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The Chicago Pope & Pope Bob jokes are great. But here is where the rubber meets the road. And this is why I was so happy when I heard his name announced.

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Pope to Cardinals on why he chose the name Leo XIV: “There are different reasons for this, but mainly because Pope Leo XIII in his historic Encyclical Rerum Novarum addressed the social question in the context of the first great industrial revolution.”

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In a speech to the cardinals today, Pope Leo XIV confirms he chose his name with Pope Leo XIII's contribution to social teaching in mind, noting that we are in another economic transformation not unlike the industrial revolution that prompted Rerum Novarum. press.vatican.va/content/sala...

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Guys if you think the new pope is “woke,” have I got interesting news for you about a lot of standard Catholic economic positions, which are all to the left in American political terms. I mean… what isn’t these days, but still.

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I taught my 9 yo daughter to play Magic the Gathering and the first cards she wants are Cataclysm and Armageddon. What have I created? #destroyallhumans

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"A small number of very rich men have been able to lay upon the teeming masses of the laboring poor a yoke little better than that of slavery itself." --Pope Leo XIII on capitalism, 1891

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I am stunned with the joy of this moment. God has given the Church a great gift. Let us pray with all our hearts for Pope Leo XIV. The bark of Peter sails ever forward.

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"The wealthy and well-organized conservative critics of Francis will be disappointed. Good. The new pope is not someone who will be seduced by their financial power." www.ncronline.org/opinion/prev...

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"God loves everyone. Evil will not prevail. We are all in the hands of God." - Pope Leo XIV. God bless our Church and our new pope.

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Organized pilgrimages when? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago...

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woke pope

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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

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I can't believe it's an American. A Chicago boy. If you think you know what's going on at a Conclave, the reality is that you have no idea.

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Guy on linkedin “Jean, thanks for this. So much wisdom in my circle.”

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So my girlfriend is an amazing stop motion animator, and she recently did a medieval cat themed bumper for Adult Swim! Sharing it here because she only has Instagram and I think everyone needs to see her animations. She's so freaking talented, y'alls. PLEASE go follow her!

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felting! medieval illuminated manuscript Weird Guys! Stop motion silliness! this rules!

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You must read this at your earliest convenience. It deserves to go hyper viral.

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There've been lots of Trump 2.0 protests, but major ones have had faith ties: * Budde's sermon * Six faith-led lawsuits * Pope's letter criticizing immigration policies/fight with Vance * Green's protest of Trump's speech * Booker's speech * "Sit-in" * Rotunda arrests Religious left: still a thing

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we lost two Super Hornets to the waves and I haven’t seen any discussion of the race or gender of anyone who might be at fault, which means I have a pretty good guess as to the race and gender of everyone who might be at fault

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Eyes down, Conclave watchers! A few facts for your scorecards: - Shortest Conclave: 1503, three hours or so. - Longest Conclave: 1268, three years or so. - Last Conclave to elect someone from outside: 1378, Urban VI. - Last Pope to exhume his predecessor and put them on trial: Stephen VI, 897.

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If you're in the Sistine Chapel and you're not gaping at the ceiling, what are you even doing?

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Happy conclave day to all who celebrate

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Smoke Signals; Vatican says possible timing for smoke could be roughly after 10:30am if there were to be white smoke, and after 12:00pm. For afternoon votes, Vatican says it’s possible smoke could appear after 5:30pm, if there were white smoke, otherwise around 7:00pm.

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Hi! Nice to e-meet you Alex. Wish it were under better circumstances. Anyhow let’s address your points! Sorry, this is gonna be a long one ☠️ So for those of you who hate reading this shit in a thread, here’s a google doc: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Otherwise follow the conversation below:

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As part of this auction for trans rights I'm selling off handwritten copy of my poem Jesus At The Gay Bar. I promise to use nice paper and a fountain pen and my best handwriting and everything. www.32auctions.com/organization...

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one of the very clear rules in Judaism is that you can break any rule to save a life except murder, idolatry, and sexual rules. Sexual rules are in there because the rabbinical authorities understood very well that otherwise men would claim this all the time.

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