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pope watch 2013; (thread renamed)
Tweet Topic Started: Mon Feb 11, 2013 6:24 pm (452 Views)
AWOLangel	Mon Feb 11, 2013 6:24 pm Post #1
Posts: 36,542 Group: DS9 Nirvana Member #25 Joined: January 17, 2006	the story here his last day will be feb. 28 the last time a pope resigned was 600 years ago.
	All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.--Abraham Lincoln


Mojochi	Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:37 pm Post #2
........................... Posts: 13,333 Group: Movie Era 10000 post spammer Member #1,478 Joined: November 14, 2007	I didn't even know it was possible, & as an Atheist, I don't understand. The Pope is IT, right? For them, there's God... & then there's the Pope. Now there'll be 2? An active "God's #1 on Earth" and an inactive "God's #1 on Earth"? What if they don't agree? who's right? How do you resign from being God's #1 guy? Did he serve notice to the almighty? I'm just saying I don't understand is all :alittleham: In this day & age, this could just be more detrimental to their thang



AWOLangel	Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:43 pm Post #3
Posts: 36,542 Group: DS9 Nirvana Member #25 Joined: January 17, 2006	the way i understand it is the pope is God's representative on earth. Mojochi Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:37 pm How do you resign from being God's #1 guy? Did he serve notice to the almighty? he probably prayed on the issue, so maybe he did. and after he retires he's "out of the game" so he'd no longer have any say in church matters.



Alisium	Mon Feb 11, 2013 8:04 pm Post #4
Womb-Raider Posts: 5,003 Group: maco 5000 post angel Member #1,345 Joined: October 19, 2007	The pope isn't "God on earth". He's just the spiritual leader of the Catholic church.



ReedEnterprise	Mon Feb 11, 2013 8:12 pm Post #5
Posts: 12,406 Group: 10,000 post Spammer Ent Member #6,067 Joined: May 2, 2012	It's just an extremely odd time for him to do this. I'm Catholic, don't throw it around because there are a lot of things I don't like about the Church.....but anyway......right in the middle of Lent, he resigns? Just odd timing if you ask me. I know it's health related, his brother said so, but still, what's a few more weeks?
	"Reed Alert, that's not bad".....Malcolm Reed tIqjaj yInlIj 'ej bIchepjaj LL&P in Klingon "I am Mork from Ork. NaNu NaNu"


Alisium	Mon Feb 11, 2013 8:26 pm Post #6
Womb-Raider Posts: 5,003 Group: maco 5000 post angel Member #1,345 Joined: October 19, 2007	I read an article today about John Paul II's shoes just being too big for him. According to the article, he's all passion, but can't translate that to effective action. That and his health may be the issue.



AWOLangel	Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:42 pm Post #7
Posts: 36,542 Group: DS9 Nirvana Member #25 Joined: January 17, 2006	what's next for the pope? can he quietly retire?



stigmata	Tue Feb 12, 2013 12:38 am Post #8
Posts: 1,750 Group: 1000 post Angel Ent Member #6,007 Joined: March 26, 2011	Mojochi Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:37 pm I didn't even know it was possible, & as an Atheist, I don't understand. The Pope is IT, right? For them, there's God... & then there's the Pope. Now there'll be 2? An active "God's #1 on Earth" and an inactive "God's #1 on Earth"? What if they don't agree? who's right? How do you resign from being God's #1 guy? Did he serve notice to the almighty? I'm just saying I don't understand is all :alittleham: In this day & age, this could just be more detrimental to their thang He wasn't born as Pope, he doesn't have to die as one. There were actually two Popes for a long stretch of the middle ages, on in Rome and one in Avignon. They didn't get along.



spocklet	Tue Feb 12, 2013 2:16 am Post #9
Live long and prosper.....!! Posts: 24,406 Group: VOY Nirvana Member #5,885 Joined: May 31, 2009	Guess he just didn't like the idea of being called to 'head office' !!
	R.I.P. Gummy, we'll miss you bro


jespah	Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:08 am Post #10
Published Sentient Marsupial Canid Posts: 1,222 Group: maco 1000 post angel Member #6,082 Joined: September 19, 2012	I blame Yoko Ono.
	Once Ixalla was ready, Tathrelle cornered her. �Before we leave for work, I just want to tell you, I�m sorry. I guess I sort of shut down last night. I know you were in pain and I wasn�t too terribly supportive.� There was a wall covering in the main part of their chamber, something that Tathrelle hadn�t noticed before. She stared at it for a second and then shook her head. Outside, a disembodied voice announced from a hidden speaker, �It is time to travel to all daytime places of employment. Transportation sleighs are available and ready. Citizens are encouraged to thank the sleigh drivers at the end of a successful transport. The government recommends haste, and requests that all pregnant persons be given preference for seating in their designated areas.� A little distracted, Ixalla just asked, �Pain?� Untrustworthy - by me, actually. It's for sale on Amazon - Yeah, I'm a published author jespah My author page on Facebook Author of Untrustworthy I blog about Startrek fanfiction.. Honk if you love silence.


Lucifer	Tue Feb 12, 2013 12:37 pm Post #11
Posts: 4 Group: Noob Member #6,094 Joined: February 12, 2013	I honestly cannot believe he did this unless something is about to come out proving beyond all reasonable doubt that either he was a serial rapist of young boys. Does this even matter to anyone NOT catholic? Has there ever been a new Pope that made such drastic changes so as to make anyone outside of Catholicism even notice or care? Honestly, is there ever going to be a guy come in and say, "Hey guys, lets lay off gay people. God thinks they are OK." or "Contraceptives? Hell yeah." Or how about, "Let's get some more chicks in this gig." or even the most basic "If a child gets molested by one of our priests, we are going Spanish Inquisition on his @$$."? More than likely not so most people don't really care.



stigmata	Tue Feb 12, 2013 1:04 pm Post #12
Posts: 1,750 Group: 1000 post Angel Ent Member #6,007 Joined: March 26, 2011	Lucifer Tue Feb 12, 2013 12:37 pm I honestly cannot believe he did this unless something is about to come out proving beyond all reasonable doubt that either he was a serial rapist of young boys. Do you actually honestly believe that, or is it a figure of speech



AWOLangel	Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:10 pm Post #13
Posts: 36,542 Group: DS9 Nirvana Member #25 Joined: January 17, 2006	pope watch 2013 has begun



AWOLangel	Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:15 pm Post #14
Posts: 36,542 Group: DS9 Nirvana Member #25 Joined: January 17, 2006	the odds on favorite for a name is leo



Mojochi	Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:38 pm Post #15
........................... Posts: 13,333 Group: Movie Era 10000 post spammer Member #1,478 Joined: November 14, 2007	stigmata Tue Feb 12, 2013 12:38 am He wasn't born as Pope, he doesn't have to die as one. There were actually two Popes for a long stretch of the middle ages, on in Rome and one in Avignon. They didn't get along. Just more for me to not get at all. Won't ever wrap my head around anything that's going on with that. It's outside all reason in my mind



AWOLangel	Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:19 pm Post #16
Posts: 36,542 Group: DS9 Nirvana Member #25 Joined: January 17, 2006	Quote: VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn's elderly mother hopes he won't become pope because she fears she would never see him and that he would be overwhelmed by Vatican intrigues. "The whole family is afraid that Christoph will be elected pope," Eleonore Schoenborn, 92, told the Kleine Zeitung newspaper in an interview printed on Tuesday as 115 Roman Catholic cardinals gathered in Rome to pick the new head of the Church. the rest here



AWOLangel	Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:38 pm Post #17
Posts: 36,542 Group: DS9 Nirvana Member #25 Joined: January 17, 2006	Quote: VATICAN CITY�Today, 115 princes of the church will lock themselves up in the Sistine Chapel to choose a new pope. Tom Rauen is giving conclave watchers a virtual chance to vote, too. Mr. Rauen has created a game that mimics the single-elimination tournaments made famous by college and professional sports in the U.S. In this fictional matchup, cardinals are divided into brackets against one another and it is up to the contestant to decide who would make a better pontiff. People who end up picking correctly win what Mr. Rauen calls a "swag bag" of goodies, such as T-shirts, hats and other odds and ends made by his company. "We figured having a new pope chosen in the month of March meant someone had to create something like a 'Pope Madness,' " Mr. Rauen said, a riff on the "March Madness" phenomenon in college basketball. more here



AWOLangel	Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:40 pm Post #18
Posts: 36,542 Group: DS9 Nirvana Member #25 Joined: January 17, 2006	no pope yet



spocklet	Wed Mar 13, 2013 4:04 am Post #19
Live long and prosper.....!! Posts: 24,406 Group: VOY Nirvana Member #5,885 Joined: May 31, 2009	Buddhist. Let me know when it's all over !!
	R.I.P. Gummy, we'll miss you bro


jespah	Wed Mar 13, 2013 4:56 am Post #20
Published Sentient Marsupial Canid Posts: 1,222 Group: maco 1000 post angel Member #6,082 Joined: September 19, 2012	Jewish here - only care that there isn't another Inquisition. Will this be an Easter sans Pope? Has there ever been one before since, well, since the Crucifixion/Resurrection?
	Once Ixalla was ready, Tathrelle cornered her. �Before we leave for work, I just want to tell you, I�m sorry. I guess I sort of shut down last night. I know you were in pain and I wasn�t too terribly supportive.� There was a wall covering in the main part of their chamber, something that Tathrelle hadn�t noticed before. She stared at it for a second and then shook her head. Outside, a disembodied voice announced from a hidden speaker, �It is time to travel to all daytime places of employment. Transportation sleighs are available and ready. Citizens are encouraged to thank the sleigh drivers at the end of a successful transport. The government recommends haste, and requests that all pregnant persons be given preference for seating in their designated areas.� A little distracted, Ixalla just asked, �Pain?� Untrustworthy - by me, actually. It's for sale on Amazon - Yeah, I'm a published author jespah My author page on Facebook Author of Untrustworthy I blog about Startrek fanfiction.. Honk if you love silence.


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