9 out of 10 BS P&CE Posters Agree - New Pope NOT the same as the Old Pope

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  1. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Apparently effective 2/28/2013.

    I'm not Catholic, so it's not my concern, but I'm pretty surprised he's not making it effective after Easter. Who is going to preside over those activities now? Just seems weird to me that he's not doing it a month later. Easter is a big deal to Proddies like me, and my understanding is that it's even a bigger deal to the mackerel snappers.
     
  2. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    It is a big deal to us Papists and pretty much all Christians (or so I thought). The Super Bowl, Game 7 of the World Series & W.C. Final all rolled into one.

    Now we can finally get a black or Latino pope to shake the cobwebs from the Church.
     
  3. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    DC United went to Rome to see the Pope!

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  4. Kobranzilla

    Kobranzilla Member

    Sep 6, 2001
    NY F'in City
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He claims because of health and desire to see family

    odds there is a scandal buried in here?

    1. PED - taking the juice to get pumped up for sermon's in st peters square
    2. Diddling -- more priestly diddlers are about to come to light
    3. He has a hand in fixing Serie A games to try and help AS Roma
    4. He is coming out of the closet as Hermann Goerings former lover or something
    5. ?
     
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  5. chad

    chad Member+

    Jun 24, 1999
    Manhattan Beach
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think he got an offer from Penn State.
     
  6. Auriaprottu

    Auriaprottu Member+

    Atlanta Damn United
    Apr 1, 2002
    The back of the bus
    Club:
    Atlanta
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    I had my students to pay some attention to the funeral proceedings for JPII (we were in Pittsburgh on a field trip while it was happening). This somewhat practicing Protestant found the whole series of events absolutely fascinating.

    You saw how well that worked out for Chris Dorner. Not gonna happen, even from someone at the top. My guess is, you don't even get a shot at the title without having proven yourself an unswayable company man first.
     
  7. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
    Club:
    --other--
    That is the elephant in the room. ABC was discussing this this morning. The most dedicated and fastest growing are southern hemisphere (and the US church is basically the red-headed stepchild of the church). Will the old white guys in Italy allow it?
     
  8. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I hear the Cardinal "Electoral college" has a significant Italian membership and they want an Italian Pope.


    An African Pope would probably be the best for expanding the brand.

    So I hope they pick some old Italian pervert. :p
     
  9. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    An Afro-Latino from Brazil or the Caribbean to really mess up their head in Rome
     
  10. puttputtfc

    puttputtfc Member+

    Sep 7, 1999
    I still he think he was one of our best defenders and his red card against Italy was bullshit.
     
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  11. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
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    --other--
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    Problem solved. And it will be fun to watch.
     
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  12. ElasticNorseman

    ElasticNorseman Member+

    Apr 16, 2004
    Natick, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    Norway
    Berlusconi ?
     
  13. soccernutter

    soccernutter Moderator
    Staff Member

    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I always thought it was the matches between the US and Italy...biased officiating, unfriendly crowd, always playing away in St. Peter's Square...
     
  14. Chesco United

    Chesco United Member+

    DC United
    Jun 24, 2001
    Chester County, PA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    He's trying to get the new pope elected before Holy Week/Easter.
     
  15. JBigjake

    JBigjake Member+

    Nov 16, 2003
    Unfortunately, my favorite candidate has just aged out:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Arinze
    "On 1 November 2012 Cardinal Arinze lost his eligibly to participate and vote in any future conclaves occurring as the result of any period of sede vacante."

    Edit: Perhaps I posted too soon; he may still be eligible, even if he's been disenfranchised!
    Looks like the Irish & Canadians favor a Quebecois!
    http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/02/11/pope-bookies.html
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Ouellet
    "Ouellet is fluent in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and German. He is known for his missionary work in South America.
     
  16. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
    Club:
    --other--
    Is the election process the same with it being a resignation? Or is there the ability to place a hand-picked successor?

    How about Rick Santorum?
    edit: Never mind, he's married.
     
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  17. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wow...can it happen that fast? I didn't realize that. If it can then it makes much more sense.
     
  18. Naughtius Maximus

    Jul 10, 2001
    Shropshire
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    That's what it will be. Someone who won't look too closely into the skeletons they've got rattling around the cupboards.

    Turkey's don't often vote for Christmas, do they.
     
  19. GiuseppeSignori

    Jun 4, 2007
    Chicago
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'd certainly like to see some diversity in the Church hierarchy, but from what I understand the priests from Africa and South America are often more conservative than their European and American counterparts. I'd hate to have the Church go backwards and undermine Vatican II just for the appearance of modernizing.
     
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  20. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
    Club:
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    F'in' wonderful. The Catholic Church can get a new Pope quicker than the Red Bulls found a replacement for Hans Backe.
     
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  21. russ

    russ Member+

    Feb 26, 1999
    Canton,NY
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Nah,it still doesn't.

    Easter's the Super Bowl, Lent's the playoff's.

    This is JK qualifying the US for 2014,then resigning.

    He's either very sick or a very big shoe is about toi drop.
     
  22. Crimen y Castigo

    May 18, 2004
    OakTown
    Club:
    Los Angeles
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    At least one person's looking forward to a Roman junket:
    ...
    Last month, after the release of thousands of pages of records about sexual abuse by priests, Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez announced that he had relieved [Cardinal Roger] Mahony of all public duties. The move, spurred by what Gomez said was Mahony's mishandling of the abuse cases, is unprecedented in the American Catholic Church.
    Despite the public censure, Mahony is still allowed to help select a new Pope.
    "I look forward to traveling to Rome soon to help thank Pope Benedict XVI for his gifted service to the Church, and to participate in the conclave to elect his successor."
    ...
    What a guy.
     
  23. Barbara

    Barbara BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 29, 2000
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    How would undermining Vatican II give it the appearance of modernizing?



    Anyway, I'd love for this resignation to be related to his past record of covering up child rape or perhaps the rumors about him and his good-looking assistant. But I suspect it really is about his health. I seem to recall that when he was initially elected, there were lots of comments about his age and thus would have a relatively short tenure. I imagine that JPII should have resigned a decade before he died.
     
  24. GiuseppeSignori

    Jun 4, 2007
    Chicago
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sorry, I wasn't clear. Electing a pope from Africa or South America might give the appearance of modernizing.
     
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  25. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
    Club:
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    Interesting point, the Pope resigns, who accepted his resignation?
     
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