[NYer]

Also from Fr. Z

An interesting cartoon was published in German on Sunday:

Holy cow! Tomorrow I’ll resign!”

[daniel1212]

Alex Murphy beat you to do it: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2987528/posts

[crosshairs]

[Rembrandt]

In Sarasota, the word is that Obama is going to campaign to be the new Pope. He figures having 1.2 billion parishioners beats the heck out of 310 million inhabitants of the U.S., more and more of whom despise him every day.

Also heard on the street is that he’s going to take the name “Pope Hope a Dope.” His campaign title: “Kiss my ring, then kiss my donkey.”

[DManA]

Is the bolt coming down or going up?

[mikrofon]

Benedict announces resignation and lightning strikes

Now he's Zeus??

[smvoice]

I would LOVE to see his bucket list.

[Oztrich Boy]

If he had that power to announce lightning strikes then it’s good that he renounced it.

[johngrace]

Amazing lightening strikes twice after announcement. Interesting to say the least.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZL0Z2nV3cU

[Salvation]

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