Who do you think the next pope will be?
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Claudio Hummes, 70 y.o., Brazilian. Moderated, speaks many languages, Franciscan and could strengthen the Catholic church in Latin America and other poorer countries.
3
17.65%
Dionigi Tettamanzi, 71 y.o., Italian, moralist theologist that likes Opus Dei.
5
29.41%
Joseph Ratzinger, 78 y.o., German, among the heads of the church
1
5.88%
Francis Arinze, 72 y.o., Nigerian, favourite among Africans and is a important man in the dialogues with Islam. It's important to notice that Africa is the continent where Catholicism is expanding more rapidly in the world.
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Apr-04-2005 16:58
Subey
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Registered: Nov 2003
Location: The corner where 'l' resolves into '<'
I'm betting a Canadian will get it!
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Apr-04-2005 18:50
zig
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Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Dublin,Ireland
I think a women would be good for a change........
Apr-04-2005 22:39
verndogs
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Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Sports Discussion Forum - NYC
Considering that the race for the next pope is wide open, I'm playing it safe and voted on other
Your guess is as good as mine
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Apr-04-2005 23:12
St_Andrew
I <3 NYC
Registered: May 2003
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
I have no idea actually!
Missed that option =/
Apr-04-2005 23:28
ProDiGaL
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Location: Earth, Solar System
Im thinking the italian
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Apr-05-2005 04:41
Lebezniatnikov
Stupidity Annoys Me
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: DC
There's a saying that goes, "he who enters a pope leaves a cardinal". It's impossible to predict really, since the Cardinals are always so mum about it. And since the media has been around, they've proved quite inept at predicting who will be chosen.
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Apr-05-2005 12:54
George Smiley
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Registered: Jan 2004
Location: 9 Bywater Street, Chelsea, London
No idea who the next Pope should be but I think us Proddies should go to war with em and give everyone the right to go to Heaven no matter how many sins you committ!!!
Apr-05-2005 15:32
George Smiley
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Registered: Jan 2004
Location: 9 Bywater Street, Chelsea, London
quote:
Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
There's a saying that goes, "he who enters a pope leaves a cardinal". It's impossible to predict really, since the Cardinals are always so mum about it. And since the media has been around, they've proved quite inept at predicting who will be chosen.
There's also a saying that goes something like..."he who enters the boy becomes a cardinal"
Apr-05-2005 15:34
Moral Hazard
Oppressing the 99%
Registered: Mar 2005
Location: with the 1%
quote:
Originally posted by zig
I think a women would be good for a change........
Theoretically it is possible... the only requirement to be pope is that you are catholic.... you don't even need to be Roman Catholic. That being said, the chances of 117 old clergymen chosing someone other than one of their own to lead them are nearly non-existant.
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Apr-05-2005 19:10
zig
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Dublin,Ireland
quote:
Originally posted by Moral Hazard
Theoretically it is possible... the only requirement to be pope is that you are catholic.... you don't even need to be Roman Catholic. That being said, the chances of 117 old clergymen chosing someone other than one of their own to lead them are nearly non-existant.
Theoretically it isnt possible according to canon law to elect a women pope.........
It lists three classes that would be immeaditaly null and void if elected,and these are.......
1.A heretic
2.A schismatic(a member of a faction or seceded branch of a church)
3.A female
Although it is possible for a layman and even a married man to be elected pope,the pope used to have to be a cardinal up to the 12th century,before he could be elected......but nowadays the pope is elected by cardinals,he doesnt have to be nescessarily a cardinal to be elected pope.....
There is a legend in the catholic church of a women pope,pope joan,but this appears to be only a legend as their is no historical evidence to back this up.......but this legend was used by George Smileys mates the Prods to thwart catholics throughout the middle ages..........
Apr-06-2005 00:11
George Smiley
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Registered: Jan 2004
Location: 9 Bywater Street, Chelsea, London
quote:
Originally posted by zig
Theoretically it isnt possible according to canon law to elect a women pope.........
It lists three classes that would be immeaditaly null and void if elected,and these are.......
1.A heretic
2.A schismatic(a member of a faction or seceded branch of a church)
3.A female
Although it is possible for a layman and even a married man to be elected pope,the pope used to have to be a cardinal up to the 12th century,before he could be elected......but nowadays the pope is elected by cardinals,he doesnt have to be nescessarily a cardinal to be elected pope.....
There is a legend in the catholic church of a women pope,pope joan,but this appears to be only a legend as their is no historical evidence to back this up.......but this legend was used by George Smileys mates the Prods to thwart catholics throughout the middle ages..........
Hey I just spent the weekend in Liverpool with my Catholic mates from the better half of Ireland!
(Which is where I actually got the word Prod from!)
to thwart catholics throughout the middle ages..........
