If this is true: We need a new pope. We need a new James Bond. Can we combine the roles and just pick one guy? barfo
I want a new pope, one that won't make me sick One that won't make me crash my car Or make me feel three-feet thick I want a new pope, one that won't hurt my head One that won't make my mouth too dry Or make my eyes too red -Huey Lewis probably
Cardinal Kevin Farrell has been named camerlengo. Following the death of a pope, the camerlengo has the duty of “safeguarding and administering the goods and temporal rights of the Holy See” during the interregnum. He manages the church until the election of the next pontiff, oversees the conclave, and gets a nifty scepter covered in red velvet. The camerlengo also verifies the passing of the pope after the doctor has pronounced his death. In the past, this was done by tapping him on the head three times with a ceremonial hammer and calling his baptismal name in his native tongue. If he showed no response, the camerlengo announced “the pope is dead” and took possession of his ceremonial ring, which was often then smashed with the same hammer along with official seals. https://weirdcatholic.com/2019/02/14/are-dead-popes-still-hit-on-the-head-with-a-hammer/
Pope Benedict XVI, a former member of Hitler Youth, an extreme homophobe who called gay marriage a "threat to world peace", opposed condoms to prevent HIV and shielded pedo priests despite knowing they abused kids, DIES at 95
