Fascinating report from the Italian press:
– Dolan emerged as kingmaker among English-speaking cardinals
- Parolin’s bid faltered over the China deal & conservative resistance
– Bergoglians couldn’t unite behind a single candidate
– Pizzaballa was seen as too political
In the end, Robert Prevost emerged as the consensus candidate. An Amerikaner with global appeal, born of Latin roots
He is seen by many in the Global South NOT as a representative of American dominance, but as a bridge to a more outward-looking West
A political masterstroke and, perhaps, a testament to the unpredictable nature of papal conclaves
"I am a disciple of Clavicular… I do not believe in the carnivore diet. I do not believe in lifestyle changes." Allegiance with Braden Peters / Clavicular: diet and exercise are "gay" and "cringe." If carnivore worked, Olympians and NFL players would do it — "Lance Armstrong… didn't get busted with raw milk and pasture raised eggs. He got busted with steroids. Because steroids work." Kyrgyz / ISIS-K don't amp up on "local honey and organic ice cream… They get on meth." Highest performers "take drugs… hormones… steroids." "You're not going to catch an Olympian and an ISIS fighter and a US Marine and a WWE entertainer at your local farmers market. No, you're going to catch them at the pharmacy… The gains are made in a Chinese laboratory, and everyone knows it. And everyone is coping."
[AF 1625]
Why don't you ask Indiana Jones here all the things, if any, she's ever communicated about the book, "Ask Your Husband"
I'm totally just guessing here, but maybe she has a lot to say about its dyed-in-the-wool antifeminism
PS: asking women their opinion on repealing the 19th is a performative contradiction, btw