New Pope

[conuly]

What we know:

He's not as photogenic as the previous one, way more photogenic than the one before.

He's an American (from Chicago) with Peruvian citizenship after having lived there many years.

He chewed out JD Vance that one time for being completely and utterly wrong and heartless.

He's about as progressive as we can hope for from Catholic hierarchies - no dramatic rebound to traditionalism, anyway.

He wasn't the bookies' favorite choice, so if you bet on him you made serious cash.

Comments

[crystalpyramid]

My students were dismayed about his positions on women's and LGBTQ issues, but I see this as the Catholic Church trying to step up in defense of the largest group being marginalized the most. I think we're going to get a wave of really ugly anti-Catholic sentiment from MAGAs but maybe it'll tip enough people back towards the light.

[conuly]

Yeah, I mean... we can only get our hopes up so much for the literal patriarchy that is the Catholic Church.