To: bd476
The Rev. Thomas Reese of America magazine noted that in past centuries "the church always tried to keep (the papacy) out of the hands of the superpower" of the day ..... Yep. They were talking about this on FOX News yesterday.
Looks like the next Pope may be Italian again maybe??
I think I heard that PJP II was the first non-Italian Pope in ~500 years?
22 posted on
04/03/2005 7:22:35 AM PDT by
MeekOneGOP
(There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
To: MeekOneGOP
"I think I heard that PJP II was the first non-Italian Pope in ~500 years?"
Yes, 450 or 455 years.
"Looks like the next Pope may be Italian again maybe??"
I don't think so. In my opinion the next one will be from South America or Africa or... maybe from China - a few months ago Pope appointed some "secret Cardinal" - I read that he may be Chinese.
To: MeekOneGOP
If they want to keep it out of the hands of power, then France should fit the bill.
75 posted on
04/03/2005 9:28:20 AM PDT by
Kate of Spice Island
(When I was young we used to go "skinny dipping," now I just "chunkydunk.")
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