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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: 0.404s | source
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blensor ◴[08 May 25 17:02 UTC] No.43928317[source]▶
I wonder if there is any other event in recent history that is communicated as quickly to as many people as the fact that a new pope has been elected.

I was out on the streets when the church bells started ringing here in Vienna as must have all around the globe where there are catholic churches

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hnfong ◴[08 May 25 17:43 UTC] No.43928960[source]▶
Pretty sure the US presidential election is on par.

Maybe the exact timing is ambiguous since candidates usually declare victory/admit defeat before all the votes have been counted officially, but still.

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1. blensor ◴[09 May 25 06:04 UTC] No.43934192[source]▶
I think you are overestimating that.

Yes the whole world is somewhat curious who the president is but especially in timezones where it's inconvenient to follow that it's more a "we'll read it in the news later" thing.

The fact that a new pope has been elected is an information is information you don't need to look for because it's announced through one of the oldest public announencement systems ( the church bells )

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2. hnfong ◴[09 May 25 18:55 UTC] No.43939940[source]▶
I think you are overestimating the reach of church bells as compared to, say, social media.