Pope John XXII Puns

For the third day in a row the people of Rome watched with bated breath as the first signs of smoke rose from the chapel, a large collective sigh followed as the black smoke of Fumata Nera told that the papacy lay still vacant.

What had begun as a simple election for the Pontificate has now become a stalemate, and it is a consequence of this stalemate that the College now sat in prayer and thought. For three long days the College of Cardinals met and voted on the fate of the papacy, and in those days the list of preferiti had dwindled to at last only two men.

First there was Cardinal Achille Lenart, one of the youngest among the candidates and by far the most left wing of the contenders for the papacy Achille represents a new wave of more progressive minds within the church. Deeply religious the Cardinal has made a name for himself in his staunch stances in favor of “Christian Trade Unions” and for his support of a new “Worker Priest” who might be more in tune with his flock then the more classical men of the cloth. With 36 votes Achille is currently winning however he has yet to acquire the ⅔ majority required to ascend to the pontificate.

Second there stands the moderate, Cardinal Elia dalla Costa, an italian by birth Costa is by far the most moderate of options within the college, known for his piety Costa serves as a valid rival to the new and modern Achille. A soft spoken man Costa has managed to secure 26 votes.

It is now the fifth day of Scrutiny

The rain was wet and cold as Achille made his way towards the chapel and it was still dark out, today was the fourth day of voting and he vaguely hoped that perhaps this might be the final day. Upon arriving at the Chapel Achille made his way into the grand building and walked its halls to the room where the ballot was to be held. He was still amazed by the chapel, it was truly a display of the might of God, and he was glad to walk its halls once again.

As he made his way to the ballot room to wait for the others to arrive, a man tapped at his shoulder and as he turned he recognized Cardinal Elia dalla Costa,

“A word Cardinal Lenart?” the cardinal spoke with his soft voice yet it was more a command then a question, it was clear why His Holiness had so favored Costa.

“Of course Cardinal Costa, we do have some time before the ballot. Guess I’m still waking up on military time eh?” he was joking but it wa

Did he have anything to gain or lose from the outcome, or was it simply a question of belief from his part?

I usually just lurk, and couldn't find anyone previously asking this question, so I guess this is my cue to make an account :)

If so, did this have anything to do with the antipope named John, who reigned in the 15th century?

My family is from Portugal. Grandma and Grandparents still take Latin language mass, believing it to be the only legit form of mass.......

Now my Avos are pretthy nationalistic, to the point they have been accused of white supremacy by modern woke crowds. Even discounting how seemingly patriotic they are about being Portugeuse, they hold many old views like homosexuality being a great evil, using condom condemns to hell, and so many "rightwing beliefs"..............

Yet despite that they will treat statue of nonwhite Jesus used by Brazillians with utmost sacredness, they had prayed to a Lady of Guadalupe statue without hesitation, and despite their bragging about Portuguese pride they treat everybody black, Vietnamese, and so on with complete respect. Even allowing my sister to marry a MidEastern person who attends an Eastern Catholic Church and treating one of my cousins who's dark skinned and half Guatemalan with utmost equality as a family member.

However as I said earlier they only attend Latin mass church. They genuinely believe that Language was the one sole thing that kept the whole Church united and Vatican 2 Open a permanent damage to the Church by creating more ethnic strife bby allowing the use of different langauges. That Latin as the sacred liturgy was what keep people from all different churches and races using a variety of art traditions from the stereotypical desert Hispanic design of architectural building to the Lady of La Vang who looks very Vietnamese.............. That the Church as united through Latin and the language effectively shut people from beinging controversial issues to mass such as illegal immigration from non-English countries and white supremacy and ethnic segregation in France and other nations where French is an official language.

So they believe despite John Paul II's benevolent intentions, officially allowing Vernacula Mass has destroyed Church unity and is a big reason why stuff like BLM and Latinos refusing to learn English are getting hacked into the Church.........

That said I know Eastern Orthodoxy on the fsurface seems dicided by ethnicity...... Yet any devoute Orthodox Christian shares the same views as my grandparents where despite being proud of their ethnicity, they'd ultimately believe we are all human and despite nationality, race, and ethnicity were are all equal under the banner of one church.... And that this is pretty much the stancce of the Orthodox council that all humans within the CHurch are u