Posted on 04/03/2005 6:56:32 AM PDT by bd476
"...regarded as rather more flexible and pragmatic."
Oh, is this what they are calling it now?
But four out of five experts agree: He WILL be Catholic.
Intersesting that "conservative" is on one end of this spectrum, but "flexible" and "pragmatic" are on the other end.
Will they consult the UN?
But I'm sure some reporter, somewhere, will write an article stating that while the new pope will be Catholic, there are probably some Jews out there that are more flexible and pragmatic that could better fill the post.
Main reason may be that they (Catholics) fear any influence from the liberal MSM.
I've noticed over the last 24 hrs that many of the talking heads are not quite pressuring the Cardinals to elect a 3rd worlder.....eraldo, dor instanc, last nite spent considerable time "discussing" this with a Priest and a Catholic watcher/pundut/author. I've seen others do this as well.
Where does spirituality and qualification fit in?
....Geraldo, for instance...
(sorry)
Good catch, Izzy Dunne.
However, depending on the context, "flexible" pretty much defines Cardinal Roger Mahony.
Good question.
LOL!
LOL!
LOL, great one.
the ascension of the French Popes and the move of the Papacy to Avignon (now called the Avignon captivity) resulted directly from the murder of two Popes and the seizure of the Papacy by armed forces of King Phillip of France, led by Guillaume de Nogart.
The Conclave of Cardinals that chose the French Popes was made up of Frenchmen originally loyal to Philip appointed by him after dismissing, running off or murdering, almost all of the sitting Cardinals. After Philip's untimely death (he was cursed by one of his victims to "meet me before the throne of God for judgement and did die within a year) the Kings of France continued to hold the reins of appointments of Cardinals for nearly 70 years, and therefore held the Papacy as a puppet of their rule.
To this day the Catholic Church still pretends that this was all somehow OK and we should all just ignore this bizarre episode as having no importance.
Oh, and the Templars really were heretics. Philip and Guillaume said so as an excuse to sieze their treasury and lands. It must be true. A Catholic King said so and the Pope who dared to challenge him on his crimes died (of poisoning). It must be God's truth, otherwise He woudln't have allowed it to happen.
The press in other parts of the world are not conservative.
That whole 'superpower of the day' comment is nonsense. The reason that the papacy has generally stayed out of the hands of the superpower of the day is simply because Italy hasn't been the superpower of the day since before Emperor Constantine the Great....
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