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Pope Francis has died

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916 points phillipharris | 5 comments | 21 Apr 25 08:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.849s | source
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hliyan ◴[21 Apr 25 08:29 UTC] No.43749565[source]▶
I wonder whether we will have another Jesuit Pope. Jesuits are supposed to be generally very education focused, more progressive (especially w.r.t science) and stand less on ceremony. I know nothing about how the College of Cardinals work, but if they're anything like other political voting bodies, one of two outcomes are possible: a swing to the Right (and toward tradition), recognizing the current balance of power in the world, or a swing even further Left of Francis, again recognizing the current trend but as a counterweight.
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1. dudefeliciano ◴[21 Apr 25 08:37 UTC] No.43749610[source]▶
the film Conclave did a very good job at showing the politics and conflicts within the catholic church
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2. grandempire ◴[21 Apr 25 09:00 UTC] No.43749763[source]▶
I think that is merely skin deep - Catholicism provided an interesting setting or scenery for a story, rather than being the subject.
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3. dudefeliciano ◴[21 Apr 25 09:12 UTC] No.43749830[source]▶
i think that is intendeded; it's not a movie about catholicism but about politics and human nature. What I meant is that it shows the internal workings of the papal election and the conflicts within the catholic church that may be unknown to laypeople.
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5. grandempire ◴[21 Apr 25 09:31 UTC] No.43749946{3}[source]▶
On second thought I think you’re right. The layperson can become more aware of religious politics, because there is so little exposure.

I hope the next step is for people to understand that religious problems are actually people problems. And similar themes and tendencies appear in modern secular contexts.