From the Brain of Bart, 3/13/13

on March 13, 2013

HABEMUS PAPAM

And all that. Congrats to our Roman Catholic brethren.

You can watch the rest of the proceedings live here.

As for the media, “WILL HE BE AN ADULT CATHOLIC MALE?!?”

UPDATE: Cardinal Bergoglio is announced as Pope Francis. He is the first Latin American, Global South-er, and Jesuit elected to that office.

Feckless punditry begins in 3…2…1…

  1. Comment by WH on March 13, 2013 at 9:10 pm

    Here are my thoughts about the pundits: http://encourageoneanotherdailyblog.wordpress.com/2013/03/13/stop-and/

The work of IRD is made possible by your generous contributions.

Receive expert analysis in your inbox.