http://m.guardiannews.com/world/2013/feb/11/pope-benedict-xvi-resigns-age
Will have a first black pope.
Thoughts?
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Fin D likes this.
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You know times are tough when the Pope lays himself off
Could we see a "temp" Pope like from Kelly Services or something? -
Apparently one of the doves the pope released was attacked by a seagull.
Que the mouth breathing dip****s who think this is a sign or omen of the end times.
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i give you lightning hitting St Peter's hours after the announcement
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and the omens just continue
the Ural region of Russia, where a meteorite exploded
Fireballs reported in skies above Cuba and California
Hundreds of vultures have been swarming a neighborhood in North Carolina this week, causing quite a bit of uneasiness among its residents.
- It's now official that there will be a new logo next season.
- New logo is a mix of the retro logo with a modern feel.
- Navy will still be part of the logo.
- A few Dolphins legends saw it and loved it.
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I wish I had a link but my brother told me about it, and I will take his word. It may be from the Young Turks youtube channel, he listens to them a lot. Great channel by the way. -
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From my pov, it's almost a conspiracy theory.
What I mean by this is a huge wave of child molesters populated the priesthood at the same time, and the organization itself deals in sin/confession/repentence/absolution made the institution itself screwed in trying to rid themselves of them.
Now don't think for a moment I have sympathy for them, if as an institution they deal in morality they should have shown leadership by removing them pro nunc tunc -
From the outside, "we" may think this is a huge problem, from the inside I'd think they are really worried about how Europe has abandoned them.
For reasons both good and bad imo.
If I were a betting man, the next pontiff will be an Italian, just the way they do things. -
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PSU could have tossed the whole lot of them out at any time, the RC on the other hand, had a conflict between, very ancient rules about defrocking a priest, and a forgiveness/absolution function.
When I say conspiracy theory is virtually any institution has malfactors, the RC had such a wave of them, well over 200 iirc it seems odd that so many would appear all in one epoch. -
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For heresy it can take 4 yrs or longer for example.
The situation inside the RC that does fascinate me is found in the SSPX's really hardcore, traditional, Catholic stance.
Think abandoning the Latin Mass is seen as unthinkable, personal prelates etc
4 bishops were excummicato'd for some of those stances, they were re-instated, but there is a interesting sort of struggle going on inside the RC. -
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My own take on it is the personal prelatures and latin masses etc are a bridge to traditional RC practices, I see no harm in allowing those to continue but having the more modern mass and sacraments as well. How the RC works is rather odd to me, suspect they have grown to bloated and slow as happens to any large Institution. -
Here is how the thinking went:
-Sex is only for procreation
-Sex can only be between a man and woman
-Thus sex with small boys is not actually "sex" as it fills neither prong of that thinking. -
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And the Saintly Society of Pious the X really does not much care for Vatican II..at all, yet in Europe and the US and Canada and Australia, this is a growing movement (as is the norm with religions, a longing for some long bye gone time has motivated many a believer).
However, being anchored in Europe, I would not expect to see a non Euro ascend quite yet, not sure the Cardinals can see the benefit in so doing.
Eh, all of this is one of the reasons why I'm a Christian, but do not bother with organized religion per se.adamprez2003 likes this. -
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As for organized religion, I do not mind it per se, just think the sameness is both comforting and disturbing at the same time.
Toss in interpersonal politics and just not my cup o' tea.
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Just the other day my mother was telling me about a guy that has named all the Pope's before they became the Pope for several years. According to his list, there is only one more Pope. I forget the guys name, but i thought that was interesting.
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Lightning, meteors, vultures, doves dying and now.........................................................................................................................
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How many signs do you need??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -
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The Pope is resigning because he lacks the strength to do the job. In other words, an altar boy fought him off.
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It will be ironic if a black Pope is elected in that he will be surrounded by men in white robes with pointy hats swinging crosses in front of him.
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This is just a hold out for for more "benefits" The Pope will re-sign.
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