And I come bringing POPE WANK.
I said in clairvoyantwank that I was surprised at the lack of "OMG RATZINGER IS THE POPE!" Wank...

Guess what... I was proved wrong. Thank you, funkyhelix...


unreason:
Is it the Panzer Pope?

Is the Panzer Pope one of the lost Transformers?

Panzer Pope....TRANSFORM!.

docgonzo: Yup. Gotta be God's rottweiler.

I hope its Kang! He already has his Popemobile!
posted by McBain

If it is the HitlerJugend pope, look for interfaith relations to be set way back.
posted by amberglow


I have to go with Cardinal Law.

In which case the Catholic Church in America dies immediately.
posted by John Kenneth Fisher

Geez, all this noise over some bishop. They elect bishops every year, you know-- this one's not a big deal. Just 'cause he's the bishop of Rome, everybody gets their panties in a bundle. Rome isn't the center of the universe.

< /easternchurchbitterness>
posted by koeselitz

I work right by St Patricks, and it's pandemonium.

It's like the entire world is playing Dungeons and Dragons.
posted by Mean Mr. Bucket


If it had been the Nigerian then we could have expected a new single from KRS-ONE, entitled "Black Pope"
Don't be the sucker comin into my face with that yang-yang!
Shit.
posted by Divine_Wino

And another Reality TV series comes to its finale.

Wikipedia, your most trusted source for late-breaking news! Wikipedia may have beat out some traditional news outlets on this one...
posted by gimonca


The 77 year old Ratzinger was John Paul's deputy for theology as head of the powerful Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Ratzinger was the author of the a 2003 Vatican directive to priests around the world calling for a proactive stand to stop governments from legalizing same-sex marriage and for a repeal of those those already on the books that give rights, including adoption, to gay couples. (story)

The 12 page document called on Catholic bishops and lawmakers to oppose the legalization of same-sex unions.

Ratzinger opposes contraception and the use of condoms to combat HIV/AIDS. He advocates a diminished role for women in the Church and has called for mandatory celibacy for priests

Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.
posted by stonerose

I swear to you by all that is holy, I will never refer to him by any other name than 'Pope Hitler'.

I'm going with the Soprano-esque "Joey the Rat."
posted by stonerose

I wouldn't hold being a member of the Hitler Youth against him, but the bastard and his brother have the temerity to say that had no option but to be Nazis. I'd say thousands of Germans who bravely chose the dangerous alternative prove that the man is a scummy liar.

Plus, his crusade to wipe out the Church's efforts to help the plight of the poor alone has saved him a toasty place in the hell that he believes in.

Fuck the Pope. Fuck-fuck-FUCK the pope. NWA needs to reform again.
posted by the_savage_mind

So now that any joy of possibly picking a good pope has been sucked dry, how does this sit with the Malachy prophecy thing.
posted by drezdn



Tame compared to what I expected, but give it time...