RUDEBOY said:
Well, it's all 'up in smoke' now! Let's hope the Germans make good popes. Let's face it they made a right **** up of humanitarian issues last century?
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This is just my opinion so don't take some of it to heart if it offends anyone, I don't mean to do so of course.
I think Italians really wanted the new pope as a non Italian. I think it was the best to not elect an Italian (God forbid we don't want another scandal do we!). I think that probably, well, a good percentage realized it's best to not want one mainly because this last one was not Italian and he proved he did a lot of good in influencing the world and also he had no prejudice against races, etc. I mean since when did Christians, Jews and Muslims ever shake hands<grin>. He also always gave out words that the Italians wanted to or like to hear although the rest of the world didn't agree with him on same sex marriages, abortions, birth control, etc. yet the Italians use and practice and do all of that<grin.. . He also went through a hard tough life. When he was first elected many years ago he was very much criticized because he was sports minded, swimming, traveling, mountain climbing, fun, etc, first impression was as if he did not have his mind on seriously being a Pope.. But anyway, if it was an Italian it would have been the same-o-same-political BS and as based in the past, full of scandals. No, I think it was good that Ratzinger was elected, and in fact, this last Pope pretty much recommend him. Ratzinger speaks 7 languages so that makes him eligible to travel and influence other races. I think he is due to visit Germany soon, or someplace up north, in fact this last pope was supposed to and millions of Euros was also already spent in all preparations, so this one will soon travel there since the money has already been committed. The money spent BTW, is not from the church, but from the Italian government, that's way some people are against the country supporting the Vatican. Also, it was this pope who said the services for the one who passed on.
Anyway, there is a lot of politics involved, (since when isn't the Vatican involved in politics). seems the last President of the European parliament (another Italian <g>, guy named Prodi)was one of the Pope's right hand man and they were trying to enter some phrases of Christianity (the word God) into the new constitution. The new constitution is 800 pages and well, who the heck is going to read 800 pages of BS, but they will print it anyway, and of course the people will vote in favor anyway, their not going to read any 800 pages<g>. But anyway, this new pope will try to influence and have the new EU insert in the new constitution some words relating to Christianity in the hope that it will be changed and words of God, etc, will be entered, just like in the American constitution, so such stuff will be entered in the new book. Besides, this new pope is also against the same sex marriages, birth control, abortions, etc. Also, who has more influence over Europe and politics than the Germans? There was some consideration for an American earlier, but then knowing the Italians, they didn't want rumors that Bush or the CIA had anything to do with it<g>. Anyway, you wanna go nuts, live in Italy..
BTW, just of interest, did you know there was a female pope<grin>, but I don't want to get into that. She finally got exposed, because she suddenly delivered while out on the streets of Rome some place. The guy who knocked her up was the Pope's young good looking assistant! <grin>. So, well, after that, as a rule (I'm sure no longer enforced...maybe<grin>), that they made a special chair with a hole at the bottom of the seat, that the new pope elected would sit in the chair, and lift his/her robe and some guy would get under the chair and do a peek or feel at the bottom as the butt is exposed and that way, they would double check that it is not a female again. ..honest..no lie!
Vic
