Josef Ratzinger elected pope

[jcat]

That was quick - He'll be Pope Benedict XVI.

 

[coolcat]

Originally Posted by jcat

That was quick - He'll be Pope Benedict XVI.

Yippppppeeeeee this is a good new!!!!

Thank´s for tell us Tricia!!!!!

 

[kittylover4ever]

Just saw it on TV. God bless him. Seems like a good guy!

 

[fwan]

i told my bf when the popes funeral was on that HE WAS GOING TO BE THE POPE!
i dont know how but i just knew he was going to be because they had showed him more often on tv more than the others and he stands out alot from the others too!
i win my bet now

 

[rarepuss]

I saw it on TV as well.. he seems very happy

 

[ali012281]

Excelent for him. What an honor to be elected in. Hopefully he can live up to pope john paul II's ideals and make a difference in this world as well.

 

[ugaimes]

This is Pope Benny when he went inside after giving his first speech on the balcony:

 

[bumpy]

Originally Posted by ugaimes

This is Pope Benny when he went inside after giving his first speech on the balcony:

Oh my! This

sign while acceptable in the US, apparenly is quite insulting in Italy representing the horns of the devil. Are you trying to make some subconscious statement

?

 

[globalspot28]

I thought they might go with an Italian again. It's good to have variety. I would like to see a black Pope some day.

 

[vespacat]

Sorry, but I can't agree this is positive news for the Catholic church...

Please see the following statement in article below.

"In the days leading up to the conclave, Ratzinger published a book in Germany, arguing that Europe must reclaim its Christian heritage."

That disturbs me to the core.

http://www.ctv.ca/generic/WebSpecial...ratzinger.html

 

[ugaimes]

Originally Posted by bumpy

Oh my! This

sign while acceptable in the US, apparenly is quite insulting in Italy representing the horns of the devil. Are you trying to make some subconscious statement

?

LOL, wasn't even thinking about that!!

 

[ugaimes]

Originally Posted by vespacat

Sorry, but I can't agree this is positive news for the Catholic church...

Please see the following statement in article below.

"In the days leading up to the conclave, Ratzinger published a book in Germany, arguing that Europe must reclaim its Christian heritage."

That disturbs me to the core.

http://www.ctv.ca/generic/WebSpecial...ratzinger.html

That really bothers me about his stance against "radical feminism." I wonder what he considers "radical"? Women who choose a career over starting a family? Women having jobs in the first place??
Also, if they can be believed, this new pope, according to Nostradamus (from what I've been told anyway), will be the world's final pope.....whatever that may mean.

 

[jcat]

Originally Posted by vespacat

Sorry, but I can't agree this is positive news for the Catholic church...

Please see the following statement in article below.

"In the days leading up to the conclave, Ratzinger published a book in Germany, arguing that Europe must reclaim its Christian heritage."

That disturbs me to the core.

http://www.ctv.ca/generic/WebSpecial...ratzinger.html

Are you aware of the background? The EU is trying to get its constitution ratified by the member countries. JPII asked that a statement to the effect that Europe is Christian be included in the constitution, and the EU refused.

 

[yoviher]

Oh well.... not the least surprised here. I already knew it from the start.

The other possibility was Cardinal Sodano from Spain, and while I liked a hispanic in there, even hardcore conservative Ratzinger was better than a hard line Franquist who is a personal friend of Pinochet.

We might just have another event like this soon. Last time we had a pope the age of Benedict XVI (John XXIII) he lasted only like five years.

 

[alexa]

I'm actually going to be in Rome tomorrow - so it will be kind of interesting to be there at this historical time

The Italians were exepcting an Italian pope though (accordingly to my Roman colleague)...

Ratzinger has some REALLY conservative views... so it's going to be interesting to see how his papalcy shapes up

 

[wellingtoncats]

Congrats to the new Pope! [Is that the right thing to say?] Good for him!

 

[leli]

Originally Posted by alexa

I'm actually going to be in Rome tomorrow - so it will be kind of interesting to be there at this historical time

Wow, lucky you. Boy Voyage!!!

Originally Posted by alexa

Ratzinger has some REALLY conservative views... so it's going to be interesting to see how his papalcy shapes up

That's what I've heard, too. Apparently, he considers homosexuality to be a moral "evil".....hmmm...
I guess we can forget about a more tolerant Catholic church in the near future.

 

[mrsd]

Originally Posted by bumpy

Oh my! This

sign while acceptable in the US, apparenly is quite insulting in Italy representing the horns of the devil.

It reminds me of a mounted deer with antlers.

 

[jcat]

Originally Posted by mrsd

It reminds me of a mounted deer with antlers.

I think that's the "Tricky Dicky" (Richard Nixon) smiley!