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First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo XIV

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606 points saikatsg | 2 comments | 08 May 25 16:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.557s | source
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HughParry ◴[08 May 25 17:38 UTC] No.43928873[source]▶
Posted on the other thread as I thought it was pretty interesting:

>Roughly 0.5% odds on him on polymarket before he was announced

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1. alexchamberlain ◴[08 May 25 17:44 UTC] No.43928970[source]▶
I don't understand what people were basing that on; the conclave is a completely secret process?
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2. RandomBacon ◴[08 May 25 17:46 UTC] No.43929009[source]▶
The winning lottery numbers are a secret too before they're drawn; people just like to gamble.