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JVS

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8. He'd be a hardliner on abortion, birth control, and gays. Critics would be branded as racists.

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Mon Feb 11, 2013, 05:38 PM

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What will happen if this man becomes Pope? [View all] liberal N proud Feb 2013 OP

I've been doing some reading about him and reading some of what he's said cali Feb 2013 #1

Good question liberal N proud Feb 2013 #3

For one Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #2

John Paul II was 58 when elected . . . markpkessinger Feb 2013 #19

Would be interesting to look at demographics on African female religious. patrice Feb 2013 #4

Catholic Pat Buchanan's head rusty fender Feb 2013 #5

that might almost be worth it niyad Feb 2013 #6

Probably things very similar to when Barack Obama became POTUS. sadbear Feb 2013 #7

I wouldn't put it past these guys muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #14

Not to mention Opus Dei n/t markpkessinger Feb 2013 #20

He'd be a hardliner on abortion, birth control, and gays. Critics would be branded as racists. JVS Feb 2013 #8

I was, typically, about to write hundreds of words on what is said here in under 20 dmallind Feb 2013 #9

Ding, ding, ding, ding!!!! nt msanthrope Feb 2013 #24

"He's not MY pope, I didn't vote for him" eom tarheelsunc Feb 2013 #10

He caused quite the stir with his anti-Islam bigotry last year cali Feb 2013 #11

Barry Sanders will have made a hell of a career transition nt Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #12

I logged in just to laugh my ass off at that! Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #17

I really don't know many racist Catholics Gman Feb 2013 #13

Then you never met my entire extended Italian-American family! WinkyDink Feb 2013 #22

Now that you mention it and I think about it Gman Feb 2013 #25

Oh, I have, many of them.n/t Cleita Feb 2013 #27

I grew up and live in an area repleat with Catholics and they are almost all racists. Walk away Feb 2013 #36

Oh, they exist Tree-Hugger Feb 2013 #40

Santorum will disintegrate warrprayer Feb 2013 #15

that's a snazzy outfit Enrique Feb 2013 #16

Crazy end-times conspiracy cavalcade? Bosonic Feb 2013 #18

Not going to happen. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #21

They'd never give Tweety the satisfaction lindysalsagal Feb 2013 #23

I can already see a lot of heads spinning. First a black President in the USA and then Cleita Feb 2013 #26

If elected he would be the fourth or fifth African pope. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #28

Nothing important, if he has the same backward perspectives as the current pope bhikkhu Feb 2013 #29

I agree that it is unimportant what race a person is, but we all know that racist who will go nuts. liberal N proud Feb 2013 #34

European Catholics are a minority within the church; American Catholics an even smaller one Posteritatis Feb 2013 #30

Obama won a majority of Catholics. Renew Deal Feb 2013 #31

I believe they were mostly Hispanic. People who are smart enough... Walk away Feb 2013 #38

Hey! A Kenyan Pope! Does he have a long form Birth Certificate??? nt Walk away Feb 2013 #32

Pope favorite has defended African ‘Kill the Gays’ laws Ian David Feb 2013 #33

I am not advocating for the guy, make no mistake . liberal N proud Feb 2013 #37

Some old classmates are hatefilled racists & "devout" Catholics Divernan Feb 2013 #35

End of the world according to prophecy (last pope to be Peter): The Straight Story Feb 2013 #39