All the young children had the obligation to go there. Embrigadement belonged to the standard of the totalitarian modes.

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Originally posted by kossack in print and in policy, you are definitely right. and i agree that everyone should have equal opportunity for such positions... but in practice (behind closed doors more than in public), it's a reality. how many presidents are there that grew up in the ghetto, or scraped through highschool in single parent homes holding two jobs, or went to Juvie for auto theft...??

well i'm not saying that it isn't more likely...i'm just saying that this dude made it to cardinal for some reason...and he was obviously thought to be good enough by his piers to be elected pope...and i'm sure they were well aware of his past when they selected him...

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Originally posted by Floorfiller well i'm not saying that it isn't more likely...i'm just saying that this dude made it to cardinal for some reason...and he was obviously thought to be good enough by his piers to be elected pope...and i'm sure they were well aware of his past when they selected him...

true enough. and i hate to jump on the popular-politics scaremongering bandwagon without knowing all of the fine details that the media and the public never gain knowledge of. (i usually don't judge so quickly)... but i still think that a pope from South America or even from Africa would have served the world much better than one who will likely set back any progression the last pope achieved.

wow, I wonder if this new pope even knows that there is no god. Someone should tell him! That'ill be a nice surprise before his deathbed!

"hey old pope d00d, that whole god thing is fiction"

Old Pope D00d: "Yeah I know, great joke isnt it!"

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Originally posted by Xenocreator_PG_ wow, I wonder if this new pope even knows that there is no god. Someone should tell him! That'ill be a nice surprise before his deathbed! "hey old pope d00d, that whole god thing is fiction" Old Pope D00d: "Yeah I know, great joke isnt it!"

hehe... the sad thing is, if that's the case then why the h3ll is he voluntarily missing out on alcohol and drugs and viagra all that fun stuff???

Some comedians take their work seriously. A joke this big needs to be nurtured. I dont think they will let the cat out of the bag for another few hundred years.


....man I wish i would be still around for the punchline, it'll be freaken halarious.

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Is it just me, or does he look like a cartoon "evil twin" version of the old pope? Zombie John Paul II?

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The Holy Ghost selected him to be the new Pope so who are we to judge...

The Catholic Church is a business. That's my whole problem with Catholicism. It's not about God, it's about money and power. People don't go to Church because they want to, they go because they feel obligated or for tradition. Over the past many centuries the Catholic Church has performed many abominations, casting a poor light on Christianity as a whole. I believe there are many Catholics that are good Christians, but the overall message is corrupted by the Church. Indulgences, the Crusades, etc, etc...

In Matthew, Jesus states that you cannot serve both money and God. I'm not trying to judge, by any means, but it seems like the Catholic Church is trying to straddle the fence on this one. The pope is a man, just like any other. Why is he so revered? Where does the bible say there should be a pope, or that one man should be considered higher than any others? Many of the policies of the Vatican aren't backed one iota by the Bible. I just don't get it.

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Originally posted by kossack agreed, and i am aware of that. but becoming a pope requires adherence to strict guidelines and certain criteria to be met with regards to background. there were many other worthy candidates (both progressive and conservative) that would have fit the bill very well - doesn't it seem logical that membership in such an organisation should disqualify a person regardless of how enthusiastic or not that they were?

You sir are a dumbass

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Originally posted by dj_bas wow awesome!! that's way bigger than mine

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Originally posted by NiteMer It's not about God, it's about money and power. People don't go to Church because they want to, they go because they feel obligated or for tradition.

Thet's one good piece of a bullshit you're saying. Many people discover faith being an adult after a period of a rebel. They go to church because they feel the need to do this, not because somebody asked them or a tradition tells so.

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Originally posted by NiteMer Where does the bible say there should be a pope, or that one man should be considered higher than any others? Many of the policies of the Vatican aren't backed one iota by the Bible. I just don't get it.

Jesus told st. Peter to be the next leader after him and later there will be next one, and the next one until Jesus returns to judge the living and the dead.

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