There is a new Pope

We will know who in an hour

Published on April 19, 2005 By Dr Guy In Religion

Cardinal Ratzinger - Benedict XVI

It will be interesting to see how the talking heads treat the announcement.

Comments (Page 1)

Zoomba

on Apr 19, 2005

This is kinda cool for me, this is my first papal election and it's something else to see all the pomp and ceremony surrounding what is without a doubt the longest held tradition/institution in the World.

Zoomba

on Apr 19, 2005

Looks like it's Ratzinger...

Pope Benedict XVI

Dr Guy

on Apr 19, 2005

It surprised me by how quick it was. But I guess the choice really does not surprise me. It is going to Piss off a lot of pundits too.

donParsec

on Apr 19, 2005

One thing's sure., his is not going to be a long papacy

Take a look at this
Link

Dr Guy

on Apr 19, 2005

Looks like it's Ratzinger...

Pope Benedict XVI

I know. I was listening live and could not hear if it was Benedict or Benedictine,so I googled it. First site already had his name up there! They were fast!

Dr Guy

on Apr 19, 2005

One thing's sure., his is not going to be a long papacy

Take a look at this

Yea, I dont see him living until he is 100 or older. But then all the 'leading' candidates were well over 60, and most over 70, so I guess it was not meant to be.

But that is just stupid (the link) as it has already happened, and this is the 266 pope, not the 112. (altho Rome did not fall back in the midevel times)

donParsec

on Apr 19, 2005

I do hope Nostradamus is wrong in this case.

Dr Guy

on Apr 19, 2005

I do hope Nostradamus is wrong in this case.

Well, Allah has already predicted that a tidal wave would wipe out the US in 2007, so I guess the backwash could drown Rome.

But I dont hink it is going to. When it does not, they will just have a new meaning of that Quatrain by Nostradamus.

donParsec

on Apr 19, 2005

Yeah, maybe. But Nostradamus IS cryptic most of the time

was the 111th pope assassinated in Italy?

Zoomba

on Apr 19, 2005

I could probably use the words of Nostradamus to make a prediction about my cat's next bowel movement... such is the nature of much of his vague "predictions"

The church also already did the split thing waaaay back. And since Ratzinger is a big traditionalist, he'd probably run the risk of assassination by staying in Rome because that's where the seat of power must be.

That said, I don't think we're going to have this Pope for all that long. He's already 78, and lets give him the benefit of the doubt and good health... my money is on within 10 years we'll be doing this all over again. If his reign is even shorter than that, I'd put money on the next Pope being much much younger and a fairly junior member of the College of Cardinals.

donParsec

on Apr 19, 2005

Link

No, take a look here

Link

donParsec

on Apr 19, 2005

fat pope, thin pope...

donParsec

on Apr 19, 2005

'Well, Allah has already predicted that a tidal wave would wipe out the US in 2007..'

Osama?

P.S. How do you quote text? I'm not able to do so even after clicking the Q button 5 or 6 times

Zoomba

on Apr 19, 2005

I am kinda glad that we're finally running out of "end of the world" prophesies. Hopefully once we pass the next two popes (and the 2012 end mark in the Malachy Prophecy) this will all be put to rest and we can finally silence the loonys who constantly cry "The End is Near!"

Dr Guy

on Apr 19, 2005

That said, I don't think we're going to have this Pope for all that long. He's already 78, and lets give him the benefit of the doubt and good health... my money is on within 10 years we'll be doing this all over again. If his reign is even shorter than that, I'd put money on the next Pope being much much younger and a fairly junior member of the College of Cardinals.

I agree. The patteren is never 2 long term popes in a row, so this is more a care taker role to turn over the college of cardinals, and then the next one should be a lot younger. Besides, Pope JPII is an impossible act to follow and Pope Benedict XVI will probably not be as active or make that big of an impression.

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