Pope Watch 2025

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

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[HVC]

Heard a Canadian has a chance to be pope. All hail Pope Canuck, first of his name.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

Heard a Canadian has a chance to be pope. All hail Pope Canuck, first of his name.

at some point it'll be an african or an asian again. It's been since roman times since we've had any from there

[Valmy]

I think the Global South countries are going to be dominating the Papacy for awhile. At least my feeling was Francis had pushed things in that direction.

But it isn't like I have any special insight into who or what priorities the Cardinals have.

I wish I didn't care, but with the recent emergency of right wing Catholics dominating the MAGA movement having a Pope sympathetic to them could be very bad.

[Maladict]

The bookies seem to favor a progressive Filipino cardinal.

[Duque de Bragança]

The bookies seem to favor a progressive Filipino cardinal.

So basically a bit to the right of B16. 

[The Brain]

IIRC there's a Swedish candidate for anti-Christ.

[Duque de Bragança]

Only one? Swedish Black and Death Metal bands disagree I bet.

[Zanza]

Some of the candidates have cool titles. The best I saw is Cardinal Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre.

[Valmy]

Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre.

Sounds like one of those landless titles you could give out in CK2.

[Barrister]

I'm going to call my shot:

Next pope is Mykola Bychok, a Ukrainian Greek Catholic, born and trained in Ukraine although currently serving in Australia, and the youngest current Cardinal at age 45.

Uniate priests are allowed to marry, although Bychok started out as a monk so I think he is chaste (as a married Pope might otherwise be - unusual, if technically permitted for a Uniate).

I am almost certainly wrong, but what the heck.  It would be quite the message.

[HVC]

Ignoring the other implausibilities, 45 is way too young.

[Valmy]

Putting a Ukrainian Pope in there would sure be a nice slap in the face to JD Vance.

But I don't think it will happen.

[Jacob]

IIRC there's a Swedish candidate for anti-Christ.

I'd vote for you if you'd like.

[Josephus]

Technically one doesn't have to be a cardinal to become pope. So I might put my name in.