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New Pope Selected

Posted by Soulskill on from the holy-smokes dept.

Freshly Exhumed sends this quote from CBC: "Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina has been selected as Pope of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. He will be known as Pope Francis. He is the first Pope from the Americas. The 76-year-old was the runner-up to Benedict XVI during the last conclave. He is well-known for his humility and espouses church teachings on homosexuality, abortion and contraception. He has no Vatican experience."

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  1. Before anyone says it... by cervesaebraciator · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    this is News for Nerds, inasmuch as nerds prefer not to be entirely ignorant of events around them that have world-wide significance.