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Post by twyrch on Apr 1, 2005 10:15:29 GMT -5
Newsweek discussed the more popular choices for Papal Succession here . |
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Post by dinadan on Apr 19, 2005 12:36:37 GMT -5
We were both wrong--Ratzinger got it.
Well, I hope Benedict XVI's papcy goes better than generally expected.
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Post by pink3elephant on Apr 19, 2005 13:19:09 GMT -5
Well i would vote if i was updated on the matter, but since im not i'll just kick back and see who wins!
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Post by Lady Bookwyrm on Apr 19, 2005 18:02:29 GMT -5
The new Pope has a lot of potential. He is 78 years old...  ...wow, that's old for a Pope to be elected. Which, of course, means he's more of a transitional Pope. Which means we'll be right back here in a few years, lol. Habemus Papam! |
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Post by twyrch on Apr 20, 2005 9:08:36 GMT -5
The new Pope has a lot of potential. He is 78 years old... ...wow, that's old for a Pope to be elected. Which, of course, means he's more of a transitional Pope. Which means we'll be right back here in a few years, lol. Habemus Papam! I wonder why they would do that unless the other canididates just didn't meet their expectations.... any thoughts Booky? |
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Post by dinadan on Apr 20, 2005 9:36:27 GMT -5
Well, my two cents on why Ratzinger is that (1) he represents the (perhaps extreme) outcome of John Paul II's ideology, and so is a voice of consistency with the last 26 years, and (2) he is an older man, and so perhaps the most we can expect from him is a reign of more or less than a decade, so he won't have as much time to manipulate the succession pool as JP2 did.
Also interesting to me is this idea of Benedict XVI's to "reuinite Christendom." Under normal circumstances, that's something I could get behind--but I suspect that, given his reputation as "God's Rottweiler" and as the "Cheif Heresy Hunter of the Catholic Church" his approach may be a bit....umm...lacking in terms of diplomacy.
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...wow, that's old for a Pope to be elected. Which, of course, means he's more of a transitional Pope. Which means we'll be right back here in a few years, lol.
