Jesus

[dolgoruky]

Would Jesus, that humble carpenter of Nazareth, have approved of pope John Paul II?

[JVS]

1. He probably would have found the funeral hubub to be a bit extravagant

[onebox30]

2. Maybe not the mountains of bling

[jpgray]

3. He would wonder why there are people starving and dying in Africa

While a dead guy has a ceremonial burial that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

[jjmalonejr]

4. He would have praised his good works and forgiven him his sins.

n/t

[patrice]

5. Would he "pile on" Hanoi Jane?

[realisticphish]

6. i do no think

he would approve of the catholic church in general (on theological standings), but that's coming from a protestant :shrug:

[Abelman]

8. I think around the point

they started paying indulgences and sending people to Purgatory, he was a bit miffed.

[A HERETIC I AM]

7. He probably wouldnt have approved of the entire Catholic Church

eom --- on edit to say the above poster beat me to the punch by 30 seconds! Ditto!

[saltpoint]

9. He predated all the pageantry of the Church --

-- but he might have wondered why the most vulneralble of the flock were too often slighted and just a very few have lavish adornments.

Down the line a bit, I think Jesus might have had a wonderful conversation with Francis of Assissi.