New Pope

[Craig]

A new Pope has been elected.

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is the 265th Pope, now to be nown as Benedict XVI.

[Belatucadrus]

Without wishing to sound ageist, at 78 Pope Benedict is getting on a bit, the oldest elected pope of the 20Th century was ST. PIUS X 1903 - 1914 who was 68 when selected. Looks like a conservative choice to consolidate John Pauls work, but unlikely to be another 27 year pope.

[madboy33]

Quickest ever selection and first German in over 1000 years

[deuces wild]

Without wishing to sound ageist, at 78 Pope Benedict is getting on a bit, the oldest elected pope of the 20Th century was ST. PIUS X 1903 - 1914 who was 68 when selected. Looks like a conservative choice to consolidate John Pauls work, but unlikely to be another 27 year pope.

I agree. A shame that the successor has to be so old. But, perhaps he will make significant and positive changes during his relatively short tenure.

[andsome]

The whole problem with the Catholic church is as I have mentioned before. It is run by old men who have NO experience of a normal family life and normal family relationships. A man of that age who has NEVER been married, is expected to make rulings affecting women and children and families in general. The whole set up is ludicrous,

[Belatucadrus]

So I take it they turned down your application andsome ? :D

[deuces wild]

The whole problem with the Catholic church is as I have mentioned before.  It is run by old men who have NO experience of a normal family life and normal family relationships.  A man of that age who has NEVER been married, is expected to make rulings affecting women and children and families in general.  The whole set up is ludicrous,

And over one billion folks worldwide don't see that as a problem. ;)

[andsome]

The whole problem with the Catholic church is as I have mentioned before.  It is run by old men who have NO experience of a normal family life and normal family relationships.  A man of that age who has NEVER been married, is expected to make rulings affecting women and children and families in general.  The whole set up is ludicrous,

And over one billion folks worldwide don't see that as a problem. ;)

Of course they don't they have been brainwashed from birth. To countless millions in the third world it is a problem. Because of this brainwashing they are scared to use a condom and practise safe sex, so the incidence of aids is rocketing, and is now a threat to countless generations in the future. Hundreds of thousands of children are now born with aids. I have not heard of a commandment which says that thou shalt not take measures to prevent the spread of a disease, which has now reached epidemic proportions, and thou shalt also go forth and multiply to the extent that man will eventually choke to death in his own effluent, if the aids does not wipe out countless millions in the mean time. Any religion is man made, and handed down generation upon generation, getting more and more twisted in meaning as it does so. By all means worship your God, whatever you choose to call him/her, but you do not need the teaching of men in funny hats and frocks to be a good person.

[deuces wild]

Of course they don't they have been brainwashed from birth.

Yes andsome. All one billion Catholics are mindless robots. :rolleyes: :lol:

[Besty]

You might want to start thinking before typing andsome :angry:

[-pops-]

Please don't let this deteriorate into a pro/anti religious rant.

I am here with finger poised on the close button.

[sapins]

There may be over 1Billion Catholics but there are far, far less practicing ones.

[Agent Smith]

I have not heard of a commandment which says that thou shalt not take measures to prevent the spread of a disease

Andsome, I should point out that this is in effect covered by the "Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbours Wife" commandment. This forbids sex between unmarried couples, which if followed would mean that aids would not be an issue. Especially as the Churches deciphering of this would also include the forbidding of homosexual sex.

Any religion is man made, and handed down generation upon generation, getting more and more twisted in meaning as it does so.  By all means worship your God, whatever you choose to call him/her, but you do not need the teaching of men in funny hats and frocks to be a good person.

I have to agree with you on this though :clapping:

[andsome]

I have not heard of a commandment which says that thou shalt not take measures to prevent the spread of a disease

Andsome, I should point out that this is in effect covered by the "Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbours Wife" commandment. This forbids sex between unmarried couples, which if followed would mean that aids would not be an issue. Especially as the Churches deciphering of this would also include the forbidding of homosexual sex.

Any religion is man made, and handed down generation upon generation, getting more and more twisted in meaning as it does so.  By all means worship your God, whatever you choose to call him/her, but you do not need the teaching of men in funny hats and frocks to be a good person.

I have to agree with you on this though :clapping:

This covers your neighbours wife, but hardly accounts for the third world, where millions upon millions are too poor to afford weddings. We have to be practical here, and acknowledge the fact that the Catholic doctrine if practised to the to Nth degree would effectively mean the end of the world. with mankind drowning in it's own effluent, or simple standing shoulder to shoulder with damn all to eat. I just cannot believe that God implied this.

[deuces wild]

By all means worship your God, whatever you choose to call him/her, but you do not need the teaching of men in funny hats and frocks to be a good person.

Will do. I have been waiting years for your approval. :D

BTW: It looks like the Catholic religion is not the only one with men in funny hats and frocks:

:lol:

[deuces wild]

BTW: *Catholic* angels are prettier than the others. :D

Sources say that angels from the *other* religions look like this:

Time to convert to Catholicism? :D :lol:

[andsome]

By all means worship your God, whatever you choose to call him/her, but you do not need the teaching of men in funny hats and frocks to be a good person.

Will do. I have been waiting years for your approval. :D

BTW: It looks like the Catholic religion is not the only one with men in funny hats and frocks:

:lol:

BTW:  *Catholic* angels are prettier than the others. :D

Sources say that angels from the *other* religions look like this:

Time to convert to Catholicism? :D  :lol:

I know about the funny hats and frocks. Regarding the angels, I am not joining the gang just for a pretty face. Being so gorgeous myself, I can hardly cope with the queue at my door as it is.

[Tankus]

[andsome]

BRILLIANT