CBS News Reporter Goes Viral for Awkward Comment at Papal Conclave
Crowds gathered at St Peter's Square on Wednesday, as the Papal Conclave to elect the 267th Pope ended with no final decision, marked by black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel.
CBS News was also on-hand to provide coverage of the historic event, though it was one reporter's comment that left viewers shocked.
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Asking a papal contributor to explain the process of electing a new pope, CBS' John Allen stated, "The one thing we know they're not doing is checking Instagram, because their devices have all been confiscated."
"I believe the kids call it raw-dogging it, if you go through a long period of time with no electronic device," CBS Mornings co-anchor Tony Dokoupil said in a comment that immediately went viral, as awkward laughs erupted and the other panelists quickly changed the subject.
Comments immediately poured in, with replies like, "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" and "My man...lol, that doesn't mean what you think it means!"
While the American Dialect Society says it means 'to undertake without usual protection, preparation, or comfort" and has extended to activities such as travel, the vulgar slang term usually refers to having sex without a condom, per Merriam Webster.
However, the official account also chimed in with a clarification in the comments.
"Not the time or the place to use that term..." another noted, as one comment read, "You know it's a weird timeline when CBS is casually using 'rawdogging' to describe the College of Cardinals."
The Papal Conclave is the gathering of the College of Cardinals to elect the next pope to lead the Catholic Church, following the death of Pope Francis at 88.
The second day of voting is set to begin around 4 p.m. local time (10 a.m. ET), with 133 cardinals from around the world casting their ballots until they reach a decision, at which point white smoke will billow from the Apostolic Palace and a new pope will emerge on the balcony, per NBC News.
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