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Bluetus

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7. What is with this medieval bullshit?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed May 7, 2025, 10:55 PM

May 7

Why can't they simply make an announcement or post it to the Vatican's website?

Why should anybody pay any attention to people who insist on living a millennium in the past?

When they have a Pope, are they going to slaughter a goat or infant or something? What the F is wrong with these people? It is 2025. Be relevant or be gone.

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Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected as conclave opens [View all] Omaha Steve May 7 OP

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

Well, King Rotten Toadstool might, he has been known to wear a red hat Warpy May 8 #12

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

Unfortunately this post has given some the opportunity for a number of anti religious/anti Catholic comments. Fla Dem May 8 #16

Oh well. maxsolomon May 8 #17

White smoke today Brother Buzz May 8 #18

Habemus Papam!! Beacool May 8 #19

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