So long, Pope Benedict! Great knowing ya!

[Miss Philicia]

Citing advanced years and infirmity, Pope Benedict XVI, the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, stunned the Roman Catholic world on Monday by saying that he would resign on Feb. 28, less than eight years after he took office, the first pope to do so in six centuries.

At least we all get to be amused with the smoke coming out of the chimney soon.

[WillyWump]

At least we all get to be amused with the smoke coming out of the chimney soon.

Yes! Yes! I'm thinking about having a Conclave party!

[mecch]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Turkson

This Cardinal seems to be a mixed bag in regards to those who hope for a progressive Vatican.

He wants the church involved in reforming global finance to help address wealth distribution.  But seems too timid to modernise the Church about sex, contraception, disease prevention, etc.   (Well, we could also hope that once he's in power, he could change his tune....) 

The Vatican and "abstinence" seem to be chiseled-in-stone BFFs as much as the GOP and "trickle down economics".

And at the end of the day, does global capitalism need to listen to the advice of the Catholic Pope? Doubtful.  But a Pope could reform his own Church's murderously antiquated doctrine....   

[OneTampa]

I wonder what color(s) the smoke will be after the Conclave. 

[Miss Philicia]

Yes! Yes! I'm thinking about having a Conclave party!

I hope that Rick Santorum becomes the Pope -- or Scalia.

[Dachshund]

I hope that Rick Santorum becomes the Pope -- or Scalia.

I think Marcus Bachman would be a nice fit for those Gucci slippers.

[Dachshund]

Best headline so far. "EX BENEDICT"

[Miss Philicia]

Anyone ready for a black pope? He better have a birth certificate though, just in case.

[OneTampa]

Anyone ready for a black pope? He better have a birth certificate though, just in case.

Gasp!  Clutch the vestments!
 
Actually Ms. P. you are on point. A  black, latin or even asian pope are possibilities given the catholic faith representation in culturally diverse majority population countries:

http://www.prb.org/Articles/2005/TheChangingDemographicsofRomanCatholics.aspx

I wonder if there will be a new fashion line for the dalmatic, chasuble, cope and other accessories?

[J.R.E.]

With a new Pope, the scandals would probably cease ! 

Ray

[tednlou2]

Perhaps it's time to just do away with the position.  Or, elect a pope, who runs around in regular clothes, and gets his hands dirty from actual dirt--building homes for the poor, walking dirt roads to visit the ill, instead of dirt from covering up sex abuse.  I didn't realize every sex abuse case came to him, in his prior position. 

And, I just don't think the baby Jebus would be okay with this:



Didn't Jesus say to give away all your possessions to those in need?  Turn the Vatican into a Five-Star hotel, and give the profits to charities. 

[Jeff G]

Maybe they will give the job to his brother Eggs .

[mecch]

Online chatterers ask whether he's that sick, or if the sacking of Cardinal Mahony wasn't sufficient bloodletting. This Pope has a LOT of crime on his conscience.  Its not like the good ol days of Pius XII's failings during the Holocaust. Everybody can know everything now. 

[Dachshund]

He's retiring to spend more time with his family.

[J.R.E.]

LOL    : I'm stunned !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boKbBC4v_VM

 

[Ann]

Maybe they will give the job to his brother Eggs .

Heh... you mean my youngest cat? He was born two years ago on Easter Sunday and so was duly "christened" Eggs Benedict. Hey, you can't name a tom "bunny". He usually gets called by his nickname, Monster. He was the evillest kitten I've even known, so maybe he would be a good choice for poop Poop POPE darnit! Oh, and he's been known to molest his uncle Fred, so there's that in his favour as well. 


Ok, joking aside, I smell a Rat(zinger). This guy has been one of the most egotistical popes in recent history (witness his going for the gold where his wardrobe was concerned) and I can't really see him stepping down voluntarily. I think he was pushed, for whatever reason. Either that or he knows about some huge scandal that's going to break in coming months and he wanted to be well clear. I don't believe a word of this "too sick" crap. Too butt-ugly, maybe.

Didn't Jesus say to give away all your possessions to those in need?  Turn the Vatican into a Five-Star hotel, and give the profits to charities. 

That could work for all those obscene shopping mall inspired mega churches that are all the rage in the US these days too. Better yet, turn them into homeless shelters with on-site medical facilities. I think Baby Jebus would approve of that, don't you?

[Joe K]

As a parting gift he could boot Cardinal Sodano (dean of College of Cardinals), who ranks right up there with Cardinal Mahoney in covering up the sex scandals.  I agree with Ann.  Something tells me there are some major issues that are going to come to light and Bendict wants to be as far from the papacy as he can get.

Joe

[Jeff G]

My dad converted us into the catholic church when I was about six .

After my brother and I were sprinkled the priest ask us did we have anything to ask or discuss . I looked up at him and said ... you wearin a purty dress .

My parents almost hyperventilated .   

[Miss Philicia]

I can't really see him stepping down voluntarily. I think he was pushed, for whatever reason. Either that or he knows about some huge scandal that's going to break in coming months and he wanted to be well clear. I don't believe a word of this "too sick" crap.

So conspiratorial my dear -- almost like reading a thread on an AIDS denialist web forum.

[WillyWump]

and I can't really see him stepping down voluntarily. I think he was pushed, for whatever reason. Either that or he knows about some huge scandal that's going to break in coming months and he wanted to be well clear. I don't believe a word of this "too sick" crap. Too butt-ugly, maybe.

This was my immediate thought when the news first broke. Then when I heard that a Pope hasn't resigned since 1450...well something is amiss in the Vatican. He statement said he is too old, but heck as Popes go Papa Benny is like a spry teenager. Near the end of John Paul's reign they were holding his head up during his speeches, and propping him up with a stick in the Pope-Mobile.

[mitch777]

did you here that someone took a photo of lightning striking the Vatican hours after his announcement?

[WillyWump]

did you here that someone took a photo of lightning striking the Vatican hours after his announcement?

SEE! Jebus is not happy!

[OneTampa]

did you here that someone took a photo of lightning striking the Vatican hours after his announcement?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/lightning-bolt-hit-vatican-not-1705156

[Joe K]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/lightning-bolt-hit-vatican-not-1705156

If those bolts were really from a Catholic god, the Vatican would have exploded like the Empire State Building in Independence Day.

Joe

[tednlou2]

That could work for all those obscene shopping mall inspired mega churches that are all the rage in the US these days too. Better yet, turn them into homeless shelters with on-site medical facilities. I think Baby Jebus would approve of that, don't you?

Agreed!  There is a mega church here that is building very large satellite churches around town.  The main campus is huge.  The wedding chapel alone is bigger than many normal churches.  And, they own apartments for church goers to rent.  They ran commercials in support of a ban on marriage equality back in 2004. 

Oh, I was hearing that the pope cannot vote on his successor, because he is over the age of 80.  He is too senile to vote on a pope, but can be the pope.  Hmmm.

[Matts]

Dear Joseph Ratzinger, please go back to the bloody ultra-catholic Bavaria where you came from They will love you there. Not like here in the atheistic Prussia.

Anyway, the catholic church has trillions of dollars, alone some billions of estate in New York City. They could do more for the poor, p.e. in Africa; the Vatican has more power than the whole U.S.A.
I hope the new Pontifex Maximus has other views on AIDS and condoms than Benedict XVI.
I admit that he is really intellectual and has written some interesting books, but some of his opinions are from the middle ages.

[Andy Velez]

Does the Pope get to keep his threads or does he have to head out in flip flops and such and leave all his cast offs for his successor. Oh the work for tailors in the Vatican, taking it in here and letting it out there.

And the jewelry. Will they search Bentdick when he leaves to make sure none of the rings and things have somehow ended up in his purse?

Joan Rivers should do a Papal red carpet event for the election...

[mitch777]

Does the Pope get to keep his threads or does he have to head out in flip flops and such and leave all his cast offs for his successor. Oh the work for tailors in the Vatican, taking it in here and letting it out there.

And the jewelry. Will they search Bentdick when he leaves to make sure none of the rings and things have somehow ended up in his purse?

Joan Rivers should do a Papal red carpet event for the election...

LMAO!
hmmm....
"Bentdick".... cute!
I  have really never "kept up" with ALL of the Catholic goings on but he always seemed kinda creepy and self-centered to me from afar.
(i have similar opinions of organized religion as a whole but also know that many some can see through all of the crapola and feel the bond of a community)

[mecch]

I understand that nothing material is the Pope's property, it's all the church's. So no, I don't think he gets to keep anything.
They say he will move into a cloister on site, and stay in seclusion for the rest of his life.
Curious, I tried yesterday to find an estimate of the church's wealth. And I am a pretty good searcher, came up with nothing.  The vatican bank IOR has been in scandal, these years, and can't keep a President.  The Bank of the Holy Spirit no longer exists .  Supposedly in the 60's and 70s' the Vatican was actually cash poor. Who knows....

Gawker did a piece on conspiracy theories as to why..
http://gawker.com/5983369/vatileaks-to-the-knights-templar-the-speculation-gossip-and-conspiracy-about-pope-benedicts-abdication?tag=vatican.t

I like the one that there is some old 12C prophecy about centuries of Popes to come, and after Benedict, the next one will be the last of all time.

[WillyWump]

[OneTampa]

I tried yesterday to find an estimate of the church's wealth. And I am a pretty good searcher, came up with nothing.  The vatican bank IOR has been in scandal, these years, and can't keep a President.  The Bank of the Holy Spirit no longer exists .  Supposedly in the 60's and 70s' the Vatican was actually cash poor. Who knows....

Gawker did a piece on conspiracy theories as to why..
http://gawker.com/5983369/vatileaks-to-the-knights-templar-the-speculation-gossip-and-conspiracy-about-pope-benedicts-abdication?tag=vatican.t

I found a Time magazine summary from 1965:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,833509,00.html

The following noted as 2001 reprint from Vatician report:

http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/economic-report-of-the-holy-see-for-2000

[Miss Philicia]

Aren't you the last person on this forum to make religious jokes? Or are you just one of those recidivist anti-Catholics that once threw rocks into cathedral windows, or worse rioted and burned them down? There's a long history of such things in Philadelphia bakc in the 1800's.

Then again, you mock me for being Jewish because of my nose.

[Jody]

Re: Peter Turkson, the leading African candidate for the papacy...

www.bilerico.com

Turkson is so anti-gay that he actually defended draconian laws that criminalize homosexuality and gay sex, including Uganda's notorious "Kill the Gays" bill.

[Miss Philicia]

But that's what makes Catholics so much fun -- the unbridled hatred of cocksucking.

[OneTampa]

Ash Wednesday...

 

[Miss Philicia]

Ash Wednesday...

 

Indeed! I spent all day at the Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia (MERE BLOCKS AWAY... ACTUALLY JUST TWO BLOCKS!) in perpetual eucharistic adoration!

[mecch]

Where did I read an article today, that explained how this Rat and Jean Paul only nominated socially conservative Cardinals? How all the pope wannabes are homo hating misogynists, and there's not a Rat's chance in hell that the church can confront its present and future challenges on these counts?

[Jody]

Indeed! I spent all day at the Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia (MERE BLOCKS AWAY... ACTUALLY JUST TWO BLOCKS!) in perpetual eucharistic adoration!

Miss Philly will now observe lent by laying prostrate before a gigantic crucifix for the next 40 days and nights.  Tourists will begin to arrive in the aptly named city of brotherly love in droves to bear witness.

Jody

[Miss Philicia]

***BREAKING NEWS***

Pope Benedict retired after inquiry into 'Vatican gay officials', says paper

(... JUST KNEW THERE WOULD BE A GAY TWIST TO ALL OF THIS!)

[mecch]

La Repubblica said some Vatican officials had been subject to "external influence" from laymen with whom they had links of a "worldly nature".

or this one...

In 2010 a chorister was dismissed for allegedly procuring male prostitutes for a papal gentleman-in-waiting.

Sounds like a Tennessee Williams play.

[OneTampa]

***BREAKING NEWS***

Pope Benedict retired after inquiry into 'Vatican gay officials', says paper

(... JUST KNEW THERE WOULD BE A GAY TWIST TO ALL OF THIS!)

Figured.

Separately, isn't that a cute little Otter dunking the plastic ball in the pool noting in the sidebar article?  He good!

 

[WillyWump]

Separately, isn't that a cute little Otter dunking the plastic ball in the pool noting in the sidebar article?  He good!

 

Oh he's adorbs! he even looks at the camera after he dunks it.

[J.R.E.]

 
 

[OneTampa]

 

This comic strip from 2/22/2013 caught my eye:



 

[Miss Philicia]

I'm starting to feel like I am in the largest gay bath house in the world.

[Ann]

I'm starting to feel like I am in the largest gay bath house in the world.

This didn't surprise me in the least yesterday when it was all over the news. O'Brien is the same guy who last week was spouting off about the priest marriage ban.

"Britain's most senior Catholic has suggested Catholic priests should be able to marry and have children, saying the demand for celibacy was not of "divine origin".

In one of the most significant breaks with Catholic orthodoxy, Cardinal Keith O'Brien said many priests found it "very difficult to cope" with the celibate life and suggested lifting that ban could soon happen in the wider church."

I guess when he said that many priest found it "very difficult to cope" with being celibate, he was speaking from experience. Like many men, he had a difficult time keeping it in his pants robes.

I did predict there was a scandal brewing in the background, and the recent revelations of the past few days are likely only the tip of a very large iceberg.

Either that or he knows about some huge scandal that's going to break in coming months and he wanted to be well clear.
 

[WillyWump]

I'm starting to feel like I am in the largest gay bath house in the world.

and the Pope is the guy handing out the towels

[Jeff G]

After seeing the pic One Tampa posted ( That I loved ) I think we can refer to the Pope abdicating as Vera Wang Gate .

[mitch777]

and one more for the road...

[Miss Philicia]

The Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh has just resigned and will skip conclave. That was quick!

[mecch]

What a colossal embarrassment and shame. Too bad there's no higher entity that can fire the whole lot and appoint an interim management team to clean up this rotten house. I bet Queen Elizabeth could do it.  That would be historical irony for you.  God should do it.  Or, is this the church God wants?

[WillyWump]

 

All the jokes aside, doesn't he look fantastic in this get up? The shoes are amazing! For realz yall.

[WillyWump]

CNN is reporting that the Pope will be giving up his fab Prada red shoes for a pair of Mexican loafers. Seriously.

Also I want this hoodie. Bring on the Conclave!!

[wolfter]

@Willy, is he only allowed one pair of shoes?  That's awful!  Besides, I didn't realize red shoes were still fashionable.

[Ann]

Besides, I didn't realize red shoes were still fashionable.

Red shoes are always in fashion when you're a Friend of Dorothy.

[Miss Philicia]

Should I dig out my pair of purple crocodile Prada shoes? Wolfie would love them.

[denb45]

Red shoes are always in fashion when you're a Friend of Dorothy.

What is a Friend of Dorothy mean, is that some kinda gay lingo I don't know about 

sorry , but, I've never heard of that terminology before 

HUGS

DEN 

[wolfter]

What is a Friend of Dorothy mean, is that some kinda gay lingo I don't know about 

sorry , but, I've never heard of that terminology before 

HUGS

DEN 

We are so revoking your gay membership!!!!!   Even I, who usually doesn't understand a lot of the gay lingo, know this one.

Remember the ruby red slippers in the Wizard Of Oz?

[denb45]

Remember the ruby red slippers in the Wizard Of Oz?

OK, I googled it, now I get it,    it means your a queer, sorry for all the confusion or harm I may have caused 

HUGS

DEN 

[denb45]

" A homosexual male, often very flamboyant. Derived from the friends of Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. "

Google is my friend after all 


HUGS

DEN 

[Miss Philicia]

wow

[Jeff G]

It means he is light in the red loafers .

[Ann]

Should I dig out my pair of purple crocodile Prada shoes? Wolfie would love them.

I have a pair of purple Doc Martins (you just knew I had DMs, yes?) with itty-bitty flowers on them.



^^like these, but shoes, not boots^^

[thunter34]

(you just knew I had DMs, yes?)

Yes.

[Miss Philicia]

ditto

[Joe K]

What is a Friend of Dorothy mean, is that some kinda gay lingo I don't know about 

sorry , but, I've never heard of that terminology before 

HUGS

DEN 

Dennis,

You really need to get out more.  On a cruise ship, in the greeting lounge, there will always be a sign announcing a "Friends of Dorothy" gathering some where on the ship.  It's been a real life line on some cruises.

That term is like older than dirt.

Joe

[Joe K]

I have a pair of purple Doc Martins (you just knew I had DMs, yes?) with itty-bitty flowers on them.

Ann,

You aren't fooling anyone with your flower DMs.  We want to know what you keep on the "dark" side of the closet.   

Joe

[denb45]

Dennis,

That term is like older than dirt.

Joe

Joe, comment dully noted 

[denb45]

Ann,

  We want to know what you keep on the "dark" side of the closet.   

Joe

Oh, do tell Ann  , now that sound very interesting to me   


HUGS

DEN 

[OneTampa]

When y'all wrap up, please join the other cast members on the veranda for a little knosh:



Extra horsemeat available as a side dish for additional heft.

 

[WillyWump]

[tednlou2]

I just find the media's obsession odd.  Can you imagine any other organization getting this kind of reverence and attention that is so sexist, homophobic, and so mired in scandal?  The child abuse is rampant.  With any other group, the media would chastise them, and certainly wouldn't give them all this attention. 

It is funny, but a sad commentary on journalism, when you have Christiane Amanpour discussing the change in footwear.  Really? 

[mecch]

I just find the media's obsession odd.  Can you imagine any other organization getting this kind of reverence and attention that is so sexist, homophobic, and so mired in scandal?

I am uncertain of your logic.  We know the Church is thoroughly corrupt in part because the Media has willingly covered church scandal, and anti-church activism, for example on the issue of child abuse.

I am not sure the media revers the Catholic Church.  The media reports on anything it considers a story, or that it thinks the public considers a story. 

A lot of coverage does not equal respect and reverence.

However, I will give you this.  The tone is not consistent.  Individual reporters will cross over into reverence.  Not unlike coverage of the Windsors. 

[mecch]

My take on sartorial exuberance such as red silk opera opera pumps, etc.

This is my view about men, not women. Its really about gay men, metrosexuals, dandies, Catholic clergy, post-preps, and forever alternative types. 

For example, espadrilles. And white bucks.  I  like them on a guy late teens to mid to late twenties.  (White bucks on a 30 something American guy.... no thanks.  Ok for espadrilles on a middle aged Frenchman, but some American queens at a beach resort, um no.)   Bow ties...  (High water pants for suits -- it was the "golden boy" look on Wall Street in the mid-eightes.  Thom Browne just reiterated it, didn't create it...)  Baseball caps...  College Hoodie...  Fred Armisen nails the wardrobe don'ts of 40 something alternatives, in Portlandia.

You gotta put away this stuff until your mid 50's...  Wretched old Cardinals and The Holy Father look great in their exuberance...  Old trolls can and should work any super gay look that tickles them, (they must try to outdress Elton John, Liberace, Jerry Garcia, Dame Edna, Colonel Gaddafi, the Mararishi Mahesh Yogi, Andre Leon Talley, combined) no matter how ridiculous, and its a pity he's ditching his fab red slippers...

In fact maybe its not his choice, maybe they come with the job and lessor mortal souls can't get near them....  You know this one is going to end up in smelly crocs and a burgandy velour track suit.

[Ann]

Ann,

You aren't fooling anyone with your flower DMs.  We want to know what you keep on the "dark" side of the closet.   

Joe

Oh, do tell Ann  , now that sound very interesting to me   


HUGS

DEN 

If I told ya, I'd have to kill ya.

[denb45]

If I told ya, I'd have to kill ya.

Would you consider torturing me naked w/ a long feather instead , I suppose we can work something out here 

HUGS

DEN 

[WillyWump]

So I just heard on Tv that the reason the Popes shoes are red, is to symbolize the blood of a martyr? Or something like that.

I wonder what the Mexican loafers he is putting on right now signifies?.

[denb45]

So I just heard on Tv that the reason the Popes shoes are red, is to symbolize the blood of a martyr? Or something like that.

I wonder what the Mexican loafers he is putting on right now signifies?.

Friends of Dorthy (for the Red shoes) 

and Freedom from the church, perhaps

(for the euro loafers) 


HUGS

DEN 

[Jeff G]

I bet he has a closet full of them red popey shoe's he's holding back on them . He will wear them when he tunes into Rupauls Drag race on LOGO .

[Miss Philicia]

I wonder what the Mexican loafers he is putting on right now signifies?.

Probably the viral load count of all the underage boys in your neighborhood that you've infected over the past five years.

[Jeff G]

I was raised cathylick so yall need to lay of Benedict . Admire him for being a real estate magnate and a snappy dresser at least . 

[Joe K]

I wonder what the Mexican loafers he is putting on right now signifies?.

I read that these loafers were given to Benny while he was in Mexico, by one of his followers.  He said that they fit so well, he was going to wear them when he went into hiding retirement.

Joe

[WillyWump]

I read that these loafers were given to Benny while he was in Mexico, by one of his followers.  He said that they fit so well, he was going to wear them when he went into hiding retirement.

Joe

Ah Ok. I wasn't sure if it was "a thing"  sanctioned by the church, like the Red shoes.. Good for him, you really cant beat a good pair of Mexican loafers.

[anniebc]

Red shoes are always in fashion when you're a Friend of Dorothy.

Amen sister!

Aroha
Jan

[mitch777]

I've never owned a pair of red shoes but I did have a pair of blue suede shoes in the late 70's.
went to see Quentin Crisp in New Haven and he pointed them out to the entire audience.
(actually in a complimentary way)
embarrassed never the less.
Maybe I was a "friend of the smurfs"?

[WillyWump]

So It's official, we are Popeless.

Am I the only one feeling a bit lost and scared?

What happens if a Demons come and invade the Earth during this time who will lead the charge against them.. MissP?

Does everyone get a holiday from Sin now? Should I start drinking and dancing and loading up on tricks?

Meanwhile while the world is falling apart due to no Pope, (Dennis Rodman is chumming it up with Kim Jong Il in N, Korea, etc..) the Cardinals are laughing it up and having tea, not the least bit worried about getting down to Conclave business. 

Scary times my friends, scary times.

-W

[Miss Philicia]

What happens if a Demons come and invade the Earth during this time who will lead the charge against them.. MissP?

Since you ask me, I think your hypocrisy is stunning. You get riled up when anyone makes the slightest comment about your religion, then you turn around and indulge in continual, atrociously bigoted anti-Catholicism.

But hey, you're from Texas where hypocrisy grows on trees. Or rather parched tumbleweed.

[WillyWump]

and indulge in continual, atrociously bigoted anti-Catholicism.

Well us Methodists need someone to poke fun of, besides I'm an equal opportunity bigot and focus my energies not only on Catholics, but Pennsylvanians,

Oh PS- Grumpy Cat says..

[denb45]

So It's official, we are Popeless.

Am I the only one feeling a bit lost and scared?

Scary times my friends, scary times.

-W

Ohhhhhh NOOOOOO  who will save all of them un born babies 

[Andy Velez]

Shoes, shmooze. At least the (ex) Popiness is not lost and scared. 'cause he took his good looking Popie assistant to keep him holy company at the b&b Gandolfo retreat, just as snug as two uhmmm somethings in a something.

[OneTampa]

So It's official, we are Popeless.

Am I the only one feeling a bit lost and scared?

What happens if a Demons come and invade the Earth during this time who will lead the charge against them.. MissP?

Does everyone get a holiday from Sin now? Should I start drinking and dancing and loading up on tricks?

Scary times my friends, scary times.

-W

No need to fret my brethren.  You can remain awash with his holiness and keep those pesky demons and other sinful invaders at bay by using Pope on a Rope!  That's right, refresh your earthly being each day AND have that heavenly scent!



(Quick talk announcer: Pope-on-a-rope-available-at-all-Walmart-stores-nationwide-Get-yours-today!)

 

[WillyWump]

Shoes, shmooze. At least the (ex) Popiness is not lost and scared. 'cause he took his good looking Popie assistant to keep him holy company at the b&b Gandolfo retreat, just as snug as two uhmmm somethings in a something.

I noticed that as well! The assistant seemed a bit happy...maybe because now he can have Benny all to himself. and yes, the assistant is quite handsome.

Ps- lmao @ Pope on a Rope. I actually think we have that in our Walmarts down here. SA is a big Catholic town, you cant swing a dead cat without hitting a Catholic down here. And they are all up in a tizzy over this.

[OneTampa]

I'm coming OUT!  I want the world to know... *

British Cardinal Admits Sexual Misconduct:

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/europe/united-kingdom/130303/british-cardinal-keith-obrien-admits-and-apologiz

*Apologies to Ms. Diana Ross.

[mitch777]

I'm coming OUT!  I want the world to know... *

British Cardinal Admits Sexual Misconduct:

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/europe/united-kingdom/130303/british-cardinal-keith-obrien-admits-and-apologiz

*Apologies to Ms. Diana Ross.

It would be wonderful to one day hear a Cardinal come out with pride.
(even after retirement)

[WillyWump]

HAPPY CONCLAVE DAY!

Let's do this!!

Now I will be out fishing with the boy, so if a Pope is chosen today (white smoke) then MissP I need you to text me so I can drop to my knees and do some Hail
Marys or something

[anniebc]

Oh PS- Grumpy Cat says..

I hope Grumpy get in, at least he hates everyone, we know where we stand with him.

Aroha
Jan

[Miss Philicia]

***BREAKING NEWS*** black smoke just went up

[anniebc]

***BREAKING NEWS*** black smoke just went up

Who needs a Pope anyway, surely us Catholic's can find our own way in life.

Aroha
Jan

[OneTampa]

***BREAKING NEWS*** black smoke just went up

Link:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/12/black-smoke-appeared-at-sistine-chapel-chimney-live-stream_n_2861974.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl3%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D282850

[mitch777]

where are the women voting for the pope?
maybe in the next century???
hmmmmmm.......

[Miss Philicia]

where are the women voting for the pope?
maybe in the next century???
hmmmmmm.......

Women, while they are God's most beautiful and precious creation, are also Satan's greatest tool.

[anniebc]

Women, while they are God's most beautiful and precious creation, are also Satan's greatest tool.

And don't you forget it Miss P.   

Aroha
Jan

[Miss Philicia]

And don't you forget it Miss P.   

Satan and the Fallen Angels were the first homosexuals, so in some manner gays control women.

[tednlou2]

So many have said Cardinals from the U.S. would likely not be considered, because they are from a super power.  However, it now seems both Cardinals Dolan and O'malley are now rising stars.  Apparently, they've impressed Italians with their charisma.  Dolan does seem very charismatic.  But, I've been reading how he is accused of paying off pedophile priests to go away.  If true, it would seem like status quo, and he wouldn't be the right person to clean up the problems.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/michele-somerville/cardinal-dolan-has-a-lot-of-explaining-to-do_b_1564042.html

[anniebc]

Satan and the Fallen Angels were the first homosexuals, so in some manner gays control women.

Oh please you know that's not going to happen...unless we allow it. 

Aroha
Jan

[mitch777]

this conversation is cute.

[Miss Philicia]

a gay woman

*giggle*

[mitch777]

*giggle*

what you laughin bout?

[Miss Philicia]

what you laughin bout?

The fact that you thought Jan was a lesbian -- made even funnier because you edited your post, though everyone can see what you said because I quoted you.

[mitch777]

The fact that you thought Jan was a lesbian -- made even funnier because you edited your post, though everyone can see what you said because I quoted you.

LMAO!
you little devil.
(watch out Jan.)

[Miss Philicia]

LMAO!
you little devil.
(watch out Jan.)

Jan's butch in the streets, femme in the sheets.

[anniebc]

LMAO!
you little devil.
(watch out Jan.)

LOL...don't worry about that Mitch, I know Miss P likes to spread these little rumours, probably because I have short hair and I used to wear a lot of flannel and gum boots.   

Jeff G refers to my best mate Jen as my wife because we travel alot together, my hubby and Jen's Hubby are not big travellers.

Aroha
Jan

[anniebc]

Jan's butch in the streets, femme in the sheets.

I had to be a bit butch,  I was brought up on the streets of Glasgow in the 50's, you had to be hard to survive back then.   

Aroha
Jan

[Jeff G]

Miss Jan is one of the sweetest women you will EVER meet , but you don't want to get that Glasgow temper of hers up , you really don't want to do that . 

[Ann]

Miss Jan is one of the sweetest women you will EVER meet , but you don't want to get that Glasgow temper of hers up , you really don't want to do that . 

And you really don't want her to give you a Glasgow kiss, even though she'd probably have to borrow a step-stool to accomplish such a feat.

[Miss Philicia]

I heard that Dundee was rougher.

[WillyWump]

BREAKING NOW

CNN is reporting and showing that a Dove has landed on the Chapel Chimney...oh nevermind they are now reporting it is a Seaqull and has no religious significance.

-Will

Ps- the Seagull just took a big shit on the chimney and took off, unsure of significance

[WillyWump]

CNN reporting the seagull is back and now has a Twitter account @SistineSeagul.

He just tweeted "Hanging at Sistine, loving life. And Cheetos."

[Jeff G]

I thought about trying out for pope but I would like a house in those muu muus they wear .    http://www.muu-muus.com/

[Dachshund]

white smoke bitches

[Miss Philicia]

I was just about to masturbate -- guess I should wait.

[Dachshund]

I was just about to masturbate -- guess I should wait.

for the pope?

[anniebc]

And you really don't want her to give you a Glasgow kiss, even though she'd probably have to borrow a step-stool to accomplish such a feat.

Special K all over the key boards now, adn milk coming down my nose, not a good way to start the day, thanks Ann.   

Aroha
Jan

[anniebc]

white smoke bitches

WoW! do you think the seagull had anythfing to do with that?

Miss P I'm glad you decided to put it away and wait, a little respect for the new Pope is now in order.

Aroha
Jan

[Dachshund]

Pope Francis

[Jeff G]

Pope Francis

This name is telling and significant ... Frances was a reformer and for the poor , as for organized religion this may be a Pope that releases some wealth to the people who need it . Its a stunning turn of events on many levels .   

[Miss Philicia]

I'm celebrating this new Pope with some delicious White Castle cheeseburgers!

This name is telling and significant ... Frances was a reformer and for the poor , as for organized religion this may be a Pope that releases some wealth to the people who need it . Its a stunning turn of events on many levels .   

... a sucker is born every minute

[anniebc]

This name is telling and significant ... Frances was a reformer and for the poor , as for organized religion this may be a Pope that releases some wealth to the people who need it . Its a stunning turn of events on many levels .

St Francis was a protector of animals, and you know what they say about a man who loves animals.

Aroha
Jan

[Miss Philicia]

At least if you're going to pick a South American make sure it's the whitest looking one you can find!

[Jeff G]

I'm celebrating this new Pope with some delicious White Castle cheeseburgers!

... a sucker is born every minute

aw hell miss p ... you cant be jealous over this too ... Let the Pope have his day and then we can get back to the land of all about youville .

[Miss Philicia]

aw hell miss p ... you cant be jealous over this too ... Let the Pope have his day and then we can get back to the land of all about youville .

go ahead and defend the gay hater

[Dachshund]

According to FB you're celebrating Francis with several White Castle.

[Miss Philicia]

According to FB you're celebrating Francis with several White Castle.

I'm preparing the frozen crinkle cuts right now. The frozen burgers get nuked for a quick minute. So delicious!

[Miss Philicia]

I just heard that Francis once went to an AIDS hospice and washed the feet of patients. Folks, this is almost like having Lady Diana, The People's Princess as Pope!

[Dachshund]

Well he ain't no friend of Dorothy.

http://www.queerty.com/pope-francis-i-same-sex-marriage-is-a-machination-of-the-father-of-lies-20130313/

And I'll do him one better. I've sucked the toes of people with AIDS.

[Miss Philicia]

I have AIDS and my toes no longer work.

[J.R.E.]

Out with the old, in with the same old;

http://www.businessinsider.com/pope-francis-comments-on-gay-marriage-and-gay-adoption-2013-3

Pope Francis Called Gay Adoption A Form Of Discrimination Against Children


REUTERS
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, has been elected the new pope and will now be known as Pope Francis.

Bergoglio, 76, was the "runner-up" last time the College of Cardinals elected a new pope because he "appealed to conservatives," according to John Allen of the National Catholic Reporter.

Here's more from Allen:

Bergoglio is seen an unwaveringly orthodox on matters of sexual morality, staunchly opposing abortion, same-sex marriage, and contraception. In 2010 he asserted that gay adoption is a form of discrimination against children.

In a letter to the monasteries of Buenos Aires explaining his position, Bergoglio wrote: "Let's not be naive, we're not talking about a simple political battle; it is a destructive pretension against the plan of God. We are not talking about a mere bill, but rather a machination of the Father of Lies that seeks to confuse and deceive the children of God."

Furthermore, he said the bill called into question "the identity, and the survival of the family: father, mother, and children" and said the country needed "the special assistance of the Holy Spirit, to place the light of truth in the middle of the darkness of error, to defend us against the enchantment of so many sophistries with which they seek to justify this bill."

Nevertheless, Allen notes that in 2001 Bergoglio "visited a hospice to kiss and wash the feet of 12 AIDS patients."

Part of the draw of Bergoglio was his personal simplicity because he was a Prince of the Church "who chose to live in a simple apartment rather than the archbishop's palace, who gave up his chauffeured limousine in favor of taking the bus to work, and who cooked his own meals," according to Allen.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/pope-francis-comments-on-gay-marriage-and-gay-adoption-2013-3#ixzz2NS97Reht

[denb45]

Well, isn't most all organized religion still the same ole same ole 

some things just never seem to change 

except me, I keep on getting older 

HUGS

DEN 

[Miss Philicia]

I like how Francis doesn't own a car and insists on taking the subway and bus in Buenos Aires, and shuns the official residence and instead took a small apartment. Sounds like me.

[Jeff G]

I like how Francis doesn't own a car and insists on taking the subway and bus in Buenos Aires, and shuns the official residence and instead took a small apartment. Sounds like me.

He's bald never been married and loves to tell people how to live their life too .

[Dachshund]

I like how Francis doesn't own a car and insists on taking the subway and bus in Buenos Aires, and shuns the official residence and instead took a small apartment. Sounds like me.

Did you side with the junta while people were disappearing in Argentina? Do you have to have a fascist background to be a Pope these days? Of course the pundits are peeing themselves because he touched a diseased pinkie.

[Miss Philicia]

Did you side with the junta while people were disappearing in Argentina?

Indeed I did! I even decorated my apartment with their dried foreskin remnants. Vile, godless communists, all of them.

He's bald never been married and loves to tell people how to live their life too .

Now that you mention all of this, maybe I am actually the Pope and am in some sort of fourth dimension vortex at the moment.

ps: the Pope is coming to Philadelphia in 2015 for the "Year of the Family"! How exciting. I need to get pregnant quickly.

[WillyWump]

How exciting. I need to get pregnant quickly.

Aren't you fixed? didn't the Govt tie your tubes to prevent any P spawn

[Andy Velez]

WoW! do you think the seagull had anythfing to do with that?

Miss P I'm glad you decided to put it away and wait, a little respect for the new Pope is now in order.

Aroha
Jan

Yah, I would say the operative word there is "little" in respect. Don't get me started...

[wolfter]

I reckon we're all fortunate that they didn't have to campaign for the position like our great political leaders do.  That would have been way too much to deal with.

[OneTampa]

ps: the Pope is coming to Philadelphia in 2015 for the "Year of the Family"! How exciting. I need to get pregnant quickly.

Will that be an Immaculate Conception or will you order the regular serving with grunting, sweating, and residual deposits?

 

[tednlou2]

At dinner tonight, we had a conversation about how much power the pope really has. 

If a pope decided to sell off everything (especially the Vatican), give all the money to the poor, and scale down the institution to a small church, would he have the authority to do it?  He is God's representative on Earth, after all.  If God told him to do it, who could question it?  Well, who could stop it? 

Or, would the hierarchy step in, and rule him coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs, and have him overruled?  Just something we thunk about.  Does the pope not have control over their assets, money and property?  Does his authority basically stop at setting church doctrine? 

I know it seems silly, but not totally out of the realm of possibility to have a pope go rogue. 

[Ann]

Well, who could stop it? 
 

Oh sweetie, those Cardinals would have his din-dins poisoned with some untraceable, undetectable nastiness faster than you could say "white smoke".