http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21411304 Full story here (well not full story, details aren't there yet.
The first time in 600 years that a pope voluntarily resigns.
Sorry if this isn't in the right forum.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21411304 Full story here (well not full story, details aren't there yet.
The first time in 600 years that a pope voluntarily resigns.
Sorry if this isn't in the right forum.
Good riddance. Ratzinger is a cruel zealot who protected child rapists as head of the inquisition and utterly failed to appropriately recognise these crimes when they became public.
Originally Posted by A.J.P. TaylorOriginally Posted by Miel Cools
Cò am Fear am measg ant-sluaigh,
A mhaireas buan gu bràth?
Chan eil sinn uileadh ach air chuart,
Mar dhìthein buaile fàs,Bheir siantannan na bliadhna sìos,'S nach tog a' ghrian an àird.
Originally Posted by Jörg FriedrichOriginally Posted by Louis Napoleon III, Des Idees Napoleoniennes
Originally Posted by Wolfgang Held
Jajem ssoref is m'n korewE goochem mit e wenk, e nar mit e shtompWer niks is, hot kawsones
you can do that? How can God's representative on earth resign? Was he fired by God? Or is it mutual?
Sound opinion, man.
Well, he said he was praying to God and consulting his conscience, and both pretty much told him that he is too old to continue.
Not that I can't understand him. Dealing with baseless and stupid opinions like Ferret's or BOM's on a daily basis must be incredibly frustrating.
Don't bother. He must have had personal problems with the church, the opinion itself is just plain bs.
Last edited by Primo; February 11, 2013 at 05:30 AM.
Thema Devia...perhaps?Sorry if this isn't in the right forum.
Now let us all quietly shed a tear for Ratzinger's departure. And ask for him the Lord's forgiveness with the following hymn:
Oh Lord, please don't burn us.
Don't grill or toast Your flock.
Don't put us on the barbecue
Or simmer us in stock.
Don't braise or bake or boil us
Or stir-fry us in a wok.
Oh, please don't lightly poach us
Or baste us with hot fat.
Don't fricassee or roast us
Or boil us in a vat,
And please don't stick Thy servants, Lord,
In a Rotissomat.
Let's hope that the cardinals choose a less "conservative" pope this time. Ratzinger was too old school and really not fit for the modern world.
HUMAN IS FISH ISLAM IS WATER. COME TO WATER AND BE RELAX...
Cardinal Tagle for Pope! Ok fine, its a long shot.
2 papal conclaves in my own lifetime. Wow.
Who will they elect next?
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Hopefully the next Bishop of Rome will be just as active trying to retain traditional Catholicism and will be able to strive for greater attempts at reconciliation between East and West.
Bye, bye, little Hitlerjugend!..
UT TE DII DEAEQUE PERDANT!!....
Popes tend to be very old when elected so 5-15 years is the normal interval between papal conclaves.
But I definitely think this got huge political impact as the Catholic church is a huge player in many areas. Our ability to combat HIV is for example closely aligned with how strongly the Catholic church opposes condoms.
He never really wanted the job, but the Church wasn't ready for any major change and he was chosen as an interim measure. The real question would be if the College of Cardinals had come up with a candidate that will lead them for the next twenty or thirty years into the future. On demographic and political terms, I always thought the next Pope will be South American, and his successor will be Asian.
Eats, shoots, and leaves.
We need an Italian Bishop of Rome.
Yeah. If the people in Africa would follow the teachings of the church HIV wouldn't be a problem. Because the church is against polygamy, and this, combined with the poverty of the families and the resulting desperate need to have children who work and get money, is what make HIV a problem.
The church is actively combating both, and it's stance on condoms doesn't change squad.
Just heard that. Shame for Roman Catholic church.
what do you think from what country will next pope come?