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

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606 points saikatsg | 1 comments | 08 May 25 16:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.202s | source
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xeromal ◴[08 May 25 16:37 UTC] No.43927953[source]▶
I'm not a catholic but I decided to watch the new Conclave movie as well as a Tasting History by Max Miller to learn a little bit about it. Very interesting but I'd love a historical movie on some of the past conclaves when the pope managed a standing army.

Edit: The Max Miller video was about the baby back ribs cooked in proto-bbq sauce made from grapes that was eaten by a conclave.

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netsharc ◴[08 May 25 17:30 UTC] No.43928762[source]▶
> when the pope managed a standing army.

In the past wasn't the church basically a political entity, there was even a period when some kingdoms didn't recognize the Vatican pope... (I suppose it's still is very much a political organization)

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1. yjftsjthsd-h ◴[08 May 25 18:00 UTC] No.43929229[source]▶
AIUI, Vatican City is still its own political entity. (I do not claim to understand how that interacts with the Catholic Church in general.)