Habemus Papam

[Jdvn1]

Well, I suppose if you don't like Benedict, the good news is that he's only got 3 years before he's out, then we get Peter (the first Pope Peter since the first Pope, Peter), followed by the destructioni of Rome and the beginning of the Apocalypse.

Hm. Why go to school?

 

[Teflon Billy]

And Tokugawa protested that he didn't want to be Shogun...

And Brer Rabbit sure as heck didn't want to be thrown in that briar patch...

LOL

 

[Pielorinho]

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[HalWhitewyrm]

Well, I suppose if you don't like Benedict, the good news is that he's only got 3 years before he's out, then we get Peter (the first Pope Peter since the first Pope, Peter), followed by the destructioni of Rome and the beginning of the Apocalypse.

Ah yes, the prophecies of St. Malachi of Ireland. I was hearing about that this morning on the Today show. They are certainly very interesting; the last four popes he got with pretty good accuracy (20/20 hindsight and all). Now we just gotta figure out how does Benedict XVI fit into the "gloria olivae" clue he left (though there already are speculations running around).

I have my personal reservations about Ratzinger, but he gets the benefit of the doubt and a chance to do his thing first, so we'll see. I'm far more interested in the little, obscure details that surround this whole process, as they are feeding directly into something we are working on.

 

[Rostek]

Ah yes, the prophecies of St. Malachi of Ireland. I was hearing about that this morning on the Today show. They are certainly very interesting; the last four popes he got with pretty good accuracy (20/20 hindsight and all). Now we just gotta figure out how does Benedict XVI fit into the "gloria olivae" clue he left (though there already are speculations running around).

I have my personal reservations about Ratzinger, but he gets the benefit of the doubt and a chance to do his thing first, so we'll see. I'm far more interested in the little, obscure details that surround this whole process, as they are feeding directly into something we are working on.

I share your... thoughts in the second paragraph and will refrain from saying anything else on that.
As for Benedict- the Benedictine monastic order is also known as the Olivine Order, IIRC (which I why I suspect he chose the name- he's not docternally similar to the previous few Benedicts). There is also a Jewish connection (previously mentioned and deleted, wisely) but that is pretty week.
We'll see in three years

 

[Jdvn1]

"gloria olivae" clue

Are you going to make me look it up in wikipedia? I'm guessing it's not Olive Glory.

 

[Teflon Billy]

Forced into (like anyone had a choice) and later deserted going home. When the americans came through his village he was put into a POW camp.

That's right I gorgot that every member of the Hitler Youth didn't want to be there.

And every single Frenchmen was part of the resistance.

Surely if we can talk about the new Pope merits, we can talk about his history and flaws as well.

 

[Jdvn1]

He's apparently the oldest man to be elected Pope, so his papacy will probably be one of the shortest.

 

[iwatt]

He's apparently the oldest man to be elected Pope, so his papacy will probably be one of the shortest.

Except that medical science keeps advancing as well. so you just never know nowadays...

Surely if we can talk about the new Pope merits, we can talk about his history and flaws as well.

If you consider a flaw the fact that he was 12 years old in 1939....You'd probably be more accurate in stating that the flaw was in his parents.

Anyhow I'd rather give the guy the benefit of the doubt.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

Yeah. Let's see what the guy's going to do now that he's pope before we start bashing him. Give him the benefit of the doubt.