The article cleverly juxtaposes the serious process of electing a new pope with a humorous bachelorette party scenario. The author organized an event where the attendees, referred to as cardinals, were assigned roles based on potential papal candidates. The gathering involved entertaining elements like a PowerPoint presentation and themed music, creating a memorable experience that fostered camaraderie among the guests. The article reflects on how such creative activities can lead to lasting connections, even amidst the backdrop of serious real-world events like a papal election.
I had locked the 13 people in attendance into a room in our Airbnb. Each of the attendees was assigned one of the papabili, which means leading candidate for the job, and literally translates to "pope-able."
The assembled "cardinals" were served red wine. One of the women, who is Jewish, was asked to switch the Spotify playlist to "something Catholic," preferably involving Gregorian chants.
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