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Pope Leo heading to Argentina in November

  • Rice
  • August 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM

There are 10 replies in this Thread which has previously been viewed 169 times. The latest Post (August 9, 2026 at 10:10 AM) was by Splinter.

  • Rice
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    • August 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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    I wonder if he will bring Thanksgiving Day with him?

    Pope Leo Will Visit Peru, Where He Lived for Years, in November (Gift Article)
    The trip, which will also include Uruguay and Argentina, will be a homecoming of sorts for the American pontiff.
    www.nytimes.com
  • UK Man
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    • August 5, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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    Quote from Rice

    I wonder if he will bring Thanksgiving Day with him?

    They only have the one public holiday in November....National Sovereignty Day whatever the heck that is. So I'm sure they'll use any excuse to fit another one in. :rolleyes:

  • Splinter
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    • August 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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    Well that's fine, not that I give a toss. But why did his predecessor who was Argentine anyway, insult his own country by never visiting? He went to Brazil first and then ignored Argentina.

    A Brit In Buenos Aires

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    • August 5, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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    Well that's fine, not that I give a toss. But why did his predecessor who was Argentine anyway, insult his own country by never visiting? He went to Brazil first and then ignored Argentina.

    My missus feels the same about him. Makes me think there might have been some dodgy business going on.

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    • August 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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    Many of our Argentine friends didn't like Papa Francisco. I always liked him very much (did not like HIS predecessor) and appreciated him for identifying with the ordinary worker.


    But I was viewing him dispassionately as an outsider, as Argentines probably couldn't. And I was surprised that he never traveled to Argentina. I'm guessing Pope Leo is trying to make up for that.

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    • August 6, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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    I think Francisco didnt travel to Argentina , as he didn't want to get too close to CFK.

    Any trip would have been used politically by one side or the other.

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    • August 7, 2026 at 7:11 AM
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    Very possibly true, GlasgowJohn . Unfortunate that NO trip was also seen as political.

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    • August 7, 2026 at 8:46 AM
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    Many of our Argentine friends didn't like Papa Francisco. I always liked him very much (did not like HIS predecessor) and appreciated him for identifying with the ordinary worker.


    But I was viewing him dispassionately as an outsider, as Argentines probably couldn't. And I was surprised that he never traveled to Argentina. I'm guessing Pope Leo is trying to make up for that.

    It's no secret that he was a closet Kuka.

    A Brit In Buenos Aires

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    • August 7, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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    I was surprised to learn that Hebe de Bonafini, the late president of the Madres de Plaza de Mayo, hated even Pope XXIII defining him as a pig.

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    Bonafini tuvo múltiples expresiones contra la Iglesia Católica. Al fallecer el Papa Juan Pablo II expresó: "Nosotras deseamos que se queme vivo en el infierno. Es un cerdo. Aunque un sacerdote me dijo que el cerdo se come, y este Papa es incomible".

    She somehow reconciled with Bergoglio, but I don't know if it was a strategic move by him or by her. I would categorically exclude that it was faith-driven, that's for sure!

    This article is enlightening. If you want to know how I dug up this old article, it was because my husband told me that she took a dump in the Buenos Aires cathedral, behind the altar. I thought I was misunderstanding his words, but he said he was talking seriously. So I googled it and found this article that shared way more than I was expecting to find. She was a vulgar and disgusting person and the more I read about her, the more it gets reaffirmed. Good riddance!

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    • August 8, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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    She was never known as a classy lady, and that story reinforces her crude image. She did have a hard earlier life, and was a tough old bird.

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    • August 9, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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    She was vile and oozed bitter vitriol.

    A Brit In Buenos Aires

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