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We've got a new pope! (pg. 8)
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| maxtuh |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cyrus King
aiming at your mother is pretty easy though |
LOL:haha: |
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| bass drive |
| not to be disrespectful, but the new pope and the other Italian candidate look like a bunch of drug dealers |
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| naesean3 |
I agree - although judging books by their covers - is not always fair. But in the almost 30 years since the last pope emerged - the world is a "global market" - where are the PR/Marekting GURUS?? we need a HOT Pope - good looking leaders command more followers in any dynamic - no??
Former alter boy that I am/was - I shall be damned......alas I fear it is too late for me.....:tongue3 |
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| starsearcher |
| quote: | Originally posted by bass drive
not to be disrespectful, but the new pope and the other Italian candidate look like a bunch of drug dealers |
lol hey you never know...the church has quite the history after all :haha: |
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| dEsidEL |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
Insight:
The election of Pope Benedict XVI was in effect a vote for the status quo. The Church is not in a worse position as a result of this election.
Clearly the intent here is the give the Church more time to plan it's full "modernization". Benedict XVI is not going to usher in any significant change - but give us a similar theological position as John Paul II.
Benedict XVI is nearly 80 years old - if he lives as long as John Paul II he only has 7 or 8 years of papal rule. In the next half-decade expect the Vatican to decide it's position on many major issues and then wait for the next pope to bring those changes to the forefront.
Lastly - Catholic religion is not governed by the same process and systems as a company, city or country. Catholicism is not about laws, by-laws and revisions. Catholicism is a religion given to people by God - so the process of change is not only slow, but is not up to the will of man (it is up to the will of God). The slow pace of change within religion is good thing and (the slow pace of change) has suited mankind remarkably well over the last 2000 years. Religion cannot be managed by a "flavor-of-the-month" mentality - it must be managed by temperance and contemplation (and divine inspiration).
Ok, thanks. |
after i read a few news reports about this i too found myself in agreement. i think it's probably best they elected a Pope like Ratzinger atleast for the time being .. isn't he like the oldest Pope elected in the last 300 years? that speaks enough for itself ..
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| dEsidEL |
| quote: | Originally posted by arek
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LOL i knew it ..
has anyone seen the one comparing Senator Lieberman and Senator Palpatine ?
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
Lastly - Catholic religion is not governed by the same process and systems as a company, city or country. Catholicism is not about laws, by-laws and revisions. Catholicism is a religion given to people by God - so the process of change is not only slow, but is not up to the will of man (it is up to the will of God). The slow pace of change within religion is good thing and (the slow pace of change) has suited mankind remarkably well over the last 2000 years. Religion cannot be managed by a "flavor-of-the-month" mentality - it must be managed by temperance and contemplation (and divine inspiration).
Ok, thanks. |
Good post.... unfortunatly this has not always been the case. Huge sweeping changes have been made in the past for a multitude of secular reasons that were later justified through scripture.
A good example is priests not being allowed to marry. It was not until the Cesare Borgia the son of Pope Alexander VI took over the papal lands outside of Rome and Alexander refused to challeng his son (late 1400s) that the church decided Priests would no longer be allowed to marry. This rule was made so that no priest would ever choose his family over the church. Later the church justified this by saying Jesus choose not to marry so he could attend to his followers and so priests make the same choice.... not accurate.
Eating fish on Friday is a good example as well.... the rule used to be you had to fast on Fridays.... people didn't like this so the rule was changed to you cannot eat meat on Fridays. This was alright for a thousand years or so until Spain got into economic troubles (1600s... I believe). Because Spain's economy relied so heavily on fishing the Pope at the time (I appologize I do not know which pope) declaired that all good Catholics should eat fish on Friday.
Hopefully the prudence with which the church has guarded their doctrin in the past two centures will continue. With that as a goal of the church, Benedict XVI is a great choice. |
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| nycionx |
| i think his name is really cool. benedict! sounds sick lol. maybe cuz of oceans eleven heh |
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| starsearcher |
| makes me think of eggs :toothless |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by starsearcher
makes me think of eggs :toothless |
mmmmmmmmmmmmm eggs benedict....... Now I'm hungry... THANKS ASS! |
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| disko-kandi |
| Benedikt ~ b/c the actual Benedictine Order is one the most - if not the most - pre-dominant Order in Southern Germany aka Bavaria, which is where Ratzinger is from! ;) |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by disko-kandi
Benedikt ~ b/c the actual Benedictine Order is the most pre-dominant Order in Southern Germany aka Bavaria, which is where Ratzinger is from! ;) |
You're the first person I've heard pose that theory. Nice connection but I think you're incorrect. The pope cannot be of any sect of the church and therefore it is unlikely that he would choose to associate himself in any strong way to any sect. Besides, Benedict XVI has never been a member of the Benedictine Order, to my knowledge anyway. |
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