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WHO WILL BE THE NEXT POPE?
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| October 15, 2003
| Steven Waldman
Posted on 04/02/2005 7:44:12 PM PST by MHT
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To: PasDe2
Glad I was able to get you to register!
From the little that I know, "in errore perservare stultum" means "to persevere in error is stupidity."
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posted on
04/02/2005 8:42:34 PM PST
by
MWS
(Errare humanum est, in errore perservare stultum.)
To: over3Owithabrain
I truly wonder, in spite of the recent growth of the church in Africa, if the rest of the world is ready for that. In all likelihood, a black pope would more closely resemble the actual Jesus than alot of his European predecessors; but, he might be a hard sell in parts of world.
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posted on
04/02/2005 8:43:29 PM PST
by
MHT
To: Mears
Well, as a Catholic, I think we need a Ratzinger type to clean up the priest abuse problem like the Church has been having in the US. But I could be wrong.
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posted on
04/02/2005 8:43:54 PM PST
by
David1
To: narses; Tennessee_Bob
Funniest damn posts I've read here in several weeks. Thanks!
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posted on
04/02/2005 8:44:21 PM PST
by
surfatsixty
(Proud Father of a USMC Grunt.)
To: MWS
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posted on
04/02/2005 8:44:40 PM PST
by
PasDe2
(old dancer)
To: MHT
It would be interesting. I sense most Catholics would have no problem with his skin tone. The previous Pope is a hard act to follow though...
To: narses
Pure speculation is all anyone has at this point. The most likely is a Cardinal we have never heard of before, an Italian of almost 80 years of age. The Curia wants a rest, the travel and controversy has beaten them up badly. Hey, that sounds like the man I picked. Cardinal Carlo MArtini. He was born in Turin on February 15, 1927. That makes him Italian. Born in 1927, making him 78 years old.
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posted on
04/02/2005 8:46:09 PM PST
by
Netizen
(USA - Land of the free, home of the brave, where the handicapped are legally starved and dehydrated!)
To: PasDe2
That it is... I found it on some list of latin phrases and have been using it ever since... it's good advice.
And now that you've registered, don't be a stranger on the forum! :)
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posted on
04/02/2005 8:46:35 PM PST
by
MWS
(Errare humanum est, in errore perservare stultum.)
To: David1
Ratzinger doesn't seem to be on anybody's short list.
I wonder, if like everything else, this process just boils down to popularity or politics.
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posted on
04/02/2005 8:46:50 PM PST
by
MHT
To: Netizen
Cardinal Carlo Martini.The St. Malachy Prophecies speculate that the next Pope will be the "Pope of the Olive."
Your speculation is right on target!!!
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posted on
04/02/2005 8:48:34 PM PST
by
sinkspur
(Be not afraid. Be not afraid.)
To: rbmillerjr
The chances of an American pope are slim and nill imho.
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posted on
04/02/2005 8:51:24 PM PST
by
Netizen
(USA - Land of the free, home of the brave, where the handicapped are legally starved and dehydrated!)
To: sinkspur
I have heard for years that someone once predicted the names of all the popes and there were only three more left after JPII.
Beyond this sort of apocalyptic prophecy, I think that the name that JP's successor picks will say much about his intentions. Will his name be JPIII, as a continuation of a successful papacy or will he try to recapture some of the mystic glory of the early days of the church with a form of Peter or Peter/Paul? Or can we add another Roman numeral behind everyone's old favorite, Leo?
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posted on
04/02/2005 8:53:55 PM PST
by
MHT
To: sinkspur
I don't put any measure of faith in the prophecies of St Malachi, but anyways .....here is a picture of Olives.
Cardinal Arinze of Nigeria?
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posted on
04/02/2005 8:54:04 PM PST
by
spetznaz
(Nuclear tipped ICBMs: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol.)
To: Zivasmate
Will it be a St Louis Cardinal or an Arizona Cardinal?
Sorry...Not an American...Can't happen.
To: SteveMcKing
Catholics near Boston have been sighing that Cardinal Law "could have been Pope", had he not perpetuated the child abuse problem. I think he could still be in the running, however. Sins and bad management don't disqualify a person, rather God challenges us to overcome human flaws. There'd be great controversy in his selection, but it may be just the lesson we need for the world at this time.
"...but it may be just the lesson we need for the world at this time."???
And that lesson would be what?
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posted on
04/02/2005 8:55:33 PM PST
by
Lester Moore
(Islam's Allah is Satan and is NOT the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.)
To: Netizen
Another old Italian? I think that that would undermine the sense of momentum that JPII worked so hard at building during his lifetime. Actually, visions of another aging Paul VI are kind of a downer. And, given medical technology, this pope may live past 100 years of age!
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posted on
04/02/2005 8:56:21 PM PST
by
MHT
To: HitmanNY
I'm hoping its one of the following 3: Arinze, Ivan Dias or Ratzinger -- all are conservative and all are multi-lingual (Ivan Dias speaks 16 languages!)
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posted on
04/02/2005 8:56:28 PM PST
by
Cronos
(Never forget 9/11)
To: Lester Moore
To: Lester Moore
... perhaps I meant redemption.
To: SedVictaCatoni
Augustine was a bishop but never singled out for that distinctive honor. No, you don't need to be a Pope to have an impact on history.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
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posted on
04/02/2005 9:00:48 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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