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Post by webmistress on Apr 19, 2005 12:42:55 GMT -5
GERMAN CARDINAL IS NEW POPE
"Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, a longtime guardian of doctrinal orthodoxy, was elected the new pope Tuesday evening in the first conclave of the new millennium. He chose the name Pope Benedict XVI.
Ratzinger, the first German pope in centuries, served John Paul II since 1981 as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. In that position, he has disciplined church dissidents and upheld church policy against attempts by liberals for reforms. He turned 78 on Saturday."
I am trying to research this guy and figure out what his deal is....
I was pulling for the guy from africa I think that would have been revolutionary!
--You can take the girl out of the Catholic school skirt, but not the Catholicism out of the girl ;D
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Post by Kata6 on Apr 19, 2005 13:00:27 GMT -5
Wow, they didn't waste any time with that one, did they? That was fast!
I'm not catholic, and don't follow much of what goes on in the church, but I do think this whole process is interesting.
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Post by webdominatrix on Apr 19, 2005 13:05:14 GMT -5
It took the same amount of time and the same vote count (two days and four voting rounds) to elect Benedict XVI that it did for Pope John Paul II, (the previous one).
I received the Popes blessing when he blessed all those watching. Who knew channel 5 could be handy for a papal blessing?
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Post by webmistress on Apr 19, 2005 13:08:35 GMT -5
I am just curious to see in what direction this pope is leaning, is he going more orthodox?
I am especially curious on what his views are with all the scientific stuff John Paul II skirted in the past few years...
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Post by Kata6 on Apr 19, 2005 13:25:41 GMT -5
You got a blessing? I'm jealous!
Just out of curiosity, how do they decide which Pope is going to be John Paul II or Benedict XVI, or Paul IV, I mean why'd they pick Benedict the XVI, and not John Paul the III? Do you know what I'm saying?
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Post by webdominatrix on Apr 19, 2005 13:37:50 GMT -5
You came to the right place my child. My knowledge of this knows no bounds....not really but I did go to catholic school so I guess that'll do.
The elected pope himself gets to pick his papal name. It's like a monarchy in that sense. Like if Prince Charles ever becomes King, he could rechristian himself as George the V or Insert shiny new anglo/saxon name here the I. When people are baptized Catholic, you get to pick your "Saint" name, which is your blessed name. So instead of being referred to as Lise, my saint name to my teachers and our parish father was Margaret Ann(shut up, webmistress). Does that make sense?
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Post by Kata6 on Apr 19, 2005 14:28:02 GMT -5
Yeah, that makes sense. Looks like I did come to the right place to ask that question!
So, if for some strange reason you ever became a nun or something, would you be Sister Margaret Ann?
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Post by webmistress on Apr 19, 2005 14:38:04 GMT -5
My confirmation St name is St. Dymphna...
Ironically she is the patron saint of mental illness...
so yeah any other saint names out there?
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Post by webdominatrix on Apr 19, 2005 14:38:58 GMT -5
Yeah, that would be some strange reason if I became a nun, LOL. But yes, I would be Sister Margaret Ann.
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Post by TolleHecht on Apr 19, 2005 16:43:36 GMT -5
webmistress said--
--You can take the girl out of the Catholic school skirt, but not the Catholicism out of the girl ;D
Seems to me the biggest problem lately been taking Catholic Priests out of little boys. LOL
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Post by webmistress on Apr 19, 2005 16:47:28 GMT -5
 [glow=purple,2,300]What[/glow]in the world could you be inferring to???  I did not know Michael Jackson became a priest
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Post by Fox on Apr 19, 2005 18:02:13 GMT -5
Um.....your new pope was a part of the Nazi Youth movement........Great guy - have fun!
(sorry, I suddenly became jewish again this year)
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Post by TheMadHatter on Apr 19, 2005 18:02:31 GMT -5
My confirmation St name is St. Dymphna... Ironically she is the patron saint of mental illness... so yeah any other saint names out there? |
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Post by Fox on Apr 19, 2005 18:55:21 GMT -5
Sorry - Correction: Your pope was a member of the Hitler Youth - not the Nazi party. Still.....
Ah, hell - the guy's 78 (right?) what harm can he really cause?!
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Post by webmistress on Apr 19, 2005 19:02:13 GMT -5
Um.....your new pope was a part of the Nazi Youth movement........ NO way... shit that really sucks, I guess the progress the Catholic church has made with the Jewish faith just went down the toilet! Damn it I want a recount!! Can we put the white smoke back into the damn chimey??? I want the African pope!!!!!!!!! |
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