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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
WE HAVE A POPE!!!
TOPICS: Breaking News
KEYWORDS: benedict; benedictxvi; catholic; catholiclist; conclave; nextpope; pope; ratzinger
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To: northguy3
...but seriously, this man hates Protestants.Details? I don't know much about him.
To: Viking2002
This Methodist was pulling for him! Seems a good man with a backbone to stand strong for God.
To: HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
Cokie Roberts is slamming Ratzinger on ABC.Does she look and sound stoned? If not, she must be ill.
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posted on
04/19/2005 10:05:12 AM PDT
by
b4its2late
(If you ever reach total enlightenment while drinking beer, I bet it makes beer shoot out your nose.)
To: Mrs. Don-o
St. Benedict = 1500 years ago, Father of Western monasticism, (monks historically guardians and custodians of Western civilization)
patron saint of Europe. ^^^^^^^
.
Very good! Europe surely needs a lot of help!
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posted on
04/19/2005 10:05:17 AM PDT
by
maica
To: pa mom
I don't like the idea that he fought for the Germans when we just had a Pope who was persecuted by them. He was born in 1927, the same age as my father.
Dad wasn't old enough to be drafted until 1945, the year the war ended.....18 years old.
From 1939 to 1945, this Pope would have been 12 - 18 years old. Anything at that time of life could hardly be held against him.....especially if he's from Munich.
The Benedictine Abbey of Hildregard was one of my favorite places to visit in my final tour of duty in Germany. It sits along the Rhine alongside the town of Rudesheim. It is a beautiful place of vineyards and prayerfulness. I loved sitting in the sanctuary during vespers listening to the nuns march in and chant. (We could never see them.)
Does anyone know if Ratzinger is Benedictine? (Incidentally, I am not Catholic so if I say anything out of bounds, it's not intentional.)
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posted on
04/19/2005 10:05:17 AM PDT
by
xzins
(Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It!)
To: northguy3
Not really, although I do see alot of anti-Christian thinking here posited as religious. The Nostrodamus/Malachy witchcraft stuff, the bedding down with the jewish unbelievers. As a Protestant, I can joke about the Inquisition, because Benedict may want it, but the Roman Catholic Church is just a sideshow now in the political world, especially since JP2 sided with Saddam. And I don't need some guy in a funny hat telling ME how or when I can talk to My Lord.NEWBIE ALERT
To: TFine80
Does it bother anyone that he was Nazi Youth?
No. Read the Wikipedia entry on him to get the whole story. He was forced to join by law and later deserted.
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posted on
04/19/2005 10:05:18 AM PDT
by
Ex-Dem
(40 F in March? Where's global warming when you need it...)
To: queenkathy
I love him!! He has been a stalwart in defending the CATHOLIC faith and the orthodox practice of the church. Catholics can be assured there will not be an erosion of the moral foundations on which to build a Christian life. Of course the dogma and doctrine can not change under any pope. But this Pope is very experience in fighting the liberalizing tendencies. He is very involved as to holding to the proper rubrics of the mass and to a correct translation of any liturgical text. HE IS THE MAN FOR OUR CHURCH!
To: HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
To: Tax-chick
Agreed. Perhaps Arinze will be next!
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posted on
04/19/2005 10:05:27 AM PDT
by
TAdams8591
(Evil succeeds when good men don't do enough!!!!)
To: Peach
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posted on
04/19/2005 10:05:27 AM PDT
by
Peach
(The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever killed or captured.)
To: FourtySeven
YES!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
04/19/2005 10:05:27 AM PDT
by
gopwinsin04
(gotta have that pope!)
To: pa mom
I don't like the idea that he fought for the Germans when we just had a Pope who was persecuted by them. What the heck is that supposed to mean? Cardinal Ratzinger and John Paul II were very close friends for the last 40 years. If John Paul II had no problem with his "past," then why would you?
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posted on
04/19/2005 10:05:32 AM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
(I ain't got a dime, but what I got is mine. I ain't rich, but lord I'm free.)
To: N. Beaujon
To: Howlin
Amen! I agree. We love our Catholic Sisters and Brothers.
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posted on
04/19/2005 10:05:36 AM PDT
by
queenkathy
(A day without sunshine is like, well, night)
To: Miss Behave
To: onyx
Oh Mo1, God Bless the Cardinals. They "done GOOD." Yep .. I wasn't sure he'd get it .. but he did!!!
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posted on
04/19/2005 10:05:37 AM PDT
by
Mo1
("Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it" ~ Pope John Paul II)
To: diamond6
From Malachy's Prophecies:
The Glory of the Olive. The Order of St. Benedict has said this Pope will come from their order. It is interesting that Jesus gave his apocalyptic prophecy about the end of time from the Mount of Olives. This Pope will reign during the beginning of the tribulation Jesus spoke of. The 111th prophesy is "Gloria Olivae" (The Glory of the Olive). The Order of Saint Benedict has claimed that this pope will come from their ranks. Saint Benedict himself prophesied that before the end of the world his Order, known also as the Olivetans, will triumphantly lead the Catholic Church in its fight against evil.
And according to the prophecy to be followed by:
PETER THE ROMAN - This final Pope will likely be Satan, taking the form of a man named Peter who will gain a worldwide allegiance and adoration. He will be the final antichrist which prophecy students have long foretold. If it were possible, even the very elect would be deceived. The 112th prophesy states: "In the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church there will reign Petrus Romanus, who will feed his flock amid many tribulations; after which the seven-hilled city will be destroyed and the dreadful Judge will judge the people. The End."
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posted on
04/19/2005 10:05:37 AM PDT
by
Beach_Babe
(A nation that kills its own children has no future...John Paul II)
To: onyx; cyborg; fortunecookie
This day couldn't be more joyous! My heart about leapt from my chest!
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posted on
04/19/2005 10:05:46 AM PDT
by
Petronski
(John Paul the Great, pray for the Conclave. Holy Spirit, make Your will known.)
To: BJClinton
Cardinal Ratzinger who is now known as Pope Benedict XVI
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posted on
04/19/2005 10:05:46 AM PDT
by
kassie
("It's the soldier who allows freedom of speech, not the reporter..")
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