←back to thread

Pope Francis has died

(www.reuters.com)
916 points phillipharris | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.27s | source
Show context
hliyan ◴[] 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.
replies(7): >>43749610 #>>43749622 #>>43749687 #>>43749696 #>>43749843 #>>43750145 #>>43751591 #
TheOtherHobbes ◴[] No.43751591[source]
Francis spent the last couple of years creating new cardinals to stack the College in what - he hoped - was a more progressive direction.

But the College has a mind of its own, and there is going to be some furious horse trading happening behind the scenes to steer the result in one direction or the other.

replies(2): >>43754185 #>>43756833 #
1. somenameforme ◴[] No.43754185[source]
Newton never realized exactly how insightful his 3rd law of motion truly was.