The Red Scare at the Conclave:

The arrival of a vocal China dissident had his fellow cardinals on the edge of their seats as he was expected to challenge the papal front-runner.

This thread details how Joseph Zen may have derailed Pietro Parolin's hopes of becoming pope. The candidacy of the papal front-runner was in jeopardy. Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin was the architect of one of Pope Francis’ most controversial decisions: a secret agreement reached between the Vatican and the Chinese Communist Party.

The Election of Pope Leo XIV:

A fractured Bergoglian-wing, organized resistance by conservatives and a united front of U.S. cardinals allowed Robert Prevost to ascend to the papacy.

This thread, based on conversations with Church insiders, details how the conclave transpired. I. Introduction:

Steps from Saint Peter’s Square, secretive talks were being held by cardinals ahead of the following week’s conclave. The rotating electors shuffled in-and-out of the apartment of the 76-year-old Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, who was one of 133 men that would soon be voting for the next leader of the Catholic Church.

NEW: Special counsel Jack Smith charges former Pres. Trump with additional crimes of obstruction of Justice and willful retention of classified documents in the Mar-a-Lago case, in a superseding indictment.





Full 60-page document:
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NEW: Hunter Biden tells the court in his plea hearing that he will plead guilty to all charges. DEVELOPING: The hearing begins without the judge addressing claims a staffer at the firm representing Hunter Biden lied about being a lawyer for a GOP lawmaker in an effort to get a court filing removed from the docket.

It's possible the matter can come up later in the hearing.