Papal Conclave Starts Tuesday | Drudge Retort

Saturday, March 09, 2013

Papal Conclave Starts Tuesday

The College of Cardinals will convene Tuesday to begin the formal process of selecting a new pope to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, the Vatican announced Friday. The picking of the date puts to rest one of the first questions of the selection process and turns attention to more interesting mysteries: Will the Italians, who dominated the papacy for more than four centuries before the ascent of Poland's John Paul II in 1978, reclaim the throne, or will another non-Italian pope be selected?

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looking forward to the drag queens choosing the next queen bee..the ex-nazis are definitely too old so it should be exciting.

#1 | Posted by badgerwest at 2013-03-08 10:29 PM | Reply | Flag:

#1 yea their choices in clothing are absolutely weird, especially in light of their homophobic politics.

#2 | Posted by reitze at 2013-03-08 10:49 PM | Reply | Flag:

The new pope needs to fire a whole bunch of people.

Clean house.

rwd

#3 | Posted by rightwingdon at 2013-03-08 11:33 PM | Reply | Flag:

rwd that's expecting a lot from someone chosen by the same bunch of people.

#4 | Posted by reitze at 2013-03-09 12:14 AM | Reply | Flag:

Can anyone explain to me how the pope even matters?

#5 | Posted by rearendhat at 2013-03-09 11:58 AM | Reply | Flag:

RearEnd, its simple. He's head of the largest most evil criminal organization on earth. Not just prostitution or gambling, but truly the "opium of the masses".

#6 | Posted by reitze at 2013-03-09 12:43 PM | Reply | Flag:

Scandal Spectacle: The 10 Most Corrupt and Compromised Cardinals Voting For the New Pope

#7 | Posted by reitze at 2013-03-09 12:44 PM | Reply | Flag:

Putting up a special chimney for coloured smoke? What a waste of time.

Can't they just tweet? This isn't the 14th century.

#8 | Posted by REDIAL at 2013-03-09 01:21 PM | Reply | Flag:

Come on South America!

#9 | Posted by Tor at 2013-03-09 03:47 PM | Reply | Flag:

We need a young Pope....TIM TEBOW for THE POPE

#10 | Posted by BADAOPHAY at 2013-03-09 03:50 PM | Reply | Flag:

Cartman for pope ... Respect his Authoritay

#11 | Posted by TaoWarrior at 2013-03-09 03:58 PM | Reply | Flag:

Thought Obummer was in the running...but no golf course, basketball court...

#12 | Posted by Greatamerican at 2013-03-09 04:13 PM | Reply | Flag:

"Papal Conclave Starts Tuesday"

Alternate headline:

Gandalf, Saruman, and other notable wizards in fashionable gowns to meet in Fangorn Forest, security to be provided by the Ents.

#13 | Posted by nullifidian at 2013-03-09 04:16 PM | Reply | Flag:

Thought Obummer was in the running...

#12 | Posted by Greatamerican

You "thought"? No way, dude....

#14 | Posted by northguy3 at 2013-03-09 05:38 PM | Reply | Flag:

#11 FF

#15 | Posted by reitze at 2013-03-09 09:35 PM | Reply | Flag:

How much have they budgeted for video games and candy?

#16 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2013-03-09 10:46 PM | Reply | Flag:

And just what to you mean by "candy"? "Eye candy"? or "Real candy" ... and what's "real"?

#17 | Posted by reitze at 2013-03-09 11:18 PM | Reply | Flag:

Do you get a special badge if you're altar boy for the conclave?

#18 | Posted by Harry_Powell at 2013-03-09 11:32 PM | Reply | Flag:

#18 probably, but candy?

#19 | Posted by reitze at 2013-03-09 11:44 PM | Reply | Flag:

Any Medici around these days?

#20 | Posted by TheTom at 2013-03-09 11:47 PM | Reply | Flag:

tumblr.com/tagged/but candy

#21 | Posted by reitze at 2013-03-10 12:00 AM | Reply | Flag:

Only two papal candidates 'clean' of sex abuse scandals, says victims group "I think it's telling that they had to go outside the College of Cardinals to find a third "clean" candidate," said John Allen, a Vatican analyst with the US-based National Catholic Reporter.

They don't look all that "clean" to me, wearing their scarlet dresses and buttons.

#22 | Posted by reitze at 2013-03-10 01:19 AM | Reply | Flag:

"An American Pope Is Possible, Vatican Sources Say"

There goes Barry Soetoro's chances....

#23 | Posted by Greatamerican at 2013-03-10 03:21 AM | Reply | Flag:

"An American Pope Is Possible, Vatican Sources Say"

I won't believe it till I see his birth certificate.

#24 | Posted by TaoWarrior at 2013-03-10 08:39 AM | Reply | Flag:

That church needs to show some backbone and pick another Woman Pope. Isn't it time they end the hatred towards woman once and for all!

#25 | Posted by truthteller101 at 2013-03-10 01:26 PM | Reply | Flag:

Victims rights group names 'dirty dozen' papal candidates [...]

#26 | Posted by Zarathustra at 2013-03-10 11:06 PM | Reply | Flag:

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