Pope has been chosen

Tacks · Post by **Tacks** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:15 am

OMGZ FIRST POST

Jennay · Post by **Jennay** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:19 am

Sweet. I hope its the German. Going downstairs to watch CNN now.

Post by **Martrae** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:21 am

Who is it who is it who is it? I have 2 bucks riding on this.

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:26 am

I'm hoping for my namesake omg

The Kizzy · Post by **The Kizzy** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:30 am

They wont announce it until later.

Ginzburgh · Post by **Ginzburgh** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:46 am

Its the German

Ginzburgh · Post by **Ginzburgh** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:52 am

Joseph Ratzinger of Germany.

He took the name Pope Benedict XVI.

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:53 am

some catholic, clue me in

Why do they change their names?

Are there only like 10-12 names they're allowed to choose?

Ginzburgh · Post by **Ginzburgh** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 11:02 am

Pope Ginzburgh the Second for the win !

Drem · Post by **Drem** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 11:04 am

pope maximus decimus aurellius MMXVI pope of the legion

Malluas · Post by **Malluas** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 12:08 pm

LOl drem

tikker.. has something to do with saints. I was taught it back in the day but since i am not a good catholic (don't go to mass) i don't remember and don't really give a flying crap. When i was confirmed (some stupid ritual in the catholic church, when i was like 12) i used Daniel.. a saints name.

They can choose any saints name. but usually they pick names that have been picked before for some reason.

BTW why the fuck did they pick a pope that already has 1 foot in the grave.. he will die soon

and i was listenin to the ABC radio news special thingy... and they were HOPING for a liberal pope.. prob is there isn't one that will ever be elected pope. Then they couldn't figure out about the smoke... eventho the crowd knew (which was funny all these elitists not knowing shit). Then they made the comment, well since WE couldn't figure out if the smoke was white or black.. maybe the pope will be a middle of the road guy. Then the name.. then they started to bash him cause he was a conservative.

Gypsiyee · Post by **Gypsiyee** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 12:10 pm

They can choose any saints name.

Except Peter, afaik. Something about if they choose Peter it would come full circle and end

Treehorn · Post by **Treehorn** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 12:16 pm

I think the tradition kicked off in the 6th century or so, when a cardinal(?) called Mercury was named pope. He didn't feel he should keep the name of a pagan god as pope, so he switched to something more biblical.

Since then, the names they choose are supposed to be indicative of their personality (ie. Pope Hilarious), or reflect the sort of papacy they're shooting for, like Pope Augustus, a militaristic pope, or just by following the precedent set by their namesake.

So, you see a lot of name recycling. I mean, there have been, what, 13 popes Pious, 12 popes Innocent, etc?

popepopepope what a fun word to say pope

Oh, and I'm not catholic either, I just watch the national news while I eat my dinner, and picked all that up~

pope hehe

Tacks · Post by **Tacks** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 12:17 pm

Funny, apparently this pope was a part of the Hitler Youth. Also heard that some prophet predicted this guy to be the downfall of the catholic church like a long time ago? Anyone else have more info?

Gypsiyee · Post by **Gypsiyee** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 12:19 pm

Treehorn wrote:popepopepope what a fun word to say pope

there was a monk on maelin named pepepopo, that's what you just made me think of

Malluas · Post by **Malluas** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 12:39 pm

lol maybe gyp

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 1:04 pm

Taxx wrote:Funny, apparently this pope was a part of the Hitler Youth. Also heard that some prophet predicted this guy to be the downfall of the catholic church like a long time ago? Anyone else have more info?

Hadn't heard anything about that yet

Malluas · Post by **Malluas** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 1:06 pm

well he is german

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 1:45 pm

His intellectual searching began as a seminarian in Nazi Germany where he rounded out the experience with a brief fling in the Hitler Youth, though he was never a member of the Nazi Party. He was later conscripted into the German Army from which he eventually deserted before ending the war as an American POW.

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Gypsiyee · Post by **Gypsiyee** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 1:47 pm

His teeth really bother me

veeneedefeesh · Post by **veeneedefeesh** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 1:50 pm

Yes teeth are definately what I look for in a religious leader..... :finawin:

kaharthemad · Post by **kaharthemad** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 2:20 pm

i find it funny the news jumps on this guy for being german. Ok he was in hiltler youth program. So were ALL people not going to the gas chambers. or most of them
The Guuy was conscripted into the german army, You were either dead or conscripted. i dont think they had much of a choice.

Jeez media give it a fucking break.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:15 pm

kaharthemad wrote:i find it funny the news jumps on this guy for being german. Ok he was in hiltler youth program. So were ALL people not going to the gas chambers. or most of them.

You didn't study history too well did you?

I suggest you go refresh your memory on the hitler youth and nazi germany in general. That made you sound like a little kid who watched a few movies on WW2.

kaharthemad · Post by **kaharthemad** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:25 pm

Harrison wrote:
kaharthemad wrote:i find it funny the news jumps on this guy for being german. Ok he was in hiltler youth program. So were ALL people not going to the gas chambers. or most of them.

You didn't study history too well did you?

I suggest you go refresh your memory on the hitler youth and nazi germany in general. That made you sound like a little kid who watched a few movies on WW2.

The Hitler Jugend (Hitler Youth), the NAZI party's youth movement, indoctrinated German youth to perpetuate the "1,000 year Reich." The Hitler Youth movement emphasized activism, physical training, NAZI ideology, especially nationalism and racial concepts, and absolute obedience to Hitler and the NAZI Party. Indoctrinating children in National Socialist idelogy was a key goal of the NAZI Party. Once Hitler assumed control over the German state, he used the Goverment to make the Hitler Youth the country's all encompasing youth movement. Hitler and other NAZIs leaders saw the indoctrination of young Germans as of critical importance. In the same year that they took power, the NAZIs organized German youth organizations into two branches of the Hitler Youth (Hitler Jugen), one branch for boys and one for girls. Membership was eventually made compulsory and all boys had to report to a neigborhood office to have his racial background checked and be registered for membership. There was then a typically elaborate introduction ceremony on the Füherer's birthday.

Compulsory:required by rule; "in most schools physical education are compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading"
Conscript: enroll into service compulsorily; "The men were conscripted"

amazing how your that fucking stupid and can still breath.

Tacks · Post by **Tacks** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:25 pm

Harrison wrote:
His intellectual searching began as a seminarian in Nazi Germany where he rounded out the experience with a brief fling in the Hitler Youth, though he was never a member of the Nazi Party. He was later conscripted into the German Army from which he eventually deserted before ending the war as an American POW.

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