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Speculation mounts on who will be next pope
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| February 11, 2013
| Joshua Rhett Miller
Posted on 02/11/2013 12:06:45 PM PST by Alex Murphy
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William Hill, Britain's largest bookmaker, offered odds of 3/1 against for Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze, who is 80 and was once the world's youngest bishop. Odds were set at 7/2 for Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet and Ghanian Cardinal Peter Turkson. Irish bookmaker Paddy Power had the same trio as frontrunners, but made Ouellet the favorite. Britain's Ladbrokes had Turkson the leading contender. Other possible successors include Cardinal Angelo Scola, the archbishop of Milan, Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, the archbishop of Vienna and Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras.... ....Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York is a long shot at best, Reno said.
To: Alex Murphy
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posted on
02/11/2013 12:09:47 PM PST
by
GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
To: Alex Murphy
When does God get involved?
To: Alex Murphy
It has to be someone who is not going to be squishy on teachings. IOW no political correctness to make the left happy.
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posted on
02/11/2013 12:11:18 PM PST
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: GeronL
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posted on
02/11/2013 12:11:46 PM PST
by
Hardraade
(http://junipersec.wordpress.com (Vendetta))
To: Hardraade
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posted on
02/11/2013 12:13:27 PM PST
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GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: Alex Murphy
I have read two interesting things about the workings of conclaves, with respect to selecting a new Pope.
The first is--if all other things are equal between two candidates--is that they often favor a short-long-short cycle when it comes to the length of their tenure. If we followed this logic, John Paul II had a long reign; Benedict had a relatively short reign; the next Pope might be a younger one, capable of a long reign.
The second thing I read was this: any one going into the conclave expecting to be Pope, typically comes out as a cardinal.
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posted on
02/11/2013 12:14:40 PM PST
by
Lou L
(Health "insurance" is NOT the same as health "care")
To: Alex Murphy
I want to see a younger African who is doctrinally conservative. Arinze is a good man but is old. Forget an Italian, forget the Austrian, the Canadian might be good.. but an African will knock it out of the ball park. Leave our Uncle Timmy here in New York—we like him.
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posted on
02/11/2013 12:14:49 PM PST
by
brooklyn dave
(1st commandment THOU SHALT NOT BELIEVE THY GOVERNMENT)
To: MeOnTheBeach
It’s His Church.
He is involved.
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posted on
02/11/2013 12:15:08 PM PST
by
rbmillerjr
(We have No Opposition to Obama's Socialist Agenda)
To: Alex Murphy
This guy gets the last Word.
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posted on
02/11/2013 12:15:08 PM PST
by
Slyfox
(The key to Marxism is medicine - Vladimir Lenin)
To: Alex Murphy
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posted on
02/11/2013 12:16:03 PM PST
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GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
To: rbmillerjr
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posted on
02/11/2013 12:16:53 PM PST
by
John W
(Viva Cristo Rey!)
To: Alex Murphy; a fool in paradise; Slings and Arrows
As the man says, an African will knock it out of the park for a touchdown, all others are either going to miss the boat or are already under the bus!
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posted on
02/11/2013 12:18:40 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: Alex Murphy
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posted on
02/11/2013 12:21:39 PM PST
by
Berlin_Freeper
(If you want to ring the bell - you got to swing the hammer hard!)
To: All
Cardinal Ouellet is my preference at this point.
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posted on
02/11/2013 12:21:54 PM PST
by
Preston Manning
(When standing on the edge of a cliff, a "giant step forward" is NOT progress!)
To: Lou L
I would think that having seen how the ravages of age have plagued Benedict and cut short his ministry, that yes, they will pick a relatively young man this time.
To: Alex Murphy
Someone I haven’t seen mentioned, Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun.
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posted on
02/11/2013 12:24:41 PM PST
by
mnehring
To: Alex Murphy
I think they should pick an Arab for Pope. Imagine if the Patriarch of Lebanon was elected, he’s a 72 year old Cardinal.
It could carry as much symbolism as when John-Paul II was elected in 1978, not to mention be a beacon of hope for Christians in the Middle East.
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posted on
02/11/2013 12:26:00 PM PST
by
Shadow44
To: GeronL
lol!! Apparently someone took offense at it, even though IMO it was hilarious! For the others who missed it, it was a political cartoon hosted at the blog Mommylife of Obama dressed like a pope, sitting on a throne in the "Church Of Obama", in front of stained glass festooned with "O" emblems, an announcement board declaring "why your beliefs mean nothing" and the Declaration of Independence stuffed in a shredder. Obama holds out his left hand to a nearby cardinal and tells him that "you may kiss my ring".
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posted on
02/11/2013 12:26:58 PM PST
by
Alex Murphy
("If you are not firm in faith, you will not be firm at all" - Isaiah 7:9)
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