Pope Francis- Medical Issues/Death April 20/ 2025

[GR66]

Anti-drone weapons at the ready, it seems ...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1915959770064031945

Not sure what weapon that Italian trooper is holding, but I want one!

 

[mariomike]

Already a lot of memes of the pope and JD on the World Wide Web.

Too soon for that sort of thing, in my opinion.

Almost as distasteful as this,

Fury at 'disrespectful' mourners taking selfies with the Pope's corpse​

 

[The Bread Guy]

Interesting timing that the movie Conclave just won a few awards from the Screen Actors Guild and is up for a bunch of others.

If you want an older-school version of the drama of picking a Pope (with a titch of Cold War narrative thrown in), this one entertains, too ...

The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) ⭐ 7.0 | Drama

2h 42m | G

www.imdb.com

GROSSLY optimistic ending, but an interesting take produced in the late 1960's.

Aaaaaand, it wouldn't be a race without odds & prediction algorithms, would it?

Next Pope Odds: Betting Favorites & AI Prediction for 267 Pontiff

Pietro Parolin (+225) is the betting favorite by the new pope odds as the Catholic church will soon choose its 267th pontiff, and we offer an AI prediction.

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Next Pope Predictions: New Pope Candidates & Best Picks

Our best new pope predictions look at the top candidates to be the 267th leader of the Catholic church, based on the latest betting odds.

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Bookmakers list Cardinal Tagle as No.2 Papabili - Manila Standard

The date when Catholic cardinals will gather to select Pope Francis's successor is not yet known. But bookmakers and crypto investors are already

manilastandard.net

"Papability Index @pope_predictor - Who’s going to be the next Pope? I have an algorithm that ranks Cardinals according to the likelihood they’ll be the next pontiff." (x.com)

 

[GR66]

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In a more serious response, it would appear to be the WATSON handheld long-range multiband Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems jammer.

Italian Army tests anti-drone jamming gun

Italian Army has revealed that it has been testing a new anti-drone jamming gun during the Prometo 2020 exercises. The Prometo 2020 exercise was held by the Counter Mini / Micro Remotely Piloted Aircraft Center of Excellence (CM / M APR) at the Foce Verde (LT) proving ground last week. The...

defence-blog.com

 

[OldSolduer]

Just read the Vatican News and 133 Cardinals are eligible to vote for the next Pontiff.

They are all under the age of 80 so all eligible to vote. The number of Cardinals is 135 but two cannot attend for health reasons.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Just read the Vatican News and 133 Cardinals are eligible to vote for the next Pontiff.

They are all under the age of 80 so all eligible to vote. The number of Cardinals is 135 but two cannot attend for health reasons.

And one for ... being naughty (no, not THAT kind of naughty) ...

Cardinals thank Cardinal Becciu for stepping back from conclave but note trial appeal pending

Catholic cardinals acknowledged Wednesday the definitive word is still out about the Vatican trial that convicted Cardinal Angelo Becciu of financial crimes, in the latest twist to a drama that has dominated conversations leading up to the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor.

www.cp24.com

 

[dapaterson]

Apparently the Pope just out of hospital sent a letter telling one cardinal he was PNG for the conclave; another Cardinal was ordered not to wear the vestments of his station after being convicted of sexual abuse.

Cardinal Becciu bows out of Vatican conclave after Pope’s letter

Reports of a request made by Francis for the scandal-hit Becciu not to vote echo the plot of the recent film Conclave

www.thetimes.com

 

[OldSolduer]

MSN

Some news

 

[Maxman1]

MSN

Some news

Hopefully this time they won't have to take away the roof to speed things up.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Dude, some folks take this race VERY seriously

Filipinos urged to stop ‘campaign videos’ for favoured cardinals - The Tablet

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, the Bishop of Kalookan, asked Filipinos to stop campaigning for specific cardinals in the conclave, as the election is “not a

www.thetablet.co.uk