fade.

Jesus Christ was never elected, and neither were the Apostles. Their authority came from God, not from men. Catholicism may be fading, but it is Protestantism that stands at greater risk of spiritual decay.

Orthodoxy remains — unshaken and true.

Catholicism is fading? The Pope has no sway in America? What are you smoking? Orthodoxy has sway in Alaska and various ethnic enclaves of Greeks and Russians and has very little impact in American culture. Catholicism ESPECIALLY traditional Catholicism is growing. It is culturally impactfull, frequently appearing (both with respectful and distasteful depictions) in movies, TV, and internet meme culture. Orthodoxy? Not as much. I say this with Orthodox friends that you are dead wrong and look jealous and silly that your Patriarchs aren't given a sliver of the same interest.

But this proves what I have always said. Many Americans that become EO are such because they realize Protestantism is dead and shallow, they want sacraments and beauty but cannot bring themselves to shed their protestant brainwashing about the Pope and want to do their own thing.

I say this with philia and charity, you as well are excused from this conversation and as a neophyte to Orthodoxy should refrain from speaking on these matters until you've matured in your faith.

The answer of course, is yes (if he is faithful)

McPope
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