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[kirblar]

I'd sort of be surprised if they went for another 70-80yo guy after what just happened.

 

[PBY]

Ex-Catholic here.

I only care who the new pope is, because it will impact my family. My family is religious, and I would hate for the next Pope to be even more conservative than the last one.

There aren't "conservative" or "progressive" popes, because:

I don't know how many times I have to say it. JPII was not a liberal, and I have no idea where you're getting this idea...

 

[Talon]

Yes, I'm sure it's nuanced as you say, but when I say liberal I'm asking for a pope akin to Pope John Paul II.

JPII's was right in-line with the Catholic teachings. He just spent more of his time with the poor, and he was charismatic. I don't understand this thought that JPII was some sort of modernist.

Benny really had no chance: he was effectively a placeholder, and he was old.

 

[farnham]

Plz let it be a black pope.

 

[Bombadil]

Yes, I'm sure it's nuanced as you say, but when I say liberal I'm asking for a pope akin to Pope John Paul II.

Was JPII liberal? What did he say that was liberal?

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

Ex-Catholic here.

I only care who the new pope is, because it will impact my family. My family is religious, and I would hate for the next Pope to be even more conservative than the last one.

Question: did it really matter that the last pope was conservative? I mean, he wasn't pope long enough to influence generations like John Paul was.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

I'd sort of be surprised if they went for another 70-80yo guy after what just happened.

People must love setting themselves up for disappointment from the upper ranks of Catholic leadership.

 

[BertramCooper]

John Paul II wasn't liberal in the slightest.

Apparently some people misinterpret "huggable" as "liberal."

 

[Demon Ice]

Sweet, I wonder if it's gonna be a white homophobe, black homophobe, or brown homophobe!

 

[creationtheory]

I hope they elect a pope that represents their cult diversity.

 

[MiicD]

When was the last time a pope was assassinated?

 

[Orbiter]

In the bbc.co.uk feed it looks like a Dethklok announcement about to be made.

 

[PBY]

Question: did it really matter that the last pope was conservative? I mean, he wasn't pope long enough to influence generations like John Paul was.

Nope. John Paul didn't really "change" anything in any real way that would affect you- still no premarital sex, condoms, abortions, gay marriage, etc, etc.

 

[Kiraly]

When was the last time a pope was assassinated?

The fuck?

 

[Hot Coldman]

I hope it's Father Dougal Maguire.

Hopefully someone explains perspective to him before he address St. Peter's Square

 

[Loxley]

I would fucking love it if, just once, they introduced the new Pope like this.

 

[3N16MA]

I bet it's an old guy.

 

[Borgnine]

When was the last time a pope was assassinated?

Godfather III

 

[Diprosalic]

I hope they elected a old white european dude. We haven't had one of those in a while.

 

[Whiskeymatt]

Not Catholic, but man I would give a lot to be there right now just for the experience of it all. Maybe someday.

 

[MiicD]

The fuck?

Just curious

 

[DieH@rd]

any live feed?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21758339

 

[IamMattFox]

Huh.

It's like, why are my Baptist friends on Facebook so interested in the new pope? Doesn't really matter to those guys, right?

Although, I will admit I'm kind of curious if only because of the extremely creepy ritualistic selection process.

 

[alfredofroylan]

When was the last time a pope was assassinated?

Wikipedia is your friend:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_murdered_popes

 

[Consul]

any live feed?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21758339

I'm not sure if this will work outside of the UK.

Edit: Beaten.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Obama is the honorary pope.

Step 2 complete.

 

[farnham]

Just curious

John paul ii was victim of an atempt

 

[CrazyDude]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21758339

I'm not sure if this will work outside of the UK.

It works.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Black or US-pope would be cool. But I guess, it'll be some Italian guy.

 

[Valkyr Junkie]

It's very interesting that this whole new Pope business began after my fiance and I started watching The Tudors. I can't wait for Pope Sam Neill to take his rightful position.

 

[Futureman]

Who is this new pope?!?!

 

[MiicD]

Wikipedia is your friend:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_murdered_popes

John paul ii was victim of an atempt

Ah, interesting. Thank you

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

Nope. John Paul didn't really "change" anything in any real way that would affect you- still no premarital sex, condoms, abortions, gay marriage, etc, etc.

Not sure what you mean. Just by towing that line for the duration of his papacy John Paul 2 influenced at least 2 generations of Catholics. Benedict in comparison wasn't even in office 10 years.

 

[paully]

JPII's was right in-line with the Catholic teachings. He just spent more of his time with the poor, and he was charismatic. I don't understand this thought that JPII was some sort of modernist.

Benny really had no chance: he was effectively a placeholder, and he was old.

Relative to the Catholic Church, and other modern popes, I'd say he was pretty progressive.

 

[thefro]

Black or US-pope would be cool. But I guess, it'll be some Italian guy.

Probably Scola based on it happening so quickly.

 

[BrokenEchelon]

They should keep his identity a secret.

 

[CrazyDude]

Ah, interesting. Thank you

That's why we have the popemobile.

 

[PBY]

Not sure what you mean. Just by towing that line for the duration of his papacy John Paul 2 influenced at least 2 generations of Catholics.

He didn't tow that line though, he was completely against all those things; if you have a "toe-the line" conception of his papacy, then you're just misinformed.

 

[Mavromatis]

I was wondering about that small picture of "Rome".

 

[Frolow]

Who is this new pope?!?!

Spoiler

we don't know yet

 

[Pollux]

Relative to the Catholic Church, and other modern popes, I'd say he was pretty progressive.

No he wasn't at all. You're thinking of someone like John XXIII. JPII did quite a bit to roll back many of the things that people got carried away with after Vatican II.

 

[Korez]

He's coming

 

[CitizenCope]

O'Malley would be cool. Just about the only one that doesn't creep me out.

 

[Guevara]

Who is this new pope?!?!

Meet the new pope


Same as the old pope

 

[Borgnine]

Wikipedia is your friend:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_murdered_popes

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

LOL.

 

[blame space]

oh my god this is gross fuck the pope fuck megyn kelly.. bring back judge mathis

 

[Count Dookkake]

It's like, why are my Baptist friends on Facebook so interested in the new pope? Doesn't really matter to those guys, right?

Although, I will admit I'm kind of curious if only because of the extremely creepy ritualistic selection process.

Oh, you meant to ask a different question than the one you did. Ok.

The answer to that is the same as why Sony fans would care about a change in hierarchy at Nintendo.

 

[pulga]

Does anyone have a link to a livestream, but not the bbc one?

 

[creationtheory]

It's amusing and depressing watching all this spectacle over something that should be irrelevant by now.

 

[Talon]

It's like, why are my Baptist friends on Facebook so interested in the new pope? Doesn't really matter to those guys, right?

Although, I will admit I'm kind of curious if only because of the extremely creepy ritualistic selection process.

Well, with Christianity being such a fractured religion, there really aren't that many global figureheads outside of the Pope. I guess Billy Graham, but still not to the same degree.

Protestants generally find televangelists like Joel Osteen creepy. Neil Clark Warren has somehow avoided this label.

At the same time, technically Protestants believe Catholics to be heretical for praying to Saints and the whole Pope-is-infallible bit. And also think Catholics are weird for not personally studying the Bible.

Well, Catholics will always have the Martin-Luther-Was-Suffering-From-Crazy-Visions-While-Having-Explosive-Diarrhea-and-that's-the-foundation-of-Protestantism thing over us.

He didn't tow that line though, he was completely against all those things; if you have a "toe-the line" conception of his papacy, then you're just misinformed.

JPII did more to reach out to the youth in the Catholic Church than any other pope before him. That's his legacy.