Why do they persist in these childish pursuits?

shanrick: Why do they persist in these childish pursuits?

i figure it's either "simple things for simple minds" or "an eternal quest for deeper faith and understanding". or maybe both

i think that covers all of them

They should call him "Pope Maul" and give him a double edged blessy-stick-thingy he can use to shake water at people with.

ChewbaccaJones: They should call him "Pope Maul" and give him a double edged blessy-stick-thingy he can use to shake water at people with.

"At last, we will reveal ourselves to the Protestants. At last, we shall have our revenge."

I vote Samuel L Jackson for Black Pope. Him or Morgan Freeman. Either will be fine.

shanrick: Why do they persist in these childish pursuits?

To lure more children to their homes.

Sounds like an idea for a comedy by Martin Lawrence...

Can only wait for spinners on the Pope mobile

angrymacface: ChewbaccaJones: They should call him "Pope Maul" and give him a double edged blessy-stick-thingy he can use to shake water at people with.

"At last, we will reveal ourselves to the Protestants. At last, we shall have our revenge."

Benedict, I am your Father?

If the new Black Pope is black, can we call him the Black Black Pope?

shanrick: Why do they persist in these childish pursuits?

Meh, they're no worse than the Renaissance Faire crowd.

The voting begins only after four days of what in Latin is called "murmuratio" or private discussions among the delegates about necessary requisites and possible candidates for the job. Anyone showing any sign of ambition is automatically disqualified.

Too bad America doesn't run this way...

Richard Pye: I vote Samuel L Jackson for Black Pope. Him or Morgan Freeman. Either will be fine.

I'm for Bill Clinton.

Why is it that black superheros always have to have the word Black infront of their name. Black Vulcan, Black Thunder, Black Goliath, Black Pope...

Stigmatizing is Godly and black is just as good as white.

Wait . . . the black pope is white?!?

I guess that makes sense. America's first black president was white, too.

Is he clean and well-spoken?

Ron Paul is going to shock the world in the Papal election.

Is it true that once you go black, you don't go back?

Black pope? Ptui! If they had a few antipopes _nw again, they might be able to regain some market share with people rooting for each side. I think the record was three popes at the same time, with five in the same year. (And yes, the winning side gets to write history and retroactively call the losers antipopes.)

Pope Urban?

Malcolm Pope X

obligatory

worlddan: The voting begins only after four days of what in Latin is called "murmuratio" or private discussions among the delegates about necessary requisites and possible candidates for the job. Anyone showing any sign of ambition is automatically disqualified.

Too bad America doesn't run this way...

Seconded.

Why did I immediately think, in Phil Ken Sebben's voice,

"BLLACKWATCH PLAID!"

when I read that headline.

The Black Pope?

I tremble, I tremble, I tremble!

Yes, damnit, it is obscure.

Like the Cardinal electors in a papal conclave, the Jesuit delegates will be considering candidates' prayerfulness, leadership and organizational capacity, language skills and geography.

So well-spoken is prized over clean.

Australian Father Mark Raper, former head of the Jesuit Refugee Service

Ouch, Raper? Father Raper?

Quantumbunny: angrymacface: ChewbaccaJones: They should call him "Pope Maul" and give him a double edged blessy-stick-thingy he can use to shake water at people with.

"At last, we will reveal ourselves to the Protestants. At last, we shall have our revenge."

Benedict, I am your Father?

DO NOT WANT!!11 (pops).

Also, it's time for a Jesuit Pope... Again.

seriously...I thought Jack Chick was just being his usual freaky self when he said there was a "black popeP in the Jesuits that controlled everything. See the "Alfonzo" comic for reference

Damn...he couldn't be right... could he? This is waaaay too weird, expecially when you're as drunk as I am right now.

Father Raper?

Right there on the group W bench.

Mediocre-Photoshops-Incorporated Glad you liked my pope picture ;)

Original posting (pops)

Hey, is this the place where everyone talks like a Fundamentalist Christian about Catholics but claims to be an atheist who doesn't care one way or the other?

...yep... this is the place.

his predecessor, a charismatic Basque-born progressive named Pedro Arrupe.

Hey! I voted for that guy!

i went to a jesuit high school so i'm really getting a kick out of these replies

"Don't point that beard at me, it might go off."

/The first thing I thought of when I saw the picture.
//Good old Groucho.

I vote for Chris Hansen to be elected as the new Pope.

/ Have a seat right over there.

Among the candidates:



Chuuurrrchhh!

When Mike Huckabee is President, he's going to have the Secret Service monitor the internet so that they can track you down and kick all of your Christian-bashing, sinner asses.

/Discuss

jjorsett: When Mike Huckabee is President, he's going to have the Secret Service monitor the internet so that they can track you down and kick all of your Christian-bashing, sinner asses.

/Discuss

He's a Southern Baptist. I'm pretty sure it's ingrained in the blood of the Southern Baptist to hate Catholics. Does that mean he's also going to track down the Catholics and kill us for not being Christian, too?

Cosmic Crab: Black pope? Ptui! If they had a few antipopes nw again, they might be able to regain some market share with people rooting for each side. I think the record was three popes at the same time, with five in the same year. (And yes, the winning side gets to write history and retroactively call the losers antipopes.)

Antipope?
/Zlad

jjorsett: When Mike Huckabee is President, he's going to have the Secret Service monitor the internet so that they can track you down and kick all of your Christian-bashing, sinner asses.

/Discuss

You wade in the shallow end of the pool here at Fark, huh?

I see this as a great new Mel Brooks movie, kind of in line with Blazing Saddles. Where they elect a black Pope to lower the property value of the Vatican, so Hedley Lamarr can buy it up and make a fortune.