MattyT Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/19...sday/index.html
JoeF Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 Waiting for the official introduction..no confirmation on who it is
CoachChuckDickerson Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 white smoke has risen BREAKING NEWS!!
JoeF Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 Streaming EWTNLive TV from EWTN--pull down Television menu and go to your preference for streaming...
Dr. Fong Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 Not to turn this into a whole big religious debate, but if it's Ratzinger, I'm never setting foot in a Catholic church again.
Like A Mofo Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 You can feel the LAMP when it comes to this new Pope annoucment here... Look At Me! I was the first one to report it!!!!
Guffalo Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 Not to turn this into a whole big religious debate, but if it's Ratzinger, I'm never setting foot in a Catholic church again. 308970[/snapback] Well, not to be a bad Catholic, but wasn't there a recount on the Pope before John Paul, our last Pope? Didn't the guy only last for a month before the man upstairs called for a recount? Again, I don't want to appear like a heathen, but....It all worked out last time
MattyT Posted April 19, 2005 Author Posted April 19, 2005 the man upstairs called for a recount? 308974[/snapback] God called for a recount?
MattyT Posted April 19, 2005 Author Posted April 19, 2005 You can feel the LAMP when it comes to this new Pope annoucment here... Look At Me! I was the first one to report it!!!! 308973[/snapback] Jealous
Dr. Fong Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 God called for a recount? 308977[/snapback] Yeah, meaning he died shortly after assuming office.
JoeF Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 Not to turn this into a whole big religious debate, but if it's Ratzinger, I'm never setting foot in a Catholic church again. 308970[/snapback] Cardinal Ratzinger has shown none of the flexibility that JP II did....JPII was also orthodox but had an equal dose of realism and outreach... I don't know Dr. Fong. I will never give up my faith or participation--but a shepherd who brings us back to borderline intolerance of other Christian and other faiths and doesn't deal with the world's many issues and many types of people in a manner that combines empathy with faith would be hard to swallow.... Ratzinger is in his late 70's, I think we need longer term leadership...
Guffalo Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 Yeah, meaning he died shortly after assuming office. 308981[/snapback] It was about a month if I recall
Thailog80 Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 white smoke has risen BREAKING NEWS!! 308958[/snapback] Oh great it's Tommy Chong!
MattyT Posted April 19, 2005 Author Posted April 19, 2005 Yeah, meaning he died shortly after assuming office. 308981[/snapback] Ahh...I see. Wasn't exactly happy with the decision then, eh?
scribo Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 JOSEPH RATZINGER (GERMAN), BORN APRIL 16, 1927 Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger seems typecast for the role of doctrinal watchdog he has played at the Vatican since 1981. Under his meek demeanour lies a steely intellect. His blunt judgments delight conservatives and outrage liberal Catholics. Ratzinger was archbishop of Munich before taking over as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), the successor to the Inquisition, in 1981. In that office, he has cracked down on liberation theology in Latin America and denounced sexual liberalism in the West. In 2000, his document "Dominus Iesus" (Lord Jesus) angered Protestants by saying their churches were "deficient." One of Pope John Paul's closest advisers, Ratzinger became dean of the College of Cardinals in 2002.
CoachChuckDickerson Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 JOSEPH RATZINGER (GERMAN), BORN APRIL 16, 1927 Cardinal Francis Arinze was for nearly 20 years the Vatican's point man for relations with Islam, a key element cardinals choosing the next pope may take into consideration. This has fueled speculation he could become the first African pope in more than 1,500 years. A very spiritual man, he is sometimes seen walking to his office near the Vatican clutching rosary beads while praying, smiling all the time. A theological conservative, he was born into an animist family in the village of Eziowelle. He was not baptised until the age of nine, when he converted to Catholicism. 309001[/snapback] Pope Benedict the 16th
Arkady Renko Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 A European Pope shouldn't surprise anyone, that's where the Catholic Church has the most problems.
BillsFanInTexas Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 Not to turn this into a whole big religious debate, but if it's Ratzinger, I'm never setting foot in a Catholic church again. 308970[/snapback] Same here, but then again, I'm Jewish!
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