That ... was fast

[james_davis_nicoll]

I thought there was no consensus heading into the conclave?

New pope chosen

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[carloshasanax.livejournal.com]

I hope the other allegations against Clarke were untrue. Given fannish and expat behavior from his time, I rather suspect that they weren't. Since it's now a political question in Sri Lanka, it won't be clarified any time soon.

[bruce munro (from livejournal.com)]

Hey, until and unless Pope Francis, friend to animals and military dictators, excommunicates about 40% of the current hierarchy, including the previous Pope, for their role in the coverup, I'm fine with anything that makes people link the Catholic church with pedophilia.