Papal Conclave Begins At Vatican

American VoicesOpinion ISSUE 49•11 Mar 12, 2013

The Vatican’s College of Cardinals convened the papal conclave today, beginning the process of selecting the Roman Catholic Church’s 266th pope. What do you think?

  • “To be honest, I was pretty disappointed by the first 265 popes. But I have a really good feeling about this one.”

    Martin Garr –
    Disc Jockey

  • “Conclaves are a sham, man. Everyone knows that corporations choose the pope.”

    Elizabeth Sutton –
    Dog Breeder

  • “Can you imagine spending hours and hours in a room with those old guys just talking pope stuff all day? So awesome.”

    Conrad Osgood –
    Beekeeper

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