Pope calls it a day
 

Frail pope quits – leaves at end of February | euronews, world news

I don't know. I know it's Ireland, I know it's big news but almost the entire news was taken up with this. Bad health? Age? Well surely he was old to begin with so must have known what he was getting into? I'm not a practicing Christian/Catholic (other than I treat people as best I can) but I do wonder what people here think of this, if anything? Any serious Catholics think they won't be able to sleep tonight? Good decision, bad decision? Comments? Anyone care?

I was under the impression that you were Pope until you died? John Paul II was very ill for years right up until his death, but he didn't step down.

I'm not really sure how the whole Catholic system works - I come from a Jewish family.

I didn't release you could quit as the pope but his cardinals will make sure the type of pope is to their needs!

Scandal's comin

Exactly what i'm thinking. Something will be coming up in the news about some child sexual thing and he's stepping down before it's revealed.

I read that a documentary about him knowing about EVERY single child molestation case was put out recently so idk...JP2 also knew

mother****ing religious ****s

I don't blame him for quitting. I'd quit too if my boss never showed up.

:laughing: Well yeah, his boss is imaginary. I wish mine was - I wouldn't have to show up to work.

I'm rooting for a cool new Pope. I mean it's 2013, it's time we got a religious leader who rollerblades everywhere and likes the new My Bloody Valentine album.

A Ghanaian guy is favourited to be the next Pope. That oughta **** racists up

Pope Benedict is an anagram of epic bent pedo. Just saying.



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Black pope for me! That'd confuse the hell out of some people! :laughing:

Apparently, the last time a pope "abdicated" was six hundred years ago. Think about that: that's like the 1400s! Like, before Columbus discovered the US of A! It's been greeted by shock all over, but most people in the know are now praising him for having the "moral courage to admit he's not up to the task anymore". I dunno: anyone using this as an excuse to quit any other job would be laughed at. Wonder if he gets a big severance package? ;)

Plus there's now going to be the almost unheard of situation of having two living popes in Italy, as apparently even after he jacks in the job it's like an ex-president and he still gets called the pope. Confusing?

Meh, I vote for the Space Pope!
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Pope McGrope. True Catholics pull out early.

Rollerblades? The Catholics do not need a hipster pope.

What about a Pope who loves Tom Waits, Brennan?

Woah really clever use of word play there po, you're awesome.

I highly recommend googling the phrase "hipster pope". I just did and it was quite a pleasant minute and a half of my life.

I found this.

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:rofl::rofl::rofl:

Good for him that he realizes he should retire before his wits are gone. I read in the newspaper that a big reason he stepped down now is because him trying to get to the bottom of the child abuse scandals took a big toll on him, with lower ranked people within the system seemingly hell bent on making that job difficult for him. I don't know if that's true or not, though, just referring here. I'm...skeptical (to use a mild word) of the catholic church any case.

I think a Pope who listened to Slayer and Cannibal Corpse would be more ironically delicious.

Chances of a black pope is nill to none let alone a African one. I mean Africans are not treated with no respect. I mean seriously most African countries like DRC Congo (where my parents are from), Cameroon, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast, and even Gabon are all in ****ty conditions. Sure, Ghana and Nigeria as well as South Africa are doing well but those are the only AFRICAN COUNTRIES doing well. I mean until Africa gets REAL INDEPENDENCE and Canada, USA, France, and UK stop treating Africans like a piece of **** then having a African pope will never occur. As long idiotic Europeans and Americans believe that Africans are puppets, then having a Ghanian man as the next pope is so impossible.

Hommes du Afrique de sont humaine aussi. Comprendre que puissance du l'ouest veut de attaque innocent africains pour non raison. Tres bete. Un, librez Afrique SVP puis nous peux avoir a africain pope pour tout la peuple du ce monde.

African men are also human. Understand that the western power want to attack the innocent africans for no reason. Very stupid. One, free Africa please then we can have a African pope for all the people of this world.

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I thought he was celebrating after having scored the winning goal in the All-Cardinals Champions League Semi-Final 2012! "And here comes Bennnnnedictttttttttttttttttttttt! He shoots! He scores! GOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lawl. Catholicism as practiced in Europe is radically different from that practiced in the Third World. Religions are inevitably syncretic due to cultural and economic reasons (link), so the shift of the Catholic Church's center of gravity from Europe to the Third World has implications beyond the race of the Pope. Obvious implications, for secular people of the Leftist and Libertarian persuasions, include the rather draconian view of Homosexuality which is prominent in the Third world as well as the growing religious conflict in Africa & portions of Asia between Christians and Muslims. This shift of gravity has been the subject of numerous books, and the far right is certainly aware of it (link). Even PBS is aware of the phenomenon of "Reverse Missionaries" (link), who are some of the strangest creatures you'll ever have the misfortune of running into. I myself had an encounter with a Nigerian man who not only insisted that racism was solely attributable to Darwin's theory of natural selection but became irate when I pointed out Christianity's role in imperialism and slavery.

I google search who could be the next pope, there are two who have the potential to become the next pope that are from Africa:

Cardinal Francis Arinze, born in Eziowelle, Nigeria
Cardinal Peter Turkson, born in Nsuta-Wassaw Ghana

So they are only two out of a possible eleven from Africa. The odds are really 11 out of 118 (USA Today figures) not nill to none.

So are we all signing him a leaving card?

I already signed it. I'll drop it by your desk tomorrow.

Hey popey

All the best for the future, I won't say a word to anyone about those alter boys nudge nudge wink wink ... lol.

Urbz

Do they sell one with "Sorry you're no longer infallible" on it? :laughing:

Good riddance.

Is it? He'll just be replaced by another twat. This is from someone brought up in Catholic Ireland ( the majority of the yougner generation hate the pope and the religion )

I wish the world was atheist personally.

Well, there are chances he could be replaced by somebody that's less of an *******. But if not, then he as a person, will no longer be the pope. Which is still a good thing, really.

The next pope won't be a white guy from what I'm hearing.

Let's just hope that a black pope doesn't clash with that hat.

If the new pope is black, I'm just going to watch Fox News all day. That'll be a good one to see.

Pope Dennis Rodman The First.
 

Maybe this guy can handle the job !

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Hell the new pope is an Argentinian, he'll be geeing up the Argies now to throw the Brits off the Falklands.

George Sr. is the new pope.

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I love how they hedged their bets by electing a Latin American pope whose parents were both from Italy.

Also, replacing a guy who retired because he's too old with a guy who retired from his last job because he was too old a year ago seems like a pretty awesome decision.