Like you, I've no idea and couldn't care less either though from my (reasonably extensive) knowledge of Irish Catholics, Pope Francis seems to have been relatively popular with them (certainly ...

Very satisfying to see the media exposed again. Battalions of them from all over the world pontificating about the Conclave but no one ever mentioned his name. Only sorry that the bookies have cleaned ...

He is also Bishop of Rome. He wouldn't want to frighten the horses. So he spoke Italian to reassure everyone. And Spanish probably to show continuity with Francis Still, wouldn't it have been great ...

more than a few paragraphs, disgusting for the eyeballs, it kinda explained how Hitler started off as a Patsy communist for the German intelligence and later they moved him into socialism to stop the ...

Pints of Creme de Menthé are being slaughtered as we speak. ...the Maga movement was originally thought to be anchored in the “left-behinds”, but not any more. It is a broad coalition of rich, poor ...

Pope Bobby I, Robert Prevost, a yank. King's Inns must be destroyed. Please note that the views expressed in these posts are not necessarily the views of the poster but may be written on behalf of the ...

Pope Leo XIV has been accused of mishandling allegations of child sex abuse. The accusations refer to allegations before Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost’s election as the 267th leader of the Catholic ...

...the Maga movement was originally thought to be anchored in the “left-behinds”, but not any more. It is a broad coalition of rich, poor and those in the middle – all angry and gunning for somebody, ...

For the first time, Plaid Cymru lead in Welsh Senedd election polling., which raises quite a few questions. 1. Is this a flash in the pan, a measure of temporary disillusionment with Labour? 2. The ...

At least three of my neighbouring parishes now have African priests. Some of them are seen as a bit too conservative for Irish tastes, though there may of course be other prejudices in play, I know ...

Good luck to him, no expert on these matters, but I was under the impression the next Pope was probably going to be from the global South, bit of a surprise? Click to expand... I was hoping for a ...

Reports a conservative Catholic group that was a critic of Pope Francis is trying to lobby the Cardinals, which is not allowed under rules of the election. They are handing out a book detailing what ...