Can't wait for this criminal pedophile abettor to rot. The world is better off without people like this. Farking pervert.

He is what as know as a place holder Pope. One to maintain the Church while a younger crowd comes into the Vatican.

So, the next pope is peter the roman? That sounds mildly foreboding, admittedly..

He's old. Old people tend to look tired.

The sooner he's burning in hell with the rest of the popes, the better.

jake_lex: I wish him well, but he really was a terrible choice for Pope anyway, and a sign of just how desperately out of touch the upper echelons of the Catholic Church are.

"Hey, charges that our priests molest kids are really threatening our future. I know, let's elect the guy probably most responsible for making sure pedo priests didn't actually get punished Pope!'

Meh. He is a placeholder Pope. Next best choice was likely considered too inexperienced, and thus we have someone this old being elected Pope. The most reasonable choice would be a Latin or African Pope because of the shift in the faithful populations.
/ Father Changstein El-Gamal

Good riddance. Benedict has been an atrocious representative of the Catholic Church. We need someone more like St. (crossing fingers!) John Paul II.

Pedophilia is a terrible thing, but we shouldn't throw the baby boys out with the bath water. There is a lot of good the Church can still do in these troubled times.

I pray our next Papa will be a unifying figure.

He's a creepy pedo so why he got elected to be the pedo rings head in the first place i'll never know. It's like hiring a car jacker as a valet. Maybe the next big hat guy will be slightly less sinister looking.

Flatulent_Flea: The next Pope will be either Asian or Hispanic.

He could be Filipino. Asian but the name is Hispanic.

pisceandreamer: Don't you think he looks tired?



/did I say something?

Somaticasual: So, the next pope is peter the roman? That sounds mildly foreboding, admittedly..

Eh, it was all a propaganda list to get a certain Cardinal elected Pope in the 1590's.

/Which failed, 'cuz he wasn't.
//Elected Pope, I mean.

Flatulent_Flea: The next Pope will be either Asian or Hispanic.

book it.

I'm betting he'll be Muslim.

That's great news. Meet your maker and all that shiat.

Stop ya biatching.

video man: Nah. I'm thinking American. Hasn't been an American one. I'd bet it would scare the bejesus out of Southern Baptists thinking that the Papists are trying out-muscle them.

Except that the Catholic church has been losing ground in the US for decades now. The new Pope will be from a growth area like Africa.

They need to do the right thing and restore the papacy to the rabbit.

gluestickralph: He's a creepy pedo so why he got elected to be the pedo rings head in the first place i'll never know. It's like hiring a car jacker as a valet. Maybe the next big hat guy will be slightly less sinister looking.

He is not a pedophile. He's worse. He is a guy who protects pedophiles.

/both should have their dicks cut off

bravian: video man: Nah. I'm thinking American. Hasn't been an American one. I'd bet it would scare the bejesus out of Southern Baptists thinking that the Papists are trying out-muscle them.

Except that the Catholic church has been losing ground in the US for decades now. The new Pope will be from a growth area like Africa.

That's one possible tactic, but it's probably about equally likely that they'd pick an American Pope specifically to try and stop the bleeding there.

Frankly, I suspect the next Pope won't be from any of these regions, though. Benedict's election signaled a lurch toward traditionalism, and if there's a new election soon then most of the cardinals who elected Benedict will be voting again. I'm guessing they'll go back to someone they perceive as nice and safe, probably Italian.

IlGreven: Somaticasual: So, the next pope is peter the roman? That sounds mildly foreboding, admittedly..

Eh, it was all a propaganda list to get a certain Cardinal elected Pope in the 1590's.

/Which failed, 'cuz he wasn't.
//Elected Pope, I mean.

That would explain why ratzinger has very little to do with olives..

video man: AverageAmericanGuy: Good riddance. Benedict has been an atrocious representative of the Catholic Church. We need someone more like St. (crossing fingers!) John Paul II.

Pedophilia is a terrible thing, but we shouldn't throw the baby boys out with the bath water. There is a lot of good the Church can still do in these troubled times.

I pray our next Papa will be a unifying figure.

I don't think that JPII didn't know about pedophilia in the Church. It's been happening for A LONG TIME. I personally know of a victim: My Great-grandmother. It happened during the turn of the damn century.

11 years ago?

AverageAmericanGuy: Good riddance. Benedict has been an atrocious representative of the Catholic Church. We need someone more like St. (crossing fingers!) John Paul II.

Pedophilia is a terrible thing, but we shouldn't throw the baby boys out with the bath water. There is a lot of good the Church can still do in these troubled times.

I pray our next Papa will be a unifying figure.

While I do not wish death upon anyone as a matter of principle (I didn't even feel joy at the death of Osama Bin Laden, I just recognized it had to be done) I do see your point.

My main issue with Benedict is that he basically blamed everyone except the Priests themselves when it came to charges of pedophilia. In the modern age, the Catholic church needs a Pope who will put his foot down and is willing to excommunicate anyone found guilty of pedophilia regardless of their status within the church.

While it might not completely stop the abuse, it will do a lot to insulate the church as a whole from the actions of such Priests. and enable the Catholic church to focus more on actually helping people.

die already, you nazi douchebag

Somaticasual: IlGreven: Somaticasual: So, the next pope is peter the roman? That sounds mildly foreboding, admittedly..

Eh, it was all a propaganda list to get a certain Cardinal elected Pope in the 1590's.

/Which failed, 'cuz he wasn't.
//Elected Pope, I mean.

That would explain why ratzinger has very little to do with olives..

You don't know what he does in his spare time; what with that vow of celibacy, the imagination no doubt runs wild and visits some strange and dark places.

As for looking tired, the Dark Side takes its toll on a man.

Somaticasual: IlGreven: Somaticasual: So, the next pope is peter the roman? That sounds mildly foreboding, admittedly..

Eh, it was all a propaganda list to get a certain Cardinal elected Pope in the 1590's.

/Which failed, 'cuz he wasn't.
//Elected Pope, I mean.

That would explain why ratzinger has very little to do with olives..

You haven't looked deep into his olive eyes? *swoon*

Jebdiahbob:
The most reasonable choice would be a Latin or African Pope because of the shift in the faithful populations.

My money is on this African guy (pops)

As a friend of mine put it. "Have you seen the size of that hat they make the poor old man wear? If he'd just stop wearing it, he might add years to his life and have a straight spine

JPII was much worse on the paedo thing. He absolutely took the view that it was noone's business and that the priests were the ones who needed help and sympathy. He just gets a HUGE pass. This one isn't much better, and is much worse on other issues. He will be no sad loss.

malaktaus: You don't know what he does in his spare time; what with that vow of celibacy, the imagination no doubt runs wild and visits some strange and dark places.

I've read that a great number of Popes have had various women/children/men smuggled into the Vatican to fulfill their sexual fantasies. Of course, it's all kept very hush-hush because of his supposed vows.

KeeptheChief: My money is on this African guy (pops)

I could see him blowing up Rome.

Kumana Wanalaia: die already, you nazi douchebag

Lolwut?

KeeptheChief: My money is on this African guy (pops)

I'm going with this African guy

I dearly hope that they pick some kind of badass for the next pope. Someone who can really drop the hammer on this pedophilia business, and restore the public image of the catholic church.

I nominate George Takei for next pope.

Non-evil Monkey: AverageAmericanGuy: Good riddance. Benedict has been an atrocious representative of the Catholic Church. We need someone more like St. (crossing fingers!) John Paul II.

Pedophilia is a terrible thing, but we shouldn't throw the baby boys out with the bath water. There is a lot of good the Church can still do in these troubled times.

I pray our next Papa will be a unifying figure.

While I do not wish death upon anyone as a matter of principle (I didn't even feel joy at the death of Osama Bin Laden, I just recognized it had to be done) I do see your point.

My main issue with Benedict is that he basically blamed everyone except the Priests themselves when it came to charges of pedophilia. In the modern age, the Catholic church needs a Pope who will put his foot down and is willing to excommunicate anyone found guilty of pedophilia regardless of their status within the church.

While it might not completely stop the abuse, it will do a lot to insulate the church as a whole from the actions of such Priests. and enable the Catholic church to focus more on actually helping people.

I think you suffer from some misconceptions regarding excommunication. It isn't a punishment, it's supposed to invite someone to repentance, and it's lifted as soon as one declares repentance. There would be some formalities, but overall it would be largely theatrical. They don't need to be excommunicated, they need to be removed from the priesthood, permanently.

malaktaus: They don't need to be excommunicated, they need to be removed from the priesthood, permanently.
Handed over the the authorities to serve lengthy prison sentences for their crimes.

or something

gaspode: malaktaus: They don't need to be excommunicated, they need to be removed from the priesthood, permanently.
Handed over the the authorities to serve lengthy prison sentences for their crimes.

or something

It's not an either-or proposition.

Die already.

Flatulent_Flea: The next Pope will be either Asian or Hispanic.

book it.

Hey now, we can't have Hispanics be pope. You want him celebratin' Las Posadas?