Can't believe nobody has posted this yet...
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe...day/index.html
Can't believe nobody has posted this yet...
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe...day/index.html
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well **** man, the news was only posted like what, 5 minutes ago.
but anyways, i honestly thought it wouldve taken them longer to decide on a new pope.
On a humerous note, from SI.com's daily 10-spot...
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...pot/index.html
8. A day after owner George Steinbrenner's outburst, the Yanks exploded for a 13-run second inning in Monday's 19-8 laugher over the Devil Rays. With the Yankees back in line, a feeling-his-oats Steinbrenner issued a new press release directed at the Cardinals: "Enough is enough. Let's pick that new pope now!"
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Record time to. Obby must be happy
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Ahh, you beat me to it, IrishSS! I'm watching it on NBC right now. No news yet of who it is.
Also, here's a little bit of trivia. Did you know that Vatican City is the smallest country in the world?
Probably Ze Germans!
He seemed like the leading candidate.
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If it's true, the Italians are snubbed out again.
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I was in Monaco last summer. Only took like 30 minutes to stroll across it. Pretty small.
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Good call...
Joesph Ratzinger, taking the name of Benedict XVI.
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http://geography.about.com/cs/countr...lcountries.htm
It's the smallest country in land size.
Islands? Any way to start my own country. I want my own .IN prefix.
As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.
Really? I always thought differently. Interesting.
Anyway, isn't the new pople the same guy that had Nazi ties when he was young?
Well it's news but only half the story. We know there's a new pope but we don't know who. So we really don't have any new information.
Check about 5 posts up...
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Germany's Ratzinger is new pope
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany was elected the 265th pontiff today by the College of Cardinals. He was announced as tens of thousands of people cheered in St. Peter's Square. Ratzinger has chosen the name Benedict XVI, the Vatican announced. The announcement came shortly after white smoke rose from the Vatican chimney and bells rang to announce that a new pope had been selected
Man, I don't know, this guy looks a little evil and he's from Germany
Doesn't everyone from Germany look evil?Man, I don't know, this guy looks a little evil and he's from Germany
That was fast. For some reason I thought it would take a couple of weeks.
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Why do they change their names?
As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.
Hey now...Doesn't everyone from Germany look evil?
That was fast. For some reason I thought it would take a couple of weeks.
See? I know the guy had Nazi ties. They talked about it one day on the news.Man, I don't know, this guy looks a little evil and he's from Germany
Good question. I'd like to know also.
Its traditional to take the name of a saint, apostle or early church father or a homage to a famous pope.
I worry about him leading the entire Catholic church since he vehemently opposed liberation theologies in South America.
I, for one, am glad that there was not another Italian pope. There are so many other countries in the world that popes can come from and I never did understand why, in the past, all the popes came from Italy.If it's true, the Italians are snubbed out again.
Because there are more Italian cardinals. They represent the largest voting bloc.I never did understand why, in the past, all the popes came from Italy.
After some serious searching, I found this:
When a man is elected pope, the cardinal dean asks him two questions. First, the candidate is asked if he accepts the office. If that's a "yes," he's then asked what name he wants to be known by as pope. Presumably, he's thought about this beforehand, because immediately, the two masters of ceremonies draw up documents to announce the new pope and his name.
Choosing a papal name isn't required by Catholic ritual, but it's been tradition since the year 1009. The first pope to change his name was John II in 533. His birth name was Mercurius or Mercury -- which was also the name of a pagan god and not so good for the head of the Christian church. New papal names started to become popular, but they weren't absolute. The last pope to keep his given name as pope was Marcellus II in 1555.
These days, a new pope often picks the name of his favorite saint or pope to be his papal name.
I'd be Popemaster G Delux.
Or Popencathlic.
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I thought you'd be Pope Prius I.
Pope Canabus I?I thought you'd be Pope Prius I.
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