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2. Has there ever been a pope selected in the first round?

Wed May 7, 2025, 10:17 PM

May 7

The book White Smoke, a novel by the late Father Andrew Greeley, published in 1996, was a good read.

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so...white is positive and black is negative? Skittles May 7 #1

I guess that depends on how you feel about popes JoseBalow May 7 #3

in general Skittles May 7 #10

They've been doing it like that for like 2,000 years Polybius May 7 #8

yeah I would believe that Skittles May 7 #9

There isn't a lot of color options when burning paper ballots. Fla Dem May 8 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Fla Dem May 8 #15

Has there ever been a pope selected in the first round? 3catwoman3 May 7 #2

After what I've seen on the 'interwebs'....... MyOwnPeace May 7 #4

So Trump and Musk still stand a chance? Aussie105 May 7 #5

On the off chance they select Trump, the smoke will be brown and stinky. LudwigPastorius May 7 #6

What is with this medieval bullshit? Bluetus May 7 #7

I hope they ask Obama to take the job. C Moon May 8 #11

They are working through the Opus Dei guys? Captain Zero May 8 #13

Oh well. maxsolomon May 8 #17

White smoke today Brother Buzz May 8 #18

Habemus Papam!! Beacool May 8 #19