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WE HAVE A POPE!!! (Cardinal Ratzinger-Pope Benedict XVI)
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Posted on 04/19/2005 8:53:39 AM PDT by Rutles4Ever

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To: Alkhin

Not a matter of need, maybe more a matter of image, perhaps as defender against evil and, in following in JPII's legacy, as a peacemaker at the same time.

Peace through strength?


1,701 posted on 04/19/2005 10:33:27 AM PDT by Kryptonite (Pope Benedict XVI - The Rat Zinger!)
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To: demlosers; cicero's_son; Lazamataz
Aren't we the idiot. He never was a party member.

You're wrong. I'm a conserative that means a respect for the truth. Liberals are the ones who twist the facts to fit their agenda. It is what it is. You may be able to justify or forgive it but for God's sake don't deny it.

https://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/42823.htm

"Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger — a favorite to become the next pontiff — joined the Nazi children's corps in 1941 as a 14-year-old and was later an anti-aircraft gunner. At one point, he guarded a factory where slaves from a concentration camp were forced to work. He was later shipped to Hungary, where he reportedly saw Jews persecuted.

Ratzinger, a staunch conservative dubbed "God's Rottweiler," has said he joined the Hitler Youth when membership became compulsory. He and his brother were later drafted but deserted. The cardinal claims he never fired a shot and that resistance would have meant death. Not so, Germans from his hometown of Traunstein told The Times of London.

"It was possible to resist, and those people set an example for others," recalled Elizabeth Lohner, 84. "The Ratzingers were young — and they had made a different choice."

1,702 posted on 04/19/2005 10:33:32 AM PDT by N. Beaujon
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To: amdgmary

1,703 posted on 04/19/2005 10:33:38 AM PDT by gopwinsin04 (gotta have that pope!)
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To: amdgmary
"Viva il Papa!"

Viva Papa Ratzi!"

1,704 posted on 04/19/2005 10:33:38 AM PDT by easonc52
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To: amdgmary

Beautiful picture, amdgmary. Yes, viva il Papa! AMEN.


1,705 posted on 04/19/2005 10:33:39 AM PDT by Miss Behave (Beloved daughter of Miss Creant, super sister of danged Miss Ology, and proud mother of Miss Hap.)
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To: Dave78
I've got a short fuse with trolls today. You're outta here.

Next?

1,706 posted on 04/19/2005 10:33:46 AM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: xsmommy

You're very fortunate. I can't wait to hear our Bishop's (trautman, erie) first comments on the new Pope. He must be part of that amchurch group just choking on this new choice. It's sure to stir things up.


1,707 posted on 04/19/2005 10:33:52 AM PDT by fortunecookie
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To: Ann Archy; MadIvan
The MSM will have him running gas chambers and dring with Ivan the Terrible.

Ivan, is that you? LOL

1,708 posted on 04/19/2005 10:33:56 AM PDT by myprecious
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To: onyx
Pope Benedict XVI is the sixth Pope of my lifetime.
I was born under the Papacy of Pius XII... albeit near the end. :)

It's great to be an eyewitness to history. I was 8 years old when JPII was named the Pope of the RCC. :)

1,709 posted on 04/19/2005 10:33:57 AM PDT by BigSkyFreeper ("Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it" - Pope John Paul II)
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To: Straight Vermonter

If it were not for infant baptism and praying to saints I could become catholic. The vatican is a beautiful place.


1,710 posted on 04/19/2005 10:34:04 AM PDT by JRochelle
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To: AnAmericanMother

LOL!
Well, I was "near" the end.
I'll concede youth to you...lol.
Maybe I should admit, I recall the election of John XXIII, but I was a "very" young girl.


1,711 posted on 04/19/2005 10:34:14 AM PDT by onyx (Pope John Paul II - May 18, 1920 - April 2, 2005 = SANTO SUBITO!)
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To: onyx

"You;re absolutely right.
EWTN has called Ratzinger "a man of extraordinary gifts."

He's the perfect choice.
I couldn't be happier.

LONG LIVE POPE BENEDICT XVI."

GERMAN DISCIPLINE, FELLOW CATHOLICS!!!! WE GOT GERMAN DISCILPLINE!!!!...It's not always pretty, it's rarely "fun" and novel, but..IT IS STILL NECESSARY AT TIMEES! Overjoyed!


1,712 posted on 04/19/2005 10:34:18 AM PDT by SolomoninSouthDakota (Daschle is gone.)
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To: Fudd Fan

Thanks!


1,713 posted on 04/19/2005 10:34:20 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Pope Benedict XVI: The Rat-Zinger!)
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To: Fudd Fan

Thanks!


1,714 posted on 04/19/2005 10:34:22 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Pope Benedict XVI: The Rat-Zinger!)
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To: biblewonk
SSDD on GMA this morning.

You really might want to take a break from the idiots on the idiot box and try the radio some morning. The new guy from 5-to-9 AM on 600 AM is conservative and usually pretty interesting.

1,715 posted on 04/19/2005 10:34:30 AM PDT by newgeezer (Just my opinion, of course. Your mileage may vary.)
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To: al baby

???????????


1,716 posted on 04/19/2005 10:34:38 AM PDT by amdgmary (Please visit www.terrisfight.org and www.theempirejournal.com)
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To: mikrofon

Yep, thats what I was thinking when I posted it. I also thought of the michealangelo pic creation of adam, with the hands touching...very symbolic.


1,717 posted on 04/19/2005 10:34:44 AM PDT by wallcrawlr (http://www.bionicear.com)
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To: cyborg
http://www.cathnews.com/news/406/44.php

Excellent resource to defend the new Pope against those who would say he's a Nazi! Thank you!

1,718 posted on 04/19/2005 10:34:45 AM PDT by FourtySeven (47)
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To: Rutles4Ever

Glory be! Ratzinger is a marvelous choice. I thought he had made too many enemies to be elected, and I was wrong. This is a complete and total rejection of the liberal dissenters. It's a kick in the face for them. More important, it's a sign that the Cardinals have decided to respect God rather than men.

I just got out of class and this is the first I have seen this wonderful news.


1,719 posted on 04/19/2005 10:34:52 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Rutles4Ever
WE HAVE A POPE AND THE POPE HAS A SONG --- look for it on Vatican morning drive radio.
1,720 posted on 04/19/2005 10:34:56 AM PDT by doug from upland (MOCKING DEMOCRATS 24/7 --- www.rightwingparodies.com)
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