There is a new Pope

[Q Classic]

Well, I'm not exactly thrilled about the choice of Ratzinger, but that's more because I'm not a great fan of conservative Catholicism. I lean moderate here, too, but I'm afraid that conservatism might push the Church towards irrelevance.

On the other hand, liberalism would dilute the Church's message so much that it would be indistinguishable from white noise.

[Bill3000]

All I have to say is just quote what GSquid said regarding the new pope:

Bah...the two insults people use on the Internet these days is that someone's from the Inquisition and someone's a Nazi, and here we have a real live Inquisitor and people are taking the Nazi route anyway? Think before you speak, people!

[Ned]

I find it amuzing that any German who was forced into the Hitler Youth and the German Army, but who was not a member of the Nazi party, and who deserted, is now labelled a Nazi by people who oppose him for one reason or another. He had first hand experience of Nazi Germany. This did shape his views, but in a harshly anti-Nazi way.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

The last German Pope was Adrian VI, who was elected in 1522 and died in 1523

[JohnT]

Yeah, but "Nazi" and "Ratzi" rhyme! Ratzi the Torquemada doesn't quite have that ring to it.

[Boris Godunov]

Uninspired choice, but not surprising, given that all but 3 of the cardinals voting were appointed by JPII. Naturally they'd be more inclined to support his papal pitbull.

[Locutus]

Originally posted by The Emperor Fabulous
The last German Pope was Adrian VI, who was elected in 1522 and died in 1523

He was Dutch, not German.

[Riesstiu IV]

Dutch... German. It’s the same thing except for the wooden shoes and windmills. Germans hate those.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Q Cubed

Isn't that like asking what's wrong with Jack the Ripper other than him being a murderer?

Last time I checked, there's nothing wrong with being a conservative Catholic, except for the fact that it might push the Church towards irrelevance.

Isn't that something wrong with the choice? It needs a dynamic figure to prevent the slide down the path of irrelevance, not someone who will speed it up.

It also would be nice to get a Pope who would end the silly ban on women becoming priests.

[Agathon]

Dutch... German. It's the same thing except for the wooden shoes and windmills. Germans hate those.

Oh man... them's fighting words.

[alva]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui


Isn't that something wrong with the Church?

Hey dude, Do you have any idea how much work and planning that took me!! Leave it out, will ya!!

It also would be nice to get a Pope who would end the silly ban on women becoming priests.

The church supporting sex-change operations.

[Agathon]

You're all talk, Aggie.

That makes it sound like you want to be whipped. Are you a masochist? Eww.

I wish I'd never made that joke.

[Agathon]

I wish Iggy Pop had been made the Pope. He's already the Pope of Punk.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Cliff Clavin for pope.

[Nikolai]

I for one wishes Benedict all good and hope he'll be a good pope as long as he lasts. He sure has the mental capacity, but I've heard he lacks on the charisma side.