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Really bummed about this: as pontiffs go, he was the best.
....I cant really fault him for the whole "church molestation thing" as he may have known nothing about the reassignments.... I wonder how much daily operations decisions are really is presented to the Pope for consideration. Particularly an extremely aged Pope.
Anyone know who's up for his position?
I recall someone from the year-before-last speaking against gay marriages that was supposed to be a likely candidate. He scared me by quoting Leviniticus (sp?, you know, the book o' hate and killin' in the Bible).
I have heard nothing lately though.
I nominate Sigfried for Pope: he's basically moral and not getting laid so...
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I'm off to Poland in a few weeks, and (slightly selfishly), part of me is worried that he'll hang on until then and then die when we get there. Which would be sad (cause he's dead and all), and bad (because everywhere would shut down).
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My sole surviving grandparent, my grandmother, is upset. She's devoutly Catholic, and she hasn't been able to watch the news. I'm saddened by the news, but John Paul II really hasn't been doing very well in some time.
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Thanks. Still not on my reading list or anything though.
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Visit Auchfitz. Enjoy cheap drink. Not at the same time.
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Yeah, we Poles are not feeling particulary happy right now, as you can imagine. Main TV stations switched to pope-centric programs, for example showing many different people (soccer players) praying for pope.
It is sad to see him go...
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This summer is World Youth Day 2005 in K�ln, Germany. The John Paul II started this thing, and he usually attends a large celebration every 3 years... I wonder if its going to happen this year?
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I am Catholic, though I disagreed with many of his policies (brith control, abortion, things of that line) and agreed with many others (anti-war, anti-death penalty, apologies to Muslims/Jews). So I will say that his passing is sad in the regards that we have lost an influential voice for peace in the world, but I hope this time the church will pick a less-conservative pontiff (but how likely is that?).
And, since any Catholic man can technically be pope...I could, in theory, become the next pope...
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I must agree almost point for point with Veers on this matter, though I renounced Catholicism a few years back I still agreed with many of Karol Wojtyla's views against death-penalty, anti-communist reconciliation between the faiths especially with muslims.
OTOH I couldn't stand some of the hardline conservative values he espoused - anti-gay, anti-birth-control anti-abortion as I understand it his goal upon accession was to counter the decades of liberalisation (i.e. progress) that had been made within the church and for that I'll not miss him.
I think the Catholic church doesn't recognise apostacy so technically I think I'm eligible, fun though it would be to be the first atheist pope they haven't picked a pope who wasn't one of the cardinals since 1378 so I doubt it'll be anyone outside of their club this time either. As I understand the top-runner at the moment is a nigerian hardliner, can't recall the name of the top of my head though.
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Sweet: I'll start getting Nigerian Pope scams via fax now....
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"...I hope this time the church will pick a less-conservative pontiff (but how likely is that?)"
Well, the last time they did that, someone killed him almost the next day, so...
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