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Mon Feb 11, 2013, 07:03 AM

muriel_volestrangler (65,271 posts)

26. Since he's over 80, he wouldn't get a vote himself anyway, as a cardinal (nt)

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177 replies	Author	Time	Post
Pope to step down 28 February per Italian news and BBC [View all]	Spider Jerusalem	Feb 2013	OP
BBC Link:	muriel_volestrangler	Feb 2013	#1
OMG	Scairp	Feb 2013	#118
Wants to spend more quality time with his family...	mpcamb	Feb 2013	#140
Lol	Scairp	Feb 2013	#145
Joe Madison talking about it now on SiriusXM	BumRushDaShow	Feb 2013	#2
Good n/t	FreeState	Feb 2013	#3
Is this so he can have a say in his successor?	FreeState	Feb 2013	#11
He wouldn't be able to have a say	Posteritatis	Feb 2013	#18
That is not exactly true...	SkyDaddy7	Feb 2013	#23
Handwavey opinion doesn't make something untrue. (nt)	Posteritatis	Feb 2013	#141
Since he's over 80, he wouldn't get a vote himself anyway, as a cardinal (nt)	muriel_volestrangler	Feb 2013	#26
Regarding motives...	DesertRat	Feb 2013	#103
What weak, aged, ill pope hasn't stuck it out to the end?	HooptieWagon	Feb 2013	#115
you're entitled to your opinion	DesertRat	Feb 2013	#137
Pope is for life.	HooptieWagon	Feb 2013	#138
Just heard this on my local NBC affiliate morning news!	Rhiannon12866	Feb 2013	#4
NBC Special Report with Matt Lauer just broke in	Rhiannon12866	Feb 2013	#13
actually the last Pope to resign was	melm00se	Feb 2013	#35
But that was to resolve the Great Western Schism	starroute	Feb 2013	#82
You're right! Thanks!	Rhiannon12866	Feb 2013	#163
No more Hitler Youth leading the world's Catholics? n/t	Fire Walk With Me	Feb 2013	#5
I really wish people would stop trying to portray Pope Benedict as a Nazi	Fortinbras Armstrong	Feb 2013	#38
Agreed. A much better description would	ChairmanAgnostic	Feb 2013	#59
That is one of my beefs with this pope. He's like .... he's a mess in every way.	loudsue	Feb 2013	#99
Not to mention his active persecution of us LGBT folks.	Zorra	Feb 2013	#133
Okay then...	awoke_in_2003	Feb 2013	#114
That he earned fair and square	Retrograde	Feb 2013	#116
Yep. There's plenty of problems but the Hitler Youth angle is just stupid. (nt)	Posteritatis	Feb 2013	#142
No fan of the Pope either, but I wish this meme would die.	AngryOldDem	Feb 2013	#154
The only thing I can say is...Holy Shit!	Ken Burch	Feb 2013	#6
No!	LeftInTX	Feb 2013	#113
One wonders whether the child abuse is going to hit the fan.	6000eliot	Feb 2013	#7
Bingo !	Berlum	Feb 2013	#15
That was my first thought! nt	City Lights	Feb 2013	#69
You can be sure	skepticscott	Feb 2013	#8
One who never should have been Pope.... Auf Wiedersehen!	hlthe2b	Feb 2013	#9
Isn't papacy a life long commitment?	darkangel218	Feb 2013	#10
For the past 500 years, it has been, but there is precedence (apparently, if you go back that far)	hlthe2b	Feb 2013	#14
If you are the head of a superstition based industry	Richard_uk	Feb 2013	#36
Thank you for that piece of atheistic bigotry	Fortinbras Armstrong	Feb 2013	#39
I prefer to call it rational thought	Richard_uk	Feb 2013	#46
You prefer to absolve your bigotry.	Fortinbras Armstrong	Feb 2013	#57
How magnanimous of you. However you do bring up an interesting point. Am I a bigot?	Richard_uk	Feb 2013	#68
Unfortunately you are painting 'religion' with an very broad brush.	Stonepounder	Feb 2013	#108
why do poeple need others to respect their mythology?	snooper2	Feb 2013	#81
"I am not sorry that I appear to have upset you"	demwing	Feb 2013	#65
why do you hate the constitution so much?	Richard_uk	Feb 2013	#74
Oh stop the sanctimonious nonsense.	ForgoTheConsequence	Feb 2013	#85
The constitution guarantees free speech	demwing	Feb 2013	#97
No, the US constitution does not allow "freedom of though and freedom of speech".	uppityperson	Feb 2013	#151
I wasn't juror #2 LOL - gee I wonder who alerted.	Hassin Bin Sober	Feb 2013	#79
Not being rude to religious DUers	demwing	Feb 2013	#98
Except being rude about the Muslim faith...	Drunken Irishman	Feb 2013	#102
A thread like this is a target for a virulent group of "discriminated-against atheist minority"	NBachers	Feb 18	#177
I AM IN TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH YOUR	corneliamcgillicutty	Feb 2013	#134
I provide a factual response to the other poster. Do not include me in your attacks & ugly bigotry	hlthe2b	Feb 2013	#42
I admit that I was a little sarcastic	Richard_uk	Feb 2013	#52
Catholics who chose to follow their religious beliefs in their own manner (and quite often	lunasun	Feb 2013	#80
Google might be your friend...	hlthe2b	Feb 2013	#87
thank "god" someone mentioned it...	TruthBeTold65	Feb 2013	#47
Hey, a little more respect.	Beacool	Feb 2013	#72
Live and let live I do like that idea,	Richard_uk	Feb 2013	#77
+1 n/t	PasadenaTrudy	Feb 2013	#93
He did not want his body placed for extended public viewing like his predecessor's was.	John1956PA	Feb 2013	#19
A pope wanting to preempt Dark Age rituals?	Brickbat	Feb 2013	#66
Not all popes and R. C. clergy believe the church dogma.	John1956PA	Feb 2013	#125
Well he doesn't quite have the status of the previous pope	LiberalFighter	Feb 2013	#76
It's legitimate, just very, very rare	Posteritatis	Feb 2013	#20
Maybe they will go without a pope.	darkangel218	Feb 2013	#158
Supreme Court used to be, too.	Bucky	Feb 2013	#33
That's what they say.	AngryOldDem	Feb 2013	#156
First papal resignation since 1415	Posteritatis	Feb 2013	#12
Holy moley!	longship	Feb 2013	#16
He's doing the right thing, but it can't have been easy for him	struggle4progress	Feb 2013	#17
The man is 86 years old	fasttense	Feb 2013	#21
Obviously ... he's too pooped to Pope	Auggie	Feb 2013	#89
Auggie you made my day. I couldn't stop laughing. Thanks. n/t	fasttense	Feb 2013	#172
But I thought the Pope was "infallible".	Zoeisright	Feb 2013	#124
He is only infallible when he speaks ex cathedra. And there is no evidence that he is senile.	totodeinhere	Feb 2013	#129
That's not what papal infallibility means.	Posteritatis	Feb 2013	#143
Maybe he got some wits...	MrMickeysMom	Feb 2013	#162
One can only imagine the scandal that would force this Pope out of	msanthrope	Feb 2013	#22
Or, a wealth of new candidates. Sounds kind of crazy, but the first thing I thought when I saw this:	freshwest	Feb 2013	#105
Thought the job was gonna be all child's play.	Ichingcarpenter	Feb 2013	#24
Boy oh boy oh boy oh boy	Richard_uk	Feb 2013	#40
LOL! nt	Lucky Luciano	Feb 2013	#54
You nailed it, lol! n/t	PasadenaTrudy	Feb 2013	#96
As a non-practicing Catholic, I'm encouraged to see this.	Kath1	Feb 2013	#25
From a barely practicing Catholic, we need someone	life long demo	Feb 2013	#29
Thank you.	Kath1	Feb 2013	#61
Pope will tell all	Ichingcarpenter	Feb 2013	#27
Alright, how old was the boy involved?	Lucky Luciano	Feb 2013	#28
That was my first thought, too.	Odin2005	Feb 2013	#45
Italy suspends Vatican bank card payments	PADemD	Feb 2013	#48
That would be disappointing if it's all about the money.	hunter	Feb 2013	#90
Thanks! That was my first thought: Vatican banking scandal about to erupt.	Peace Patriot	Feb 2013	#107
Scandals over the Vatican Bank aren't exactly new!	LongTomH	Feb 2013	#132
Yeah, but there's a new scandal brewing--current investigation of Vatican banking...	Peace Patriot	Feb 18	#175
New Pope selection process will make it more modern	Ichingcarpenter	Feb 2013	#30
If this man speaks with god?	Richard_uk	Feb 2013	#31
Lol! Could be.	Peace Patriot	Feb 2013	#111
So the Vice Pope moves up until the next election cycle?	Bucky	Feb 2013	#32
The prophecy of St. Malachy	OnlinePoker	Feb 2013	#34
Here's an easy fix to that. NO MORE POPES. NO MORE NEXT ONE.	valerief	Feb 2013	#37
Hell yes!	PasadenaTrudy	Feb 2013	#94
The Last Pope by John Hogue	PADemD	Feb 2013	#41
A likely 16th century forgery	ButterflyBlood	Feb 2013	#58
Wow, that came out of nowhere!	Odin2005	Feb 2013	#43
You have to give up something for Lint	Ichingcarpenter	Feb 2013	#49
Must be a specific illness. Hopefully, he will have no hand in choosing his successor. nt	onehandle	Feb 2013	#44
No, Popes don't resign because of illness. He's a monarch. Monarchs don't resign. nt	Peace Patriot	Feb 2013	#112
Except for the many who resign or otherwise abdicate, that is.	Posteritatis	Feb 2013	#144
The Vatican doesn't live in the last decade. It lives in the 10th century.	Peace Patriot	Feb 2013	#169
Actually they do and have resigned.	840high	Feb 2013	#161
the Pope isn't a monarch	TorchTheWitch	Feb 18	#174
next time someone without the unwashable soul taint of the nazi horror n/t	Sunlei	Feb 2013	#50
During Lent?	ButterflyBlood	Feb 2013	#51
Maybe it's FOR Lent.	Iggo	Feb 2013	#53
That floored me too.	Beacool	Feb 2013	#73
If he was that ill, why not just wait until he dies?	starroute	Feb 2013	#84
Just what will an ex-Pope do?	Historic NY	Feb 2013	#55
Good riddance. nt	truebluegreen	Feb 2013	#56
Pope placed on gardening leave after accepting lucrative offer to join Islam	dipsydoodle	Feb 2013	#60
He's retiring to Mount Olive, but Popeye says "no way"	TheCowsCameHome	Feb 2013	#62
You rascal	dipsydoodle	Feb 2013	#64
10...9...8...7...6...It is Obama's fault! nt	mfcorey1	Feb 2013	#63
I heard that he got a better job offer from the Mormons	Yavin4	Feb 2013	#67
This is confirmed by the Vatican's own web site:	happyslug	Feb 2013	#70
I'm utterly shocked.	Beacool	Feb 2013	#71
The timing is strange	LeftInTX	Feb 2013	#122
Yes, it is strange, unless he's too ill to be able to last at the job that long.	Beacool	Feb 2013	#131
It goes back closer to 750 if you only count ones who really had a say in the matter	Posteritatis	Feb 2013	#149
Good point.	Beacool	Feb 2013	#157
per France24:	ucrdem	Feb 2013	#165
Checking my twitter account and thought it was a joke. Wow!!	LiberalFighter	Feb 2013	#75
Maybe Ringo will get the job.	dipsydoodle	Feb 2013	#78
Given the current climate	Courtesy Flush	Feb 2013	#83
Mea Maxima Culpa	CANDO	Feb 2013	#86
Wrong man for the wrong times	Franker65	Feb 2013	#88
No--perfect man to oversee the destruction of a corrupt,	msanthrope	Feb 2013	#92
He will not be missed.	Dawson Leery	Feb 2013	#91
Hallelujah!!	loudsue	Feb 2013	#95
I was thinking that his reign would not be long.	Third Doctor	Feb 2013	#100
Scary bloke	Ian Iam	Feb 2013	#101
Perhaps now a (more) decent one can be chosen.	NYC Liberal	Feb 2013	#104
Pope Ratzo leaving?	Hard Assets	Feb 2013	#106
February 11 is when Saint Bernadette saw the vision of Our Lady of Lourdes	lovuian	Feb 2013	#109
Alzheimers'?	patrice	Feb 2013	#110
No, the Vatican is a monarchy. Monarchs don't resign.	Peace Patriot	Feb 2013	#119
Yep. And I bet he wouldn't be the first Alzheimers' pope, even if that is true. nt	patrice	Feb 2013	#121
What do you know about the Papal Order of the Golden Spur? One of the most recent recipients of	patrice	Feb 2013	#123
My first thought when the bbc quoted 'citing poor health' eom	tawadi	Feb 2013	#120
My first thought was "he's in his late eighties"	Posteritatis	Feb 2013	#146
I understand the sucessor will most likely be a Cardinal. Do you think he will come from	24601	Feb 2013	#117
This post was hidden by jury decision.	fast_eddie_72	Feb 2013	#126
Scalia is evil! why would you want an evil man to do that.	hrmjustin	Feb 2013	#128
I'm glad I'm not Catholic..	Permanut	Feb 2013	#127
It's not that painful actually.	redwitch	Feb 2013	#130
Ya got me on that one, redwitch..	Permanut	Feb 2013	#170
'Sex-Abuse Mohony' to Help Choose New Pope	tomm2thumbs	Feb 2013	#135
Do you think they'll send Cardinal Law back home to Boston to face the music now that the Pope	Paper Roses	Feb 2013	#136
Good riddance. But, I doubt the next one will be any better.	rateyes	Feb 2013	#139
Bye Bye Pope Maledict, We Won't Miss Ya	AndyTiedye	Feb 2013	#147
Resignation accepted...	Bosonic	Feb 2013	#148
A signal from above ?	dipsydoodle	Feb 2013	#150
Wonder fresh scandal with his name on it is coming soon?	REP	Feb 2013	#152
Something about this just isn't adding up.	AngryOldDem	Feb 2013	#153
Good riddance, you wont be missed.	darkangel218	Feb 2013	#155
Probably wants to go hunting with the Big Dick...	NYtoBush-Drop Dead	Feb 2013	#159
While I was never a fan of Pope Ratzinger	happynewyear	Feb 2013	#160
Trying to Remember ~ Is he the Pope	goclark	Feb 2013	#166
yes he was	happynewyear	Feb 2013	#168
Auf Wiedersehen NAZI pope!	triplepoint	Feb 2013	#164
Wow!	goclark	Feb 2013	#173
At long, long last ...	BlueMTexpat	Feb 2013	#167
This just in!	PMcDee	Feb 2013	#171
I love it. Giving 2 weeks' notice like some part-timer down at Burger Sling.	kestrel91316	Feb 18	#176

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