[BillyBoy]

I don’t recall seeing a single post from a protestant FReeper during Pope Benedict’s reign saying they liked or admired or respected him, even when he said stuff they agreed with or promoted conservative values. Mostly they mocked how old he was and called him “NAZI Pope” because he had been forced to join Hitler Youth as a child.

But now tons of them retroactively claim he was a good Christian leader.

Here’s another example: I’m reminded of the Australians who did nothing but trash Tony Abbott every day he was Prime Minister. Then after they got their wish and he was gone, his successor (Malcolm Turnbull) turned out to be HORRIBLE, and now they’re RETROACTIVELY claimed they liked Abbott and respected him. Funny, they sure didn’t show it at the time he was in power.

Moral of the story: Be careful what you wish for... you may get it.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

I don’t recall seeing a single post from a protestant FReeper during Pope Benedict’s reign saying they liked or admired or respected him, even when he said stuff they agreed with or promoted conservative values.

I personally thought he did a good job as the leader of Catholicism... but since I'm not a Roman, it was not my focus.

(with all the usual caveats, like there is no church office of pope in the NT)

Have you commented on the leadership of any of the other denominations?

[Popman]

Sounds like you are butthurt...

Considering the condition of the RCC today, I think you have bigger fish to fry...than dragging up old wounds...

[fieldmarshaldj]

I’m “technically” a Protestant, although consider myself an unaligned (non-sectarian) Christian (but deeply interested and concerned about the situation within the Catholic Church).

I don’t remember criticizing Pope Benedict, except for his abdication. It may simply have been the challenges and infestation of the sodomite cancer in the church was such that he was incapable of dealing with it. I think he was blackmailed/coerced into abdication, however.

[metmom]

I don’t recall seeing a single post from a protestant FReeper during Pope Benedict’s reign saying they liked or admired or respected him, even when he said stuff they agreed with or promoted conservative values. Mostly they mocked how old he was and called him “NAZI Pope” because he had been forced to join Hitler Youth as a child.

But now tons of them retroactively claim he was a good Christian leader.

Which tons of FR Prots mocked his age and called him the NAZI pope?

Could you provide the links please?

And just where are the tons of FR prots now saying he was a good Christian leader?

Could you provide those links as well?