Pope watch...

[spiderrasmon]

pope-a-dope

 

[Horus]

RATZINGER IS POPE!

 

[Jzero]

BENEDICT? Lame.

 

[BullyCanadian]

any more pope cams

 

[Sheepathon]

Benedict the 16th wtffffff

 

[dartworth]

Originally posted by: Phokus
I bet they voted in that nazi ratzinger as the new pope

nazi?

 

[AdamSnow]

I just don't like his last name...

not that it matters or has any effect on me anyway... but I'll still feel free to comment on it...

/me runs back to my non-religious life...

 

[rh71]

can someone fill me in on what the deal is with the guy picking an alt name ?

also, is there any separation between politics and religion ?

 

[monk3y]

Originally posted by: rh71
can someone fill me in on what the deal is with the guy picking an alt name ?

I'm confused too...

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: rh71
can someone fill me in on what the deal is with the guy picking an alt name ?

Tradition. Not much other than that. Catholics take on a confirmation name too.

 

[BullyCanadian]

Originally posted by: BullyCanadian

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Any bets?

I bet its the German...

I second that

we win we win

 

[CVSiN]

Originally posted by: Xafgoat

Originally posted by: InstincT
Bell is moving... and white smoke... We have a new pope...

and yet i still dont care.

agreed.. who gives a flying fork..

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: rleemhui

Originally posted by: rh71
can someone fill me in on what the deal is with the guy picking an alt name ?

Tradition. Not much other than that

Long ago a guy named Mercurius became pope and they thought it would be weird to have a pope with the name of a roman god so they changed it to John II.

Tradition since then.

 

[Sheepathon]

Dude this guy is not hot

 

[rh71]

78 years old... tick tock tick tock... 😉

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: CVSiN

Originally posted by: Xafgoat

Originally posted by: InstincT
Bell is moving... and white smoke... We have a new pope...

and yet i still dont care.

agreed.. who gives a flying fork..

I'll see your flying fork and raise you a flying spork.

 

[DougK62]

Originally posted by: rh71
also, is there any separation between politics and religion ?

Has there ever been?

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: rh71
78 years old... tick tock tick tock... 😉

lol, exactly what I was thinking

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Originally posted by: dartworth

Originally posted by: Phokus
I bet they voted in that nazi ratzinger as the new pope

nazi?

He served in the Wehrmacht during WW II.

 

[mcvickj]

I found this for those who care... http://people.howstuffworks.com/papacy.htm

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: DougK62

Originally posted by: rh71
also, is there any separation between politics and religion ?

Has there ever been?

where?

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: DougK62

Originally posted by: rh71
also, is there any separation between politics and religion ?

Has there ever been?

never a fan of either, so I wasn't sure. I'm glad I can despise both with true sincerity now. 🙂

 

[CaptainGoodnight]

Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1

Originally posted by: dartworth

Originally posted by: Phokus
I bet they voted in that nazi ratzinger as the new pope

nazi?

He served in the Wehrmacht during WW II.

Being German doesn't make you a Nazi.

 

[chrisms]

Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1

Originally posted by: dartworth

Originally posted by: Phokus
I bet they voted in that nazi ratzinger as the new pope

nazi?

He served in the Wehrmacht during WW II.

In 1944... at the end of the war. My grandpa fought for the Axis too, because he was forced to. But he hid in the woods and waited until the war was just about over to join. I wouldn't be surprised if Ratzinger did the same if he joined in '44

 

[DougK62]

"Pope Benedict" sounds lame. "Pope John Paul" was a kickass name.