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His paternal grandparents were from France. Of course, it's also possible that he learned French in other ways and for other reasons, like he did with Italian, Spanish, etc..

And a doctorate in canon law, which he earned in Rome. He is very well rounded in terms of his education, his experiences and talents, and his ability to speak to many Catholics in their own languages. We really have no idea why he was selected as Pope. Different cardinals may have had...

I don't think these are necessarily mutually exclusive. Also, although Francis and Pope Leo have things in common that doesn't mean that they agreed on everything. In some ways, the new pope may be more conservative. Evangelizing may be of more importance to one than the other as well.

This is beyond ridiculous. It is offensive. It is a reflection on you, not on @PRlady. And a very very poor reflection at that. She is NOT actively rooting for the downfall of the United States. Sadly, your comment is not surprising; ugly and ad hominem attacks seem to be your thing when...

He's sending a message already just by speaking in Italian and then Spanish. Some people are surprised by an American Pope, but there have been people saying that they thought we might see the first one. He is, of course, Peruvian as well as American.

I would hope they didn't wait until this afternoon to do that. The report was referring to a particular cardinal who tends to be quite long-winded. In any event, as I understand it from the reporting, it always has been the plan that they would take one vote tonight.

There is speculation among journalists that the delay in the vote may be due to one of the cardinals going on too long in his prayer or meditation before the vote. :lol: Or, maybe some guy arrived claiming that Pope Francis had secretly appointed him a cardinal and they had to take the time to...

It doesn't take that long to write down a name and deposit the ballot. The ballot is secret, so they don't announce the votes as they go. They just count the votes at the end. There's no reason why it can't be done in the first few hours.

In the movie they do. So, it must be true. :lol:

In the movie, don't they have a vote on the first day? At least from the reporting I've seen, the first vote is expected today. It's already evening there.

I wonder if some skaters prefer to always do it the same way on a particular jump in order to have better muscle memory.

I don't know how much of it is the arm over the head or a broader inconsistency. We'll see how consistent he is when he isn't doing school at the same time. He was so good at Cranberry Cup, but not so good by Skate America. He said in an interview that he'd been skating very consistently in...

Maybe testing it out? He has mentioned before that he has trained in Toronto, though. I doubt he'll actually move permanently until after he's done with finals. The clip I saw, he wasn't doing anything very difficult. So, maybe he's still building back up after his pelvic fracture. But, it's...

Lucas is not only taking a gap year but going to the Cricket Club to train during that time. Wow!!! This is so exciting! https://www.instagram.com/p/DJP-IsIy49j/?img_index=1

That stinks. I'm glad you at least know what it is. I took my cat to the vet a number of times, had her go through imaging and meds for the wrong condition, and she was at the vet when she died. The vet didn't diagnose her with cancer until after she died. I would have done things very...