Posted on 04/19/2005 8:53:39 AM PDT by Rutles4Ever
WE HAVE A POPE!!!
May the good Lord grant him the wisdom, piety,and strenght to fulfill you holy will Oh gracious Lord, in Jesus holy name we pray. Amen.
That's what I thought. Imagine if it's not him? The bookies will be broke.... LOL...
Are they still counting the mail in ballots from King County?
Me too.
I want him to be one we already know.... understand?
I'm the Popest with the Mostest.
Us Baptist are with you Catholics... just a much different thing than what we go through... we have pulpit committees and they go around to listen to other ministers then the pastor is brought before us and we as a congregation will vote on the person they brought to us.. 99% of the time.. he is hired.
UH OH - Al Gore just phoned Cardinal Ratzinger and reportedly said, "Wait a minute -there has been a change..."
Where is he from? Where did you hear it?
LOL
I still say Arisni (sp).
EWTN said if it's not Ratzinger it would be someone he supported.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/0416popebets16.html
Vegas declines but, online and off, bettors pin hopes on a pope
Don Fernandez
Cox News Service
Apr. 16, 2005 12:00 AM
ATLANTA - Even in the hedonistic halls of sin city, something remains sacred.
As the world awaits who will be christened the next head of the Catholic Church, Las Vegas oddsmakers are refusing to make odds on the identity of the new pontiff.
John Avello, handicapper at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas casinos, said he wasn't placing predictions on who would succeed Pope John Paul II due to "taste" issues.
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But some are still finding a way to play on the papacy.
At Irish-based Internet gambling site popebetting.com, German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was the 7-2 fave, followed by France's Jean-Marie Lustiger (4-1) and Italian Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini trailing at third (9-2).
Popebetting.com also offers profiles, pros and cons, health information and prophetic predictions for candidates.
William Hill, a British-based international gambling service, had a different line. Their favorite for the new pontiff is Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze, with 9-4 odds. The agency calculates the archbishop of Milan, Dionigi Tettamanzi, has 7-2 odds, and Honduran Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga at 6-1.
"We've done papal betting before, so we've got a reputation for this, and there's certainly a demand for it," said Graham Sharpe, a spokesman for William Hill.
The conclave to elect a pope convenes Monday. A two-thirds majority, which equals 77 of 115 cardinals, is required.
Thanks, I had to open an IE window, it didn't like firefox, lol
His Will be done.=) Don't worry, nothing can happen that the Lord would not allow...
Blackwell has made sure that there is a pope. No need to worry about the provisionals.
My Lutheran pastors had prayers for the election last weekend. Hope you guys got a good one!
This Southern Baptist is excited, too! I had such great respect for PJPII. I'm betting it's Ratzinger.
Perhaps cardinals were duking it out behind the scenes, fighting over various bottles of chemicals and piles of ballots.
Protestants are rejoicing w/Catholics that we have a CHRISTIAN SPIRITUAL LEADER w/a world-wide congregation.
"Hope it isn't Pope John Kerry, he's been missing for days."
No, generally the Pope is Roman Catholic (although there were some close calls in the middle ages).
This Anglican (our Church just left ECUSA with an 88.7% vote) is happy for you guys.
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