Welcome, hungry people …
And yes, even though many of us would like for it to happen tomorrow, it’s way too early to start discussing the next Presidential election.
But … an American-born Pope? (Chicago, baby)
Who seems like an altogether decent guy? (Spoke out against Jelly-Dick Viper on immigration and advocates stricter gun control laws)
Who has Florida connections? (Brother in Port Charlotte)
And is a Chicago White Sox fan? (Undying support for the downtrodden and long-suffering…)
I’m seeing the bumper stickers: Vote Pope! Not the Dope …
(Yeah, that was too easy. Low-hanging fruit. But it works no matter whether Thing #1 decides to defy the 22nd Amendment or the MAGAPublicans run ol’ Jelly Dick or Creepy Little Marco or any other wingnut-in-waiting.)
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While I respect Robert Francis Prevost’s decision to call himself Pope Leo XIV, I think we should listen to his brothers on this matter.
They call him Bob.
So … Pope Bob.
Has a ring to it, don’t you think?
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Based on my deep background as a scholar of the Constitution (I’ve read it), Pope Bob is eligible to run for President because he was born in the U.S., a qualification that has not yet been yanked away by the current administration’s fuckery with birthright citizenship and all that.
What’s his political affiliation? What does it matter? He’s the Pope, for God’s sake. He’s above all that nonsense.
The Chicago Tribune reports that Pope Bob has voted in both Republican and Democratic primaries over the past 20 or so years. So … an equal opportunity offender.
For the record, Pope Bob’s brother Lou, who lives in Port Charlotte, is a registered Republican. But it’s pretty much law in Charlotte County that everyone has to register Republican, so we’ll let that slide.
I don’t know the political affiliation of his brother, John, in Chicago. But again: What does it matter?
Aren’t we all fed up with both parties?
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There are lots of thing I like about Pope Bob. So far anyway …
I say this as someone who was raised in the Episcopal Church (Catholic Lite), which broke up with the Pope Squad a long time ago.
Nowadays if I had to fill in the blank for “religious affiliation” I’d probably go with “Buddhapalian.” But even that seems a bit too pigeon-holed. As far as religion goes, it’s a smorgasbord out there. I’ll take a little bit of everything, thank you.
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And Pope Bob has a little bit of everything in his background.
According to a report in the New York Times, Pope Bob is “descended from Creole people of color in New Orleans.”
His maternal grandparents are listed as Black or mulatto in historical records. And they lived in the Seventh Ward, an area that is traditionally Catholic and a melting pot of people with African, Caribbean and European roots.
How much more American can you get than that?
Because when it comes to bloodlines, despite what the race-purity freaks have to say, we Americans are all mixed up, aren’t we?
On a couple of levels.
Mixed-up psychologically. (You can’t deny it these days.)
Mixed-up genetically. (You can’t deny that either.)
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So, outta nowhere, here comes Pope Bob.
And, per usual, here comes another Bob’s Diner Poll. If the 2028 Presidential election were held today:
See y’all back here soon …
We’re all mixed up here.
Hey I am a Cubs Fan,, however if Leo XIV is a Sox fan,,,They need more than a little DIVINE INTERVENTION @10-28,,and its not even summer yet...Jeez..its usually the Little Bears that are playing for next year at this time..So if the Pope really is from the Windy City and His Eminence really wanted to be POTUS as well as the Vicar of the Catholic Church ( I am one and I've fallen and I"LL BE DAMNED if I'm getting up) Would he have to give up that really cool hat he gets to wear?
DEI DNA- I dunno, doesn’t that disqualify Pope Bob?