Posted on 04/17/2005 5:04:50 PM PDT by doug from upland
As a Catholic, I am very interested in the person who is going to lead the Church. There are many, many problems and challenges he is going to have.
Among the problems are dwindling church attendance in Europe, AIDS in Africa, and the priest sex scandals in the United States.
Those who are frequently mentioned as the successor to John Paul II include Francis Arinze of Nigeria, Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras, and Dionigi Tettamanzi of Italy.
But what about an American pope? It has never happened.
Perhaps the 117 voting Cardinals have overlooked an American who is an obvious choice. He is a retired Cardinal. He is popular. He is very powerful. And he needs a job. Here you go, conclave of Cardinals, how about this candidate?
He is powerful.
Here he is in deep prayer.
He proves that he loves minorities.
He is very popular.
McGwire.
Whatever...he's still not ready.
:-)
I don't get the "Gw" thing. It's like the "Qwilleran" character in "The Cat Who" series.
The next Pope will probably be conservative on their big issues, like no married priests, women in the priesthood, anti-abortion, anti-contraception, but will be economically socialist, denouncing American materialism and wealth.
The guy has become a laughingstock in St. Louis.
He's nearly as big a fraud as "Barry, the middle linebacker". IMO
Can. 149 §1 In order to be promoted to an ecclesiastical office, one must be in communion with the Church, and be suitable, that is, possessed of those qualities which are required for that office by universal or particular law or by the law of the foundation.
Of course it's moot. Humor, you know ... comedy.
Stosh is 84 now. He was born in the same year as the late pope. Besides, there is already a statue of "St. Stanislaus" in front of Busch Stadium.
"....Cardinal Jaime Lachica Sin of the Philippines, and Adolfo Antonio Cardinal Suarez Rivera of Mexico are reportedly too ill to attend."
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