Pope Resigning

[Drachen]

He says he is old and tired.



LONDON — Recognizing what he described as his failing strength of “mind and body,” Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would step down as head of the Catholic church, the first pontiff to give up his duties since 1415.

“After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry,” Benedict said in a statement.

More (http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/pope-benedict-to-resign-citing-age-and-waning-energy/2013/02/11/f9e90aa6-743b-11e2-8f84-3e4b513b1a13_story.html)

[sjacquemotte]

It would make more sense that Popes always do this.

[baseline bum]

:lol TOSB
:lol religion of pedophiles
:lol now more free time to suck more 8 year-old dicks

[boutons_deux]

"During his time in office he has ordained so many conservative cardinals, that amongst them is hardly a single person to be found who could lead the church out of its multifaceted crisis."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/11/pope-resigns-live-reaction

[Drachen]

"During his time in office he has ordained so many conservative cardinals, that amongst them is hardly a single person to be found who could lead the church out of its multifaceted crisis."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/11/pope-resigns-live-reaction


So his time in office is extended in a way.

[TeyshaBlue]

I played a round with him yesterday. Cheating MF'er. Nobody skips a ball over the water hazard....NOBODY!!!1111

[coyotes_geek]

I played a round with him yesterday. Cheating MF'er. Nobody skips a ball over the water hazard....NOBODY!!!1111

Done it twice. Have witnesses.

[Blake]

:lol now more free time to suck more 8 year-old dicks



So his time in office is extended in a way.




I played around with him yesterday...


Done it twice. Have witnesses.



Wut

[boutons_deux]

Cincinnati Archdiocese Plans To Fire Principal For Supporting Marriage Equality

http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/02/11/1571141/cincinnati-archdiocese-plans-to-fire-principal-for-supporting-marriage-equality/

[Drachen]

LOL

[AFBlue]

How is this political?

[AussieFanKurt]

Don't know how he sleeps at night enabling so much child rape... religion is disgusting

[Blake]

How is this political?




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[ElNono]

How is this political?

It's on the forum's description:
Post about politics, news, government, religion and business.

[AussieFanKurt]

How is this political?

don't come back

[Wild Cobra]

This is just wrong. How can a man of faith leave the post given to him by his God?

[velik_m]

This is just wrong. How can a man of faith leave the post given to him by his God?

Since when are the cardinals "his God"?

Anyway, i joked we would sooner see the pope resign than our prime minister, i guess the joke was on me...

[LnGrrrR]

This is just wrong. How can a man of faith leave the post given to him by his God?

Maybe God is telling him to step down? *shrug* if anybody has a handle on what God wants, you would think it would be the Pope...

Anyways, I will miss ol' Palpatine...

[boutons_deux]

How is this political?

There's no politics in the Vatican? :lol

raping kids for centuries and shielding priests isn't political?

imposing Catholic morals on non-Catholic employees isn't political?

[Warlord23]

Bet he got a great offer to take over as CEO of the Church of Scientology

[EVAY]

Good riddance. I have no good expectations about a successor. Ever since Pope John XXIII, every pope since then has been rushing headlong toward the 12th Century. This Church has not even a shred of moral authority anymore, imo.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

It could just be pure coincidence but the timing of this being only a week or so after that Mea Maxima Culpa (which I had to turn off halfway through because of how disgusting it was hearing about deaf kids getting molested) documentary came out raises a few eyebrows, especially with the amount of blame that movie points at the vatican.

EDIT: Just realized it was in theatres for awhile but its premier on HBO was last week.

[Blake]

This is just wrong. How can a man of faith leave the post given to him by his God?

Smh

[symple19]

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/528595_10151509052843343_1121570064_n.jpg

[TeyshaBlue]

don't come back

Die in a fire.

[admiralsnackbar]

Done it twice. Have witnesses.

Pretty sure this puts you on the short-list for beatification.

[LnGrrrR]

Pretty sure this puts you on the short-list for beatification.

I reread the fine print on that, it's actually beatoffication that you're eligible for.

[admiralsnackbar]

I reread the fine print on that, it's actually beatoffication that you're eligible for.

:lol ...my mistake.

[coyotes_geek]

Pretty sure this puts you on the short-list for beatification.


I reread the fine print on that, it's actually beatoffication that you're eligible for.

:lol

Hmm. One of these sounds like it could be enjoyable, and the other sounds like I'd just be getting jerked off. Not sure which is which though................

[TeyshaBlue]

Done it twice. Have witnesses.

Fuck you, Your Grace!

[LnGrrrR]

BREAKING NEWS: Pope to Catholics: GFY! [/spurstalk]

[coyotes_geek]

Fuck you, Your Grace!

If it makes you feel any better, one of those times I followed up my miracle shot by missing a 3 foot birdie putt. That ball was promptly deposited back into the water hazard....

[LnGrrrR]

If it makes you feel any better, one of those times I followed up my miracle shot ....

Is that the term the priests use instead of "money shot"? :D

[TeyshaBlue]

Is that the term the priests use instead of "money shot"? :D
:lol:lol:lol

[Blake]

http://gifsoup.com/view1/1515874/bishops-perfect-game-o.gif

[coyotes_geek]

^^^ Pretty close actually. :lol


Is that the term the priests use instead of "money shot"? :D

:lol

Wouldn't surprise me.

[Woo Bum-kon]

This is just wrong. How can a man of faith leave the post given to him by his God?

:lol

[Drachen]

My best friend and his fiance are going to be in Vatican City on the last day of his papacy. They didn't plan it this way, they are pretty pissed.

[mouse]

the pope is needed for what again?

[Drachen]

the pope is needed for what again?

Google catechism. Tell ya all you need to know

[baseline bum]

Wow, those child molestors elected a Mexican pope. I hope they teach him that you can flush the toilet paper at the vatican.

[rjv]

Wow, those child molestors elected a Mexican pope. I hope they teach him that you can flush the toilet paper at the vatican.


a mexican from argentina at that (and with italian heritage !).

[ElNono]

Since Messi = god, it makes sense they'll pick somebody close to him, tbh

[rjv]

Since Messi = god, it makes sense they'll pick somebody close to him, tbh

:lol

[baseline bum]

Damn son, usually the Mexicans come and steal the shitty jobs, but that nigga getting paid.

[ElNono]

Damn son, usually the Mexicans come and steal the shitty jobs, but that nigga getting paid.

Dude probably just become the richest Argie ever, tbh

[Drachen]

Since Messi = god, it makes sense they'll pick somebody close to him, tbh

Lol, I didn't know who Messi is, so I googled him and as I typed in "Messi", Google auto corrected to "Messiah".

[Drachen]

Dude probably just become the richest Argie ever, tbh

I heard (though never confirmed) that in order to stop the whole "Pay me for absolution" that the church restructured that all church property is technically deeded to the pope (so that a priest couldn't say "give me your land and I will absolve you"). If this is true, then he is the richest man in the world.

[Koolaid_Man]

Wow, those child molestors elected a Mexican pope. I hope they teach him that you can flush the toilet paper at the vatican.

:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao My Vote For Post Of The Year!!!

[Koolaid_Man]

Maybe God is telling him to step down? *shrug* if anybody has a handle on what God wants, you would think it would be the Pope...

Anyways, I will miss ol' Palpatine...

Why go after male boys....man I tell ya..the Church is so twisted...their against homosexuality while being the cause of global rise...

[Das Texan]

Dude probably just become the richest Argie ever, tbh

Except he has taken a vow of poverty.

[ElNono]

Except he has taken a vow of poverty.

Well, he doesn't have to spend it. Doesn't mean the money isn't there.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Apparently you can forget about seeing women priests, a change on contraceptive stance or priests being allowed to marry. He's a good proselytizer by all accounts though!

[Das Texan]

Apparently you can forget about seeing women priests, a change on contraceptive stance or priests being allowed to marry. He's a good proselytizer by all accounts though!

Well women wont become priests or priests be allowed to marry even with the youngest of cardinals there, so I dont know why this is even discussed.

Or I should say:

Which cardinal would have fought to change all 3 of these items.


question

[Das Texan]

Well, he doesn't have to spend it. Doesn't mean the money isn't there.

He's not even going to see it. If any money is given to him, it goes to the Society of Jesus.

[ElNono]

He's not even going to see it. If any money is given to him, it goes to the Society of Jesus.

Trump doesn't 'see' the money either, that doesn't mean he has no control over it. He's the Pope. If he wants the Vatican Bank to unload money somewhere, it happens. Just like the last Pope put in control some buddy from Germany in control of the bank.

[Das Texan]

Trump doesn't 'see' the money either, that doesn't mean he has no control over it. He's the Pope. If he wants the Vatican Bank to unload money somewhere, it happens. Just like the last Pope put in control some buddy from Germany in control of the bank.


Trump controls all the purse strings even in his trusts, tbh.

When you are in a religious order, the superiors of the order control all the purse strings. Generally, your rank within the church has nothing to do with heirarchy within said order. At least from my own personal experience.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Well women wont become priests or priests be allowed to marry even with the youngest of cardinals there, so I dont know why this is even discussed.

Or I should say:

Which cardinal would have fought to change all 3 of these items.


question

All 3 at the same time I doubt but

http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/top-stories/cardinal-keith-o-brien-says-priests-should-marry-1-2805979

http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/cardinal-sees-no-theological-obstacle-women-priests

That was off a 2 min google search. They are out there.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Trump doesn't 'see' the money either, that doesn't mean he has no control over it. He's the Pope. If he wants the Vatican Bank to unload money somewhere, it happens. Just like the last Pope put in control some buddy from Germany in control of the bank.

All he is doing is regurgitating the 'stewardship' divine right bullshit so you can claim poverty but still take cash. I don't take the money; I am just steward over it for God.

[Das Texan]

In theory, priests being able to be married is fine. Its existed in church history. In practice, I dont see it as being practical. Mostly due to the massive requirements being a Catholic priest requires of you.

I dont see a man being able to fully devote all of his energies to both:

1. Pastoral duties
2. Family duties

One WILL suffer.

I'll give you this example: Johnny is sick and you are at home watching him. The wife is also sick and you are taking care of them. Mrs. Jones calls saying, Mr. Jones is on his death bed and would like last rights.

Someone suffers. Which does the priest place priority over. You cannot devote yourself 100% to both church being on call 24/7 and to family when you are essentially on call 24/7 also.

As far as the women priesthood, its a murkier subject because its never been done. Considering there have been numerous bans on women priests, including by both John Paul II and Benedict XVI, there are theological questions as to whether or not its even possible, no matter what Cardinal Policarpo may believe himself.

Then on the last question, I get the Catholic Church stance on contraception. Whether its something to ever be changed, we'll see. I think of the three, its the most likely to occur, with married priests a very distant second and women priests something at less than a .01 % chance of happening.

[TDMVPDPOY]

celebrates with another cardinal gangbang round 2 after last night round 1