Posted on 04/03/2005 6:56:32 AM PDT by bd476
The media certainly promoted the anti-Vaticanism of American Catholics but there didn't seem to be much in the way of counter-acting that anti-Vaticanism.
For too many American Catholics: No immediate, drastic reform = bad Vatican.
I read it for years.
Now we reap what we sowed.
John-Paul II just never did enough. We didn't know how good we had it with him. We won't see his likes again for a long time.
No disagreement with the article. Just adding my own thoughts.
Is that what it takes to be head of the Church?
Then why not get a Democrat? How 'bout Clinton? He would be flexible and pragmatic enough to change religions for the post. He's not busy these days. Lol.
Not busy?? Last I checked he's the junior Senator from New York..
Cordially,
This is highly offensive. It's not like we're applying for the job.
Never had any expectation of a US-born pope--but now I have expectations of an anti-American one.
Actually it is more of abiding by strict ritual. They will stay as along as it takes for them to elect a new Pontiff.
I think I heard FOX News say something like 2 weeks, or 15 days or thereabouts?
I believe the conclave begins in 10 days - following the official 9 days of mourning.
I could be wrong - consideirng it was 26 years since it has been done, so I may not be quite as up on the strictures as I once was.
That is very interesting. Have you seen any of this St. Malchy stuff on the threads the past few days? I think there are supposed to be two more now, but then some where saying the last "pope" would really be the anti-christ, but then others were disputing that.
How freaked out will you be if it's a black guy chosen?
I hope they don't pick an Italian, to me that would be boring. And, hey, let me say, I LOVE Italians!
Thank you...........I knew he had made changes to it, but wasn't sure of the exact details.
Apologies for my mistakes.
Thanks, y'all. :)
Cardinal Francis Arinze of Nigeria is my personal favorite.
The fact that wimps like Stafford and George can be called "staunch conservatives" among the American Cardinals is one reason the Pope will not be an American.
"If your going by the prophecy then its going to be a Benedictine"
Now, this just occurred to me. I remember reading an article in the Newark Star-Ledger several years ago (maybe 5 or 6) about an African Bishop (maybe) who was considered a leading candidate for Pope, it may indeed have been that man Arinze but I can't remember. The reason the paper ran the story was because this Bishop had a long standing friendship with St. Benedict's Seminary in Newark. The reason I paid attention to any of it was because my boss had gone to St. Benedict's so the firm always gave them money.
Based on what I've read about those St. Malachy's predictions that would be as close as many of them come.
Any truth to the rumor that John Kerry is having historian Brinkley rush a new book to print detailing Kerry's secret trip to Cambodia to mass convert the Khmer Rouge to Catholicism?
LOL! Zoooooom.
LOL, that's easy to imagine!
Hi, onyx. Then you and Michael Savage are in agreement, he said that on his radio program on Friday.
The next few weeks should be very interesting.
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