The Pope has died

[Bayleaf]

I'm liking this more and more - and I'm not even religious! The "Magats" are revolting!

new pope.jpg

[Sparkle]

We sat down to watch one of our recorded crime series when the news broke so we sat and watched the breaking news instead. To me (and I knew little of his life until last night) he has a very interesting past and I shall now have to read up about him and Pope Leo XIII.

[Polly]

Pope Leo was one of the many cardinals appointed by Pope Francis and has spoken many times about the poor, the needy, the homeless, amongst whom he worked for a long time. Hopefully he will continue to speak out loudly about trump’s worst polices and continue to support those who need help.

[MAD87]

One American pope suceeds another, unless geography has changed since my schooldays.

It's to be hoped that this one will be open and honest about the widespread abuse in the church, past and present.

I didn't know that Argentina was in America.

South America.
There are 35 countries in the contenent of America, of which the USA is one, Canada another, Mexico, etc.

[ajm]

Don't tell the Canadians that they are American

[Polly]

Very interesting views on Pope Leo:

Maga says Pope Leo may be American, but he's not 'America first'

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyglw20lg2o

One part of that particularly caught my eye:

“Laura Loomer, a far-right influencer who has Trump's ear, swaying the president on top personnel decisions, called the new Pope "anti-Trump, anti-MAGA, pro-open Borders, and a total Marxist like Pope Francis".”

[MAD87]

“Laura Loomer, a far-right influencer who has Trump's ear, swaying the president on top personnel decisions, called the new Pope "anti-Trump, anti-MAGA, pro-open Borders, and a total Marxist like Pope Francis".”

Phew, thank dog for that!