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Ran-chan
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Yeah, that picture of the emperor didn |
alte Hexe
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Next person that posts that stupid Pope-Emperor Palpatine picture gets banned. I will insure that you get banned.
Next up: geeogree. I think that that and Fatima are going to be discussed during Mass on Sunday. Our parish priest is a fairly strong believer in miracles. |
Mercury
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Doesn't really matter who it is, they're all bad in their own way anyway.
This one was even member of the Hitlerjugend...
This might happen!:
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geeogree
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you guys should look up the prophecy of St. Malachy...
that should give you something interesting to talk about  |
iamhiro1112
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I guess one advantage to having such an old pope is that they won't be in office for too long. I think that is what they wanted cause the previous pope had such a long reign. I herad some describe the new pope as a interem pope. A guy to fill the spot for a couple years and then they will select a younger pope the next time around. |
Colin
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I think he chose Benedict because he's not going to have a long reign.
I don't see a major problem with this. Yes, Ratzinger is conservative, but I can't see him damaging the church too much in his short tenure. It'll basically just be status quo for the next couple of years, as it should be with someone clearly chosen as a transitional pope. If anything, I just hope that he overcomes his shyness and makes a few visits - and isn't it a coincidence that one of his first will be to his native Germany for World Youth Day?
snipy_chipy: The bell thing is new this time around, John Paul II came up with the idea in order to avoid confusion. |
alte Hexe
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Yeah. He'll die, not before he does some damage though.
As for you snipy_chipy. There is a difference between liberal and conservative, yes. But in relation with orthodoxy within the Church, there are oodles of Popes that we're seen as liberal, yet were righteous defenders of the orthodoxy of the hierarchy of Rome. |
Kefka
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This guy's almost 80 already, Ziff. If you want a new pope, then you'll probably get one in... I'll give the guy 4 years at the most.  He'll be 82 then.
"If a Pope is too liberal, then the catholic religion will eventually lose its way."
You really don't have to worry about that. Because while there are some liberal archbishops, there are tons of conservative ones that won't go for them. What would be nice if there was a conservative one that ever DID change some things about the church, like letting women have more power. But we know that's not happening this time around. |
alte Hexe
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I hate being a Catholic.
And in a horrible twist of irony, he chose the name Benedict XVI. The last Benedict was fairly progressive. |
snipy_chipy
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I really thought they were going to elect an Italian.
They release white smoke instead of black when they have selected a new Pope, the beels must of came afterwards.
It's god for him to be a conservative. If a Pope is too liberal, then the catholic religion will eventually lose its way. That won't happen with one Pope, but over the string of years, anything can happen. |
blackhole89
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Yeah. They elected Ratzinger (a German from Regensburg). Dammit, he's probably one of the heaviest conservative hardliners the church has. And he used to have an official fan club  ;;; |
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