The Bigger, Blacker Pope.
He would certainly trigger the Chuds.
Edward Pentin, the National Catholic Register's longtime senior Rome correspondent, released a book in August 2020 called "The Next Pope: The Leading Cardinal Candidates." In it, he lists 19 cardinals that he considers frontrunners, including some American candidates such as Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley, former archbishop of Boston, or Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, who was previously archbishop of St. Louis, Missouri.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Burke and O'Malley don't have a chance because they're Americans.
I'd go for Cardinal Chow just to annoy the Chinese, but he's a Jesuit so that's a no. Cardinal Turkson is probably a little too old by now and he's been a papabile for a long time, and they never become popes.
Electing a black pope would annoy the libs rather the chuds, the Global South prelates tend to be orthodox and conservative and not happy with all the progressive gay trans women priests stuff.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
So it would trigger libs and chuds?
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
Have some more faith in Il Pizzeria Burke, like me
Submit to Maltan aristocracy now or die
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
I hope it's Pierbattista Pizzaballa.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Are popes even allowed to be that young today?
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context