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Elected by Smoke: 133 Men Decide for over a Billion
May 8, 2025 – Eighty Years After War, Still Choosing Thrones
At 6:08 p.m., the crowd looks on,
“fumus albus“— thick and strong.
Sistine‘s roof, where smoke ascends,
A signal: power, that never ends.
“Habemus papam“ then rings aloud,
The vacancy‘s now sealed and done.
A man is crowned, the crowd is proud,
As if his rule were heaven’s son.
A billion souls to "Papa" sworn,
By cardin...
Friday 9th May 2025 6:09 am
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