i'd wind up in jail, that's what i'd do...
Posted on 02/13/2013 8:13:21 AM PST by ComtedeMaistre
Please, do not laugh. Barack Obama has the same qualifications to be Pope, as he has to be a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, or President of the United States. If Obama can win the Nobel Peace Prize, then we cannot say with 100 percent certainty, that he cannot become Pope. Stranger things have happened.
As far as I am aware, one does not need to be a Cardinal in order to become Pope. The job is open to any Baptized male Catholic. Two Popes, Benedict IX (1012 - 1056) and John XII (930 - 964), become Popes when both were 11 years old and 18 years old respectively, and had not even been ordained as priests.
Baptism into the Catholic Church as an adult does not follow any rigid protocol. Some take months to be Baptized into the Church as adults, following detailed Catholic Catechism classes, while others are accepted into the church in brief ceremonies at their hospital beds in a process that takes about 20 minutes.
Theoretically, all 500 million Catholic men in the world are eligible for the job of Pope. And some priests would be able to get Obama Baptized as a Catholic in a single day. Some nutty but powerful person somewhere, may decide that the Catholic Church needs the same "hope and change", that Obama has brought to America.
What would you do, if the conclave of Cardinals announces a newly baptized Obama as the new Pope?
i'd wind up in jail, that's what i'd do...
i didn't know it was possible to be that stooopid and still breath without mechanical assistance...
I would take another hit off the crack pipe cause that must be some good stuff!
Methinks there is applicable (strained, twisted, and stretched far beyond any sane intent) precedent for a married man to be deemed a priest IF a vow of celibacy is taken. There was a FR thread to that effect of late. They’ve had their kids, his true orientation is suspect, and so she may be quite content to consent as appropriate. First Lady was quite a prize position ... but co-Pope?!? Ultimate win for her.
I would get on my flying cow and visit Dog River SAK and Bedford Falls on the same day.
If my grandmother had peddles (sic!), she’s be a bicycle!
I bet she has some Peddel(sic) pushers.
If my grandmother had peddles (sic!), she’s be a bicycle!
I bet she has some Peddel(sic) pushers.
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