New Pope elected...

[transplant99]

http://www.cnn.com/

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

They have tallied it up and it appears as though Cowperson has in fact been declaired the pope.

KevanGuy just couldn't pull it off even with his promise to eat obscene amounts of wendy's

[Eagle Eye]

Saw this about 10 minutes ago under 'Breaking News' on CNN, but I didn't want the same thing to happen to me again (the news getting pulled before it was confirmed).

That was a pretty fast result when you need a 2/3rds majority to vote in a new pope

[I-Hate-Hulse]

CNN saying Germany's Joseph Ratzinger is the new Pope.

A noted conservative. Don't look for any shifts away from the hardline policies.

[calf]

Originally posted by I-Hate-Hulse@Apr 19 2005, 10:44 AM
CNN saying Germany's Joseph Ratzinger is the new Pope.

A noted conservative. Don't look for any shifts away from the hardline policies.

and taking the name of Benedict XVI

78 years old...wow

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Originally posted by calf@Apr 19 2005, 10:45 AM

78 years old...wow

Quite the youth movement. Hey, did John Ferguson and the Leafs have a vote?

[calf]

Originally posted by I-Hate-Hulse+Apr 19 2005, 10:46 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (I-Hate-Hulse @ Apr 19 2005, 10:46 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-calf@Apr 19 2005, 10:45 AM

78 years old...wow

Quite the youth movement. Hey, did John Ferguson and the Leafs have a vote? [/b][/quote]

In all seriousness, I remember reading/hearing that they were going to try to have an older Pope to, for lack of a better phrase, generate more turnover.

[habernac]

Originally posted by I-Hate-Hulse@Apr 19 2005, 10:44 AM
CNN saying Germany's Joseph Ratzinger is the new Pope.

A noted conservative. Don't look for any shifts away from the hardline policies.

Too bad. If the Catholics need something, it's a push to "modernize" (for lack of a better word) their policies. Start with female priests, etc, and let the poor buggers get married.

[Table 5]

Cardinal Ratzinger was a former member of the Hitler Youth. So he's got that going for him too.

[Frank the Tank]

Originally posted by Table 5@Apr 19 2005, 12:02 PM
Cardinal Ratzinger was a former member of the Hitler Youth. So he's got that going for him too.

Ya but he just had to say 10 hail Mary's and all was forgiven.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally posted by Table 5@Apr 19 2005, 11:02 AM
Cardinal Ratzinger was a former member of the Hitler Youth. So he's got that going for him too.

If you were a child in Germany during that time you would have been a Nazi Youth as well.

[FlamesAddiction]

It's hard to hold something against someone for something they did when they were a kid. I mean, when he was 10 or 12, did he fully understand what was going on? Did he have a choice? My parents made me join army cadets and it certainly wasn't my choice. I would hate to have someone hold it against me now that I am an adult.

[lucid]

When I said: "Betcha it's gonna be that uber-conservative German cardinal"... I didn't really want to _win_ that bet.

Have also just received a message from a friend born, raised & living in Germany, which I post here:

[Calgary Flames]

Originally posted by fotze@Apr 19 2005, 10:20 AM
Well score one for the environment, black smoke means incomplete combustion and more pollution.

Bunch of hippies on this site, I swear. :P j/k This Pope looks half dead aswell... would've thought they'd go for someone younger for longevity purposes.

[peter12]

Originally posted by MrMastodonFarm+Apr 19 2005, 11:11 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MrMastodonFarm @ Apr 19 2005, 11:11 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Table 5@Apr 19 2005, 11:02 AM
Cardinal Ratzinger was a former member of the Hitler Youth. So he's got that going for him too.

If you were a child in Germany during that time you would have been a Nazi Youth as well. [/b][/quote]
You can always say no... there were those that did.

All the Catholic Church needs... a fataing Nazi as Pope.

[Calgary Flames]

Originally posted by peter12+Apr 19 2005, 12:07 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (peter12 @ Apr 19 2005, 12:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

If you were a child in Germany during that time you would have been a Nazi Youth as well.

You can always say no... there were those that did.

All the Catholic Church needs... a fataing Nazi as Pope. [/b][/quote]
You say no, you go to prison or die... and so does your entire family. What would you do as a young man?

[peter12]

Originally posted by Calgary Flames+Apr 19 2005, 12:14 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Calgary Flames @ Apr 19 2005, 12:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

You can always say no... there were those that did.

All the Catholic Church needs... a fataing Nazi as Pope.

You say no, you go to prison or die... and so does your entire family. What would you do as a young man? [/b][/quote]
I don't know...

As I said, there were people who stood up for what was right and paid the price for it.

This guy was 18 in 1945, old enough to know what was going on.

[Mike F]

Originally posted by peter12+Apr 19 2005, 11:07 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (peter12 @ Apr 19 2005, 11:07 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-MrMastodonFarm@Apr 19 2005, 11:11 AM

If you were a child in Germany during that time you would have been a Nazi Youth as well.

You can always say no... there were those that did.

All the Catholic Church needs... a fataing Nazi as Pope. [/b][/quote]
Amen! If you're not willing to defy a brutal dictatorial regime as a teenager, what use are you?

And come on.... Germans=Nazis! We all know it!

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go finish off the shrine to my own greatness that I've been building.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally posted by peter12+Apr 19 2005, 06:16 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (peter12 @ Apr 19 2005, 06:16 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

You say no, you go to prison or die... and so does your entire family. What would you do as a young man?

I don't know...

As I said, there were people who stood up for what was right and paid the price for it.

This guy was 18 in 1945, old enough to know what was going on. [/b][/quote]
In 1945 he was 18, but in what years was he part of the Hitler Youth? I think the Hitler Youth started before WWII.

[REDVAN]

That was a really fast election. But the new pope looks good, even though he is old. I am not a catholic, but I am excited they have a new pope, and it's been a while since there has been a German pope.

Maybe his age and ethnicity are a reason why he was elected... the church has been branching out all over the world but maybe didn't think it was yet time to have a non-european pope YET. Maybe next time. That is why Benedict XVI is an excellent choice.