# For my fellow Catholics **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [February 17, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/for-my-fellow-catholics/2120 "2021-02-17T19:10:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 47
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 5:39am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/for-my-fellow-catholics/2120/924 "2025-05-07T05:39:20Z")
> **[Cardinals are watching ‘Conclave’ the movie for guidance on the actual conclave](https://www.politico.eu/article/cardinals-watch-conclave-movie-for-real-life-guidance/)** > > The 2024 movie is proving a useful primer for clerics about to take part in the real thing to choose the next pope. ---
**Author:** ![meep](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/meep/32/44_2.png) [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 8:32am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/for-my-fellow-catholics/2120/925 "2025-05-07T08:32:38Z")
> **[The Next Pope and Vatican Finances](https://marypatcampbell.substack.com/p/the-next-pope-and-vatican-finances)** > > Can we get somebody to finally clean things up? ---
**Author:** ![meep](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/meep/32/44_2.png) [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 8:38am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/for-my-fellow-catholics/2120/926 "2025-05-07T08:38:28Z")
Profiles of various papabile: > **[Meet the conclave: Cardinal Dominique Mamberti](https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/meet-the-conclave-cardinal-dominique)** > > Even at the apex of Vatican diplomacy, he treasured his roots in a Corsican village. > **[Meet the conclave: Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline](https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/meet-the-conclave-cardinal-jean-marc)** > > How early grief and hardship shaped his leadership in Marseille. > **[Meet the conclave: Cardinal Péter Erdő](https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/meet-the-conclave-cardinal-peter)** > > When Erdő was growing up in Budapest in the 1950s, Catholicism was barely tolerated by the communist regime > **[Meet the conclave: Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo](https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/meet-the-conclave-cardinal-fridolin)** > > The Congolese cardinal rides motorcycles and wants to go to the moon - if necessary > **[Meet the conclave: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost](https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/meet-the-conclave-cardinal-robert)** > > How the Vatican’s bishop-maker was forged in Chicago and Peru. > **[Meet the conclave: Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa](https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/meet-the-conclave-cardinal-pierbattista)** > > How the Holy Land shaped his faith and leadership. > **[Meet the conclave: Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle](https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/meet-the-conclave-cardinal-luis-antonio)** > > His route from aspiring medical student to Asia’s best-known Catholic leader. > **[Meet the conclave: Cardinal Matteo Zuppi](https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/meet-the-conclave-cardinal-matteo)** > > His journey from shy student to Vatican peace envoy. > **[Meet the conclave: Cardinal Pietro Parolin](https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/meet-the-conclave-cardinal-pietro-cd8)** > > His path from smalltown Italy to the heights of Vatican power. ---
**Author:** ![meep](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/meep/32/44_2.png) [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 8:39am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/for-my-fellow-catholics/2120/927 "2025-05-07T08:39:21Z")
And getting to 89 votes: > **[Counting to 89: Who can, what if they can’t, and then what?](https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/counting-to-89-who-can-what-if-they)** > > There are a couple of ways and a couple of cardinals who might get to two-thirds of the electoral votes - and a few surprises possible if they don't ---
**Author:** ![Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/vorian_atreides/32/94923_2.png) [@Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Vorian_Atreides)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/for-my-fellow-catholics/2120/928 "2025-05-07T12:22:26Z")
As a mathematician . . . I’m somehow rooting for Erdő . . . I do know that the new Pope will take on a new name ---
**Author:** ![meep](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/meep/32/44_2.png) [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/for-my-fellow-catholics/2120/929 "2025-05-07T13:03:31Z")
> **[Entry into Conclave and Oath - Calendar of Activities | Vatican.va](https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/events/event.dir.html/content/vaticanevents/en/2025/5/7/ingresso-giuramento-conclave.html)** > > Entry into Conclave and Oath - Calendar of Activities [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/EEM7a3mHMR4/maxresdefault.jpg "Vatican Media Live - English") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEM7a3mHMR4) ---
**Author:** ![meep](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/meep/32/44_2.png) [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/for-my-fellow-catholics/2120/930 "2025-05-07T13:05:58Z")
> **[What’s happening when? A conclave watcher’s guide](https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/whats-happening-when-a-conclave-watchers)** > > Here’s a brief guide to what to expect in the coming days. ---
**Author:** ![Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/jasper07734/32/24056_2.png) [@Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Jasper07734)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/for-my-fellow-catholics/2120/931 "2025-05-07T13:38:24Z")
I noticed that he grew up in communism’s shadow, which feels very John Paul II ish. So I’m starting to lean toward him as my favorite. ---
**Author:** ![Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/jasper07734/32/24056_2.png) [@Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Jasper07734)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/for-my-fellow-catholics/2120/932 "2025-05-07T13:41:46Z")
I know that ultimately the Holy Spirit doesn’t make mistakes. But just in case He takes suggestions, I would like someone who is more in the middle, who will focus on teaching the actual faith and not be excessively interested in earthly politics/social issues, who will equally annoy the rad-trad and "progress"ive factions within the faith. ---
**Author:** ![Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/vorian_atreides/32/94923_2.png) [@Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Vorian_Atreides)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/for-my-fellow-catholics/2120/933 "2025-05-07T14:14:41Z")
FWIW, I’m not Catholic; so I really don’t have too much at stake with who’s the Pope. However, I do respect a church leader who does focus more on teaching the Faith and reinforcing how one should live regardless of the political environment. I see too many evangelical types who believe that it’s God Mission to spread their expected behaviors to non-believers by way of (secular) government enforcement. With all that said, I don’t think it’s wise to have a pontiff who is unskilled in (secular) politics. Edited to correct some multiple-negatives in my grammar 😬 ---
**Author:** ![meep](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/meep/32/44_2.png) [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/for-my-fellow-catholics/2120/934 "2025-05-07T18:02:47Z")
![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/9/a945eef39a161ca6828c08767c29de5437c9c168.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![meep](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/meep/32/44_2.png) [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/for-my-fellow-catholics/2120/935 "2025-05-07T18:14:16Z")
> [@Jasper07734](#): > > I know that ultimately the Holy Spirit doesn’t make mistakes. But just in case He takes suggestions, I would like someone who is more in the middle, who will focus on teaching the actual faith and not be excessively interested in earthly politics/social issues, who will equally annoy the rad-trad and "progress"ive factions within the faith. Sooooo one can read one of my recent posts on one of the guys who was pope THREE TIMES to give it away, it was Benedict IX: > **[Pope Benedict IX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_IX)** > > Pope Benedict IX (Latin: Benedictus IX; c. 1012 – c. 1056), born Theophylact of Tusculum in Rome, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States for three periods between October 1032 and July 1048 (1032–1044; 1045; 1047–1048). Aged about 20 when first elected, he may have been the youngest pope in the history of the Catholic Church. He is the only person to have been pope more than once\[a\] and the only person ever accused of selling the papacy. Benedict was the nephew of his two immediate... He was nephew to two OTHER popes, and he was run out of Rome a few times, resigned the papacy because he wanted to marry his cousin, and some other stuff. Oh, and he sold the papal office, got himself and the interim pope excommunicated because simony, and there was some other stuff, but then came back with an army, and it’s all very complicated, but then he died around age 40 or so, we’re not sure. He was the youngest Pope, elected around age 18 or 22 or somewhere in there, his dad bought it for him, wasn’t he a great dad. ---
**Author:** ![Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/jasper07734/32/24056_2.png) [@Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Jasper07734)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/for-my-fellow-catholics/2120/936 "2025-05-07T18:45:44Z")
🤯 ---
**Author:** ![Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/vorian_atreides/32/94923_2.png) [@Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Vorian_Atreides)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/for-my-fellow-catholics/2120/937 "2025-05-07T19:49:21Z")
Lots of very interesting “history” of the Catholic ~~politics~~ leadership from the 11th century through around 2 centuries after the Protestant Reformation. ---
**Author:** ![meep](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/meep/32/44_2.png) [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/for-my-fellow-catholics/2120/938 "2025-05-07T20:28:35Z")
Don’t undersell it It’s -all- interesting ---
**Author:** ![meep](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/meep/32/44_2.png) [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/for-my-fellow-catholics/2120/939 "2025-05-07T20:30:44Z")
> [@meep](#): > > It’s -all- interesting I particularly like the bit in the 19th century, during the formation of the modern version of Italy, where they took the Papal States away from the Pope and he got mad (boooo) ---
**Author:** ![Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/breadmaker/32/83065_2.png) [@Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Breadmaker)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/for-my-fellow-catholics/2120/940 "2025-05-07T20:30:52Z")
Super cheeky, slightly blasphemous popcorn gif goes here. :popcorn: ---
**Author:** ![ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/arthuritas/32/63_2.png) [@ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ArthurItas)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/for-my-fellow-catholics/2120/941 "2025-05-07T20:50:59Z")
It’s a boy! ![9a7a4ce5-7764-411f-bf88-b09e3166382d](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/8/b/8beac139613739c8a09013607c7c8db3248917b5.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/arthuritas/32/63_2.png) [@ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ArthurItas)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/for-my-fellow-catholics/2120/942 "2025-05-07T23:49:44Z")
> **[Cardinals, conclaves and popes, in five charts](https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/conclave-how-long-election-pope-age-names-charts-what-know-rcna205441?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=681bf07f925fde000178a8a2&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky)** > > Papal elections are speeding up as popes get older. Charts! ---
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