CBS Information anchor says cardinals are ‘rawdogging’ papal conclave since their telephones have been confiscated

Tony Dokoupil picked the incorrect second to check out some new slang,

The CBS Mornings co-anchor is catching some warmth after making a colourful remark in regards to the papal conclave, the continued course of that sees Catholic cardinals collect in Vatican Metropolis to pick out a brand new pope. Dokoupil's ill-timed joke got here in the course of the community's Wednesday broadcast (beginning at 1 hour, 10 minutes, and 56 seconds within the video under), whereas papal contributor John Allen was working down the norms of the method.

"Most of them will inform you that whereas [voting is] happening, they’re sitting studying their breviary, that’s a guide of prayers that clergy have, or praying a rosary," Allen stated of the cardinals. "The one factor we all know they’re not doing is checking Instagram as a result of their gadgets have all been confiscated."

That's when Dokoupil chimed in: "I consider the children name it 'rawdogging it,'" he stated. "In case you’re gonna undergo an extended time frame with no digital machine."

His panel — together with Vatican analyst Delia Gallagher and co-anchors Norah O’Donnell, Maurice DuBois, Seth Doane, and Chris Livesay — instantly started snickering at Dokoupil's use of the innuendo, which normally refers to intercourse and not using a condom.

Gallagher then received issues again on observe, declaring that because the youngest of the cardinals is 44, time away from their screens shouldn't be too arduous. "They’re of a sure age, so that they is likely to be used to it," she stated.

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Regardless of her finest efforts, Gallagher's segue wasn't fast sufficient to cease social media customers from fixating on Dokoupil's phrasing.

"Kinda gross that CBS is utilizing rawdogging like that," wrote one X consumer.

“I’m going to must ask CBS to by no means enable the phrase ‘rawdogging’ on their airwaves once more," wrote one other.

"I needed to clarify to my mother what rawdogging was," complained one viewer. "And now I must clarify to my grandmother thanks CBS."

One consumer stated the community was "severely missing at school," whereas one other questioned whether or not Dokoupil knew the "origin of that time period" earlier than he stated it.

"It’s been one hell of a 12 months for Tony Dokoupil," joked one other.

Earlier this 12 months, Dokoupil took half in an ungainly trade with The White Lotus star Jason Isaacs, who received upset when requested whether or not prosthetics had been utilized in his full-frontal nudity scene. Isaacs dodged the questions and claimed that the hosts wouldn’t be asking about genitalia prosthetics if he had been a girl.

"I feel if prosthetics had been normal with actresses, we would ask," Dokoupil replied.

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Isaacs sniped again, "What’s your obsession with it? Are you having remedy? Mike White is an excellent author. It's the very best sequence on tv, for a very long time. What’s the obsession with penises? It's an odd factor."

Extra not too long ago, Dokoupil had one other interview go awry when he requested former New England Patriots coach Invoice Belichick, 73, in regards to the age-difference between him and his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson.

Hudson instantly shut him down, saying that Belichick wouldn’t be answering that query.

In a voiceover, Dokoupil stated, "It’s a subject neither one among them is comfy commenting on."

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