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

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606 points saikatsg | 4 comments | 08 May 25 16:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.444s | source
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I_am_tiberius ◴[08 May 25 17:57 UTC] No.43929176[source]▶
I strongly believe the American choice was a strategic decision made by a group of highly intelligent individuals.
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1. rocqua ◴[08 May 25 20:09 UTC] No.43930777[source]▶
My national news agency (the NOS) reported that this happened despite his nationality, not because of. According to their article, the dislike of most of the world against American happenings made him a less likely candidate.
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2. I_am_tiberius ◴[08 May 25 21:05 UTC] No.43931360[source]▶
I consider that as very unlikely, as he wasn't on top of the list of favorites. But of course we don't really know.
3. cvoss ◴[09 May 25 04:39 UTC] No.43933835[source]▶
The deliberations of the conclave are secret in perpetuity. It is not possible for your news agency to report on why this candidate was selected. Whatever they said is an outsider's guess.
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4. disgruntledphd2 ◴[09 May 25 15:19 UTC] No.43937786[source]▶
I mean, if the person above is Italian, and live in Rome, they can probably get a much better quality of gossip than you or I.