• Microw@lemm.ee
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    3 days ago

    There is a roman saying, “the one who enters conclave as the pope [to be] leaves it as a mere cardinal”

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      3 days ago

      There’s an old saying in Tennessee — I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can’t get fooled again.

    • barneypiccolo@lemm.ee
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      3 days ago

      I’m not Catholic, and i don’t follow this stuff closely, but I’ve seen a LOT of popes come and go, and as far as I remember, the chosen pope has NEVER been the early favorite. Anybody whose name is being knocked around right now is unlikely to be the final choice, recently-historically speaking.

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      3 days ago

      A very old one indeed. It’s never certain how conclaves will go.