This... Could Complicate Matters

Toawa · Post by **Toawa** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 9:59 am

For any of you that have been on Mars for the last 2 hours, a new Pope has been elected.

Ratzinger...
damn damn damn damn damn

Depending on who you believe, he may be quite adament about "sexual morality" and we all know what that means.

Time will tell.

Jun · Post by **Jun** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:16 am

Popes are so CUTE when they find things morally objectionable!

Look! Look't his hat wiggle when he gets all outraged! (tee hee)

I was hoping the Pope would be "old guy in a funny hat." Now HE had a good grasp of reality.

Squidflakes · Post by **Squidflakes** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:30 am

Ahhh the pope.. I don't think there has been this much furvor over a figure head since the British Royal family.

Honestly, what exactly can the Pope do these days? Tell all Catholics to do, or not do something? That group isn't in power like it was back in the 60s and before.

The sexually open among us have far more to worry about from Christan Fundimentalists and Suburban Soccer Society than the pope.

My take on it anyway.. heh.. old men in funny hats. Man, where the hell do I sign up for THAT job.

Toawa · Post by **Toawa** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:57 am

True enough; although he could set a tone. Most of the Fundementalists in this country are Protestent anyway. However, it's not just this country that I'm thinking of... I'm more concerned about developing nations and their need for contriception, etc.

Lictor · Post by **Lictor** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 11:13 am

Funnily enough, this very sort of discussion has been going on on another board I post to and a senior Cardinal has come out and suppoerted the use of condoms to fight aids in Africa.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/aids/story/0, ... 51,00.html

Tellner · Post by **Tellner** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 11:33 am

squidflakes wrote:Ahhh the pope.. I don't think there has been this much furvor over a figure head since the British Royal family.

Honestly, what exactly can the Pope do these days? Tell all Catholics to do, or not do something? That group isn't in power like it was back in the 60s and before.

The sexually open among us have far more to worry about from Christan Fundimentalists and Suburban Soccer Society than the pope.

My take on it anyway.. heh.. old men in funny hats. Man, where the hell do I sign up for THAT job.

How many Catholics voted for the Shrub because of the Vatican's instructions? Remember it was Ratzinger who called for the denial of communion to if not excommunication of pro-choice politicians. He's more likely than his predecessor to throw in with the Christians who want the war between the cross and the crescent.

Ghastly · Post by **Ghastly** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 12:53 pm

Interesting, a hard-line fundamentalist Pope who fought for Hitler in WWII. I guess that means Catholics can go back to blaming the Jews for killing Jesus again. Interestingly enough, isn't there some legend about the second to last Pope taking the name Benedict?

Squidflakes · Post by **Squidflakes** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 1:04 pm

yup!

In fact...

http://www.catholic-pages.com/grabbag/malachy.asp

Jay042 · Post by **Jay042** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 1:06 pm

Could be, though the fact that there have been 15 previous Benedicts kind of make the point moot...

Squidflakes · Post by **Squidflakes** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 1:12 pm

It's going to be an interesting Papal reign, that's for sure. I guess I'd better get my ass to moving on those plans to move to Mars. Anyone wanna come? I have a feeling this planet isn't ever gonna get weird enough for me.

Peaches · Post by **Peaches** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 1:43 pm

squidflakes wrote:It's going to be an interesting Papal reign, that's for sure. I guess I'd better get my ass to moving on those plans to move to Mars. Anyone wanna come? I have a feeling this planet isn't ever gonna get weird enough for me.

OH PLEASE TAKE ME WITH YOU! I'M LEARNING TO DRAW HENTAI!

Meteo · Post by **Meteo** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 1:43 pm

The good thing about Nazi Pope is that he's 78 and probably won't live long.

Surprise Chibi Inside! · Tue Apr 19, 2005 2:05 pm

Meteo wrote:The good thing about Nazi Pope is that he's 78 and probably won't live long.

Eh...I realllllly don't think he'll want to be known as "Pope Benedict the Nazi" for the rest of time. For some reason that just doesn't sound kosher.

Squidflakes · Post by **Squidflakes** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 2:36 pm

POPE HEIL! POPE HEIL! ;P

And is it just me, or is it kind of funny that we now have a german pope taking over the office of a polish pope.

Usagi-kun · Post by **Usagi-kun** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:01 pm

I can only hope his reign is as long as john paul the first was IE less than a month

WhatMeWorry? · Post by **WhatMeWorry?** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:57 pm

squidflakes wrote:POPE HEIL! POPE HEIL! ;P

And is it just me, or is it kind of funny that we now have a german pope taking over the office of a polish pope.

Very funny actually. But where is the Czech pope?

And I guess because of the silly prophecies if your name is Peter and you live in Rome or used to live in Rome or once passed through Rome or had someone in your family from Rome or once ate at Ceasar's Palace or you get the idea, anyway, then there'll be no way you can be pope. But hey, that can't be any worse than being screwed out of the pope chair for being born with tits... 8)

Jay042 · Post by **Jay042** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 4:45 pm

Here's that prophecy in case anyone is interested...

http://www.newagedirectory.com/pro/malachy.htm

Sweet or Sour · Post by **Sweet or Sour** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 5:55 pm

[quote="WhatMeWorry] But hey, that can't be any worse than being screwed out of the pope chair for being born with tits... 8)[/quote]

Some would consider that a blessing you know, to never having to worry about being stricken with a massive horde of the worlds most annoying fans.

Just curious though, on that point, does anyone know if people run to be the pope?.... or if they pick someone who decides he doesn't want to be the pope, can he decline [before actually becoming the pope]. Like getting a call back from your second-choice job when you've just landed your first choice?

Surprise Chibi Inside! · Tue Apr 19, 2005 7:18 pm

Sweet or Sour wrote:[quote="WhatMeWorry] But hey, that can't be any worse than being screwed out of the pope chair for being born with tits... 8)

Some would consider that a blessing you know, to never having to worry about being stricken with a massive horde of the worlds most annoying fans.

Just curious though, on that point, does anyone know if people run to be the pope?.... or if they pick someone who decides he doesn't want to be the pope, can he decline [before actually becoming the pope]. Like getting a call back from your second-choice job when you've just landed your first choice?[/quote]I believe people can't "run" to be the Pope, but other Cardinals can nominate whom they wish to hold the position. Also, a candidate can decline the office, but they are suggested to accept.

WhatMeWorry? · Post by **WhatMeWorry?** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 9:10 pm

Sweet or Sour wrote: Just curious though, on that point, does anyone know if people run to be the pope?.... or if they pick someone who decides he doesn't want to be the pope, can he decline [before actually becoming the pope]. Like getting a call back from your second-choice job when you've just landed your first choice?

They do not run for office in the official sense and the cardinals all vote for whomever they want on the first run, which could be themselves even. They then vote over and over and over and over until someone has a 2/3 majority, then they finally stop voting and the elect then says "I accept" and then they go announce the new pope.

In the unoffical sense, however, you better believe they run. Those interested need to garner favors from the mass of voting cardinals to even come close having any sort of majority or notice on the first few votes to stand a chance to gain majority in the successive votes.

Hence the odds of a pope being elected and then declining are pretty slim, I dunno if there is even a single historical precident or not where a pope actually was voted in and then declined.