So there is a new Pope. They probably didn't pick him this way.
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
- 6
Key Things You Should Know About Pope Francis. (The Week) - How
the Conclave Picks a Pope: By the Numbers. (NYMag) - 5
Things About Popes and Their Names; Like, Why Do They Change Them? (NPR) - Boehner
Turns Down Invitation to Visit Pope. President Obama invited John
Boehner to travel with Vice President Joe Biden to Rome to watch the Roman
Catholic Church install its first pope from the Americas in its 2,000-year
history. (WSJ Video) - How
Rich Is the Catholic Church? Nobody really knows, because religious groups
don’t need to follow regular accounting and disclosure rules. (Slate)
- Lessons
From Past Dow Milestones. (MarketWatch) - Could
the Dow really reach 36,000? Surge greeted by at least one outlandish
prediction (TW) - Secret
and Lies of the Bailout. Taibbi warns the worst may be yet to come.
(RollingStone) - Move
Over, Goldman. College grads are clamoring to work for a different firm
this year. (TDB) - Amazon
Launches ‘Amazon Coins’ In Its First Move Into Virtual Currency.
(TechCrunch)