There is a new Pope

[Drake Tungsten]

Originally posted by Seeker
TOTALLY OFF-TOPIC:

That reminds me of something. There's a TV show out of Detroit called 'Judge Mathis', it's just like Judge Judy but with a Large Black Man instead of a Little Jewish Woman.

Anyway, these two roommates are suing each other. The bailiff brings in the defendant. There are three pretty girls in the front row and they whisper something and giggle. Judge Mathis looks up from his papers and grins

Judge: 'They know a playa when they see one'.
Then he looks over the case and whistles..."Looks like it's expensive bein' a playa"

Defendant: "I'm sorry, Your Honour, pimpin' ain't easy"

Judge: "I know, son, but somebodies gotta do it"

At that point the whole court just breaks up laughing. I Love Detroit TV!

Judge Mathis rocks!

As for the new Pope, I really don't give a ****. I'm already sick of all the whining from liberal Catholics about this, though. What the hell did you all expect? The future of the Church is in conservative areas of the Third World, not in the liberal areas of Europe and North America...

[Bosh]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
I think its a bad idea to have someone who may have had a hand in the coverup of the molestation of alter boys to be elected Pope. Even if it wasn't totally proven, having that sort of thing follow you around doesn't do well for the reputation of the Church, IMO.

Not totally proven???

He signed a letter making saying, "don't tell the police about the little boy banging OR ELSE!"

If that's not proven I don't know what is.

[Jules]

I guess I'm not really surprised by the conclave's choice. I'm not sure they have a long-term view for the Church's future yet and so they want things to stay the same as much as possible for now. It's probably too much to ask that the Church will ever give up its medieval views on sex.

[Ted Striker]

I don't see what whips and chains has to do with this Jules.

[Jules]

Ted Striker

[Ned]

Originally posted by Oerdin
He wasn't a dedicated member of the Hitler Youth and was drafted against his will into Hitler's Army so it's hard to hold that against him. Less understandable is why he didn't claim to be a conscientious objector like several religious people in the same town did plus joining a seminary automatically gave you an exemption from the draft. He could have easily gotten out of serving in Hitler's Army but choose not to.

True, he did eventually desert when everyone else was doing so, but, these are looking like the acts of a man who simply goes along with the flow instead of a man who stands up for his principles. Maybe I would do the same if I was in Nazi Germany but I wouldn't expect people to make me Pope after I did so. His former membership in Nazi organizations really isn't the problem though. The problems are his current policies and his absolutely immoral acts of protecting pedophile priests who sexually abused children. That's unforgivable and Ratzinger continues to be knee deep in it.

In his book, he speaks of Nazi lies. I am sure the whole population of Germany was skillfully brainwashed. What is important is that he now recognizes how totalitarian regimes can lie and manipulate its populace.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Plan Austral
I like this guy

You like people who shelter child abusers and sexual offenders? Isn't that nice...

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Ned


Now, that was more than 40 years ago. But still, you have a point his letter may have been the source of the coverup.

Ned my friend. The order was passed by John XXIII but Ratzinger was the one who wrote a memo in 2001 telling Bishops that Pope John XXIII's order was still in effect and they would be excommunicated if they reported Sexual Abusing Priests to the police.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
I think its a bad idea to have someone who may have had a hand in the coverup of the molestation of alter boys to be elected Pope. Even if it wasn't totally proven, having that sort of thing follow you around doesn't do well for the reputation of the Church, IMO.

Especially when the man was formerly associated with Nazi organizations.

[Jules]

Yeah, I think the Hitler Youth thing is a red herring. At the time, it was the German equivalent of the Boy Scouts. Lots of kids were in it. And I guess it was compulsory. What's more worrying is his dismissive attitude about the pedophile priest problem.

Another thing: how do you top an act like John Paul II? People loved this guy so much. Where do you go from that? Another reason for them to pick the guy least likely to screw up. They want to keep all this goodwill going.

[Ted Striker]

Originally posted by Jules


Ted Striker

[Ted Striker]

Cheer up Ben,

Miss Lebanon still loves you:

[Alexander's Horse]

*throb*

[Atahualpa]

Ahh finally the religious right can stop whining... Someone will take care of anti-gay and liberal politics and tell them all off. Their great box champion.

[Ted Striker]

I posted that in the wrong thread. Oops.

But it's approrpriate.