Pope Benedict:
See the problem?
Posted on 03/12/2013 4:46:57 PM PDT by An Old Man
In 2005, the Italian cardinal, then the patriarch of Venice, one of the Roman Catholic Church’s more prolific pope-producing cities, appeared on many shortlists to succeed Pope John Paul II. The job, of course, went to Scola’s good friend, theological mentor and career patron, Joseph Ratzinger, who took the name Benedict XVI. As the new pope began his reign, papal pundits determined that Scola, then 65, had perhaps been too young .
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I predicted Scola on the second vote...
Now, to clarify, does the Holy Spirit consider him a safe pick for pope?
Scola could be fascinating. Whereas the last few popes have been fairly statist, despite their strong rejection of communism, Scola is from “Communion and Liberation,” which is fairly economically subsidiarist, which is highly consistent with American-style conservatism: all authority to subsist in the simplest theoretically competent entity. In other words, for a higher level of organization to assume responsibility from a lower one, it must make the case that it is inherently impossible for the lower one to successfully achieve a just outcome. In my opinion, this principle is preferable to libertarianism, in that it lacks the absolutism while remaining strongly principled, rather than requiring pragmatic compromises. Or you could say that its required pragmatism is still strongly principled.
Petrus Romanus? The last Pope according to St. Malachy?
For all those who think Peter Turkson is Peter the Roman, consider:
1. A Turk’s son is Roman? A black?
2. A black man named Peter, specifically one who hangs out with a guy that likes to dress as Santa Claus (Benedict XVI), is not a good connotation in Europe, where Black Pete is a demon who follows Santa Claus, chastising disobedient children.
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Pope Benedict:
See the problem?
That's a catchy tune with a fresh sound and you can dance to it. What's not to like?
American Bandstand judgement - 10
Please stop repeating the nonsense. And to bring the holy Saint Malachy into the lie of these false prophesies is another sin.
Pope Scola..Got a little pop and fizz to it.
When the church bars so called Catholic prochoice politicians in America and around the world from attending mass and receiving communion, I will take the Pope serious.
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