"Cardinal George of Chicago, of happy memory, was one of my great mentors, and he said: 'Look, until America goes into political decline, there won't be an American pope.'

Head of the White House Commission on Religious Liberty literally days ago

[–] Llituro@hexbear.net 42 points 5 days ago

amerikkkan pope is a recession indicator

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 40 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Robert Barron was appointed by President Trump to the new White House Commission on Religious Liberty

Robert Barron

robber-baron

[–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 36 points 5 days ago

Synthesis:

[–] Beaver@hexbear.net 27 points 5 days ago (1 children)

But that trend was reversed on Thursday, and Prevost's name had popped up repeatedly amid the gossip over leading contenders for the role of pontiff.

cope

[–] SevenSkalls@hexbear.net 13 points 5 days ago

Lol that's some grade A cope

[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 10 points 5 days ago

inshallah-script