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Roman Catholic Papacy - History, Past and Present.
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Nope. Just 5 loaves and two fish apparently.
In a city that is famous for its Pasta Carbonara, (one cardinal was quoted a few days ago about how he "met people over a plate of carbonara and a glass of wine"), Pasta all'Amatriciana, Pasta Cacio E Pepe, and Pasta alla Gricia - the four classic pasta dishes of Rome - among other dishes?
No, I don't think so.
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The thing about Italy - and food - is, (and, here, I write from personal experience), the quality of the food (and espresso) available in places such as (petrol, gas) service stations (and, indeed, airports and train stations), while mind-numbingly mediocre to Italians, is still on a par with what the rest of the world considers rather good Italian cuisine.
What an Italian would describe as "not exciting", is - because the quality of food served in Italy, even in the sandwich bars - is so good - something that the rest of the world would consider excellent, or, at the very least, exceedingly good.
Okay, granted, for outstanding, or exceptionally good, food, yes, you will need to dine in a reasonably good restaurant.
In any case, I remember being absolutely stunned by the excellent quality of espresso available in service stations, the excellent toasted panini I was able to buy in the airports, and the dry goods for sale in such spots (for when Italians need an emergency stock up, having, for example, flown into the nearest airport, or arrived by train, and are in need of emergency provisions) are the sort that tend to be found in upmarket delis in our world, but are what they would regard as pretty basic provisions.
After a few days, the meal will get simpler: bread and wine/water.
Church law, Ubi periculum, should ensure we have a new Pope within a week, if not sooner. Pope Francis was elected in a day or 2.😇
Edit: Well, a new Pope before I could finish my thread. Nothing like a taking away creature comforts to speed things along.😏
Unusually quick, agreed.
White smoke on the second day, possibly the fourth, or fifth ballot......
Habemus Papem.
The next Pope is an American, y'all: former Cardinal Robert Prevost. My wife is going to be disappointed for about five minutes. She was hoping Cardinal Parolin would be chosen.
Edit: Pope Leo XIV.
Now I need to look up the history of all the Pope Leo's to see what philosophy they share. A Pope choose a name usually based to his alignment with the ideal of his predecessors.
Edit: Pope Leo XIV.
Now I need to look up the history of all the Pope Leo's to see what philosophy they share. A Pope choose a name usually based to his alignment with the ideal of his predecessors.
Gosh.
We have an American Pope, the (former) US Cardinal Robert Prevost, who has chosen, selected, taken the name of Leo XIV as Pope.
We have an American Pope, the (former) US Cardinal Robert Prevost, who has chosen, selected, taken the name of Leo XIV as Pope.
Wow this could be interesting, we had a South American Pope, now a North American. I spoke to a Filipino who was a bit disappointed the new Pontiff was not from there.
I quickly skimmed the available info about our new Pope, and from the sound of it, from his experiences as a missionary and in various leadership positions he is very well qualified and should be an excellent Head of the Catholic Church around the world.
Very interesting.
And they, in turn, had been preceded by a German, and someone from Poland.
Agreed.
Apparently, a Cardinal from the Philippines, Luis Antonio Tagle, is highly respected, quite young, and was considered one of the cardinals deemed "Papabile" (a serious candidate for the Papacy, in other words).
Mind you, Francis himself had apparently been the runner-up (though by a wide enough margin) to Benedict, in the conclave of 2005.
Also, it appears that Leo XIV, (the former Cardinal Robert Prevost), is the first Augustinian Pope, just as Francis was the first Pope who had come from the Jesuits.
What touched me while watching the new Pope's first appearance before his people was his emotional response to this whole thing as he greeted the audience of people out there in front of him at the Vatican and also those of us around the world.....he clearly was experiencing a huge mixture of feelings right then: still absorbing the news and understanding of the faith and trust his peers, fellow Cardinals, had just placed in him and seeing and hearing the joy of the people as he also spoke to them (us), with his words gently reminding everyone of the power and blessing of peace and wishing it for all of us.....
From my home town, Chicago. Some say choosing an American cardinal was a bold and brave choice that few predicted, especially these days of heightened tensions between the superpowers.
www.theguardian.com
Chicago reacts to hometown Pope Leo: ‘Like the Cubs winning the World Series’
Residents – Catholic and non-Catholic – celebrate a ‘moment of joy’ as native son Robert Prevost becomes new pontiff
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I hadn't thought about it before, but I just learned he's the first pope born after WWII: 1955.
en.wikipedia.org
Pope Leo XIV - Wikipedia
South America claims this one too as he has Peruvian citizenship in addition to his US citizenship