| Author | Comment |
TI Freak
Probe
Posted: 19 Apr 2005
10:20 GMT
Total Posts:
Edit | They have finally elected a new pope, a German by the name of Joseph Ratzinger, who will be taking the name Benedict the 16th. I myself am not Catholic, but I still want to wish him the best of luck and congradulations on his election. |
Andy
Administrator
Posted: 19 Apr 2005
10:35 GMT
Total Posts: 939 | !^*&^@%&! See front page. You beat me by 4 minutes... But I was digging up a picture so I probably started long before you. :)
Closed, discuss on the news article. |
Lunchbox
Carrier
Posted: 19 Apr 2005
15:11 GMT
Total Posts: 2007 | ...Not really closed, and I hope the new pope can fill in the previous pope's place adequately. |
Andy
Administrator
Posted: 19 Apr 2005
16:27 GMT
Total Posts: 939 | It *WAS* closed, someone reopened it... |
Morgan
Ultralisk
Posted: 19 Apr 2005
17:19 GMT
Total Posts: 321 | yes.... |
Jonny23451
Ultralisk
Posted: 19 Apr 2005
17:25 GMT
Total Posts: 214 | he looks too old... |
korkow
Ultralisk
Posted: 19 Apr 2005
17:49 GMT
Total Posts: 465 | He's 78!!! |
Jonny23451
Ultralisk
Posted: 19 Apr 2005
18:04 GMT
Total Posts: 214 | jeez, I don't get this...why do they elect popes that last like a month...I dunno, I think it's pointless. |
korkow
Ultralisk
Posted: 19 Apr 2005
18:13 GMT
Total Posts: 465 | First of all, it only took 2 days. Second of all, one of the popes in the 1500's took 3 YEARS to "elect"! |
Jonny23451
Ultralisk
Posted: 19 Apr 2005
18:18 GMT
Total Posts: 214 | er, when i sed why do they elect popes that last a month, I ment that the popes like, pass away after a month, just like the pope before the last pope. Well, I mean they last more than a month, but still...they're old. |
Lunchbox
Carrier
Posted: 19 Apr 2005
18:24 GMT
Total Posts: 2007 | Because they are thee only candidates that fit the strict qualifications to be the pope sometimes. |
TI Freak
Probe
Posted: 19 Apr 2005
18:39 GMT
Total Posts:
Edit | I think there is some sort of age requirement or something, because a lot of people will think old=wise, which anymore isn't always the case... |
Jonny23451
Ultralisk
Posted: 19 Apr 2005
18:40 GMT
Total Posts: 214 | i agree |
Andy
Administrator
Posted: 19 Apr 2005
20:56 GMT
Total Posts: 939 | I still say the proper place to discuss this is in the news article! |
Lunchbox
Carrier
Posted: 19 Apr 2005
21:04 GMT
Total Posts: 2007 | Blah blah blah...Just kidding Andy, if you really want this moved, you have the power.
To TI-freak: Generally, the pope, when elected, is between 60-80 years old because 60 is the youngest cardinals believe you can havee enough wisdom to become pope and over 80 you're prone to die basically at any minuete. |
zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 19 Apr 2005
21:04 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | Well, they elect older people for a Pope for many reasons, some of them include vast knowledge and political abilities but also as a precaution so that no pope really holds the position for too long (that's what I heard). I kind see a point why they don't want any Pope to hold a post for too long as he has very high influence around people so that's a reasonable thing to do... So yeah, let's everyone go back to our news article and continue discussion there.
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Andy
Administrator
Posted: 19 Apr 2005
21:09 GMT
Total Posts: 939 | Lunchbox: I can't move these posts to the news article. They are stored in a different format (they are threaded, afterall). All I can do is close this thread. I tried that once; it didn't work. Someone reopened it. |
Lunchbox
Carrier
Posted: 19 Apr 2005
21:21 GMT
Total Posts: 2007 | If you manually moved the posts on the server you could, but that would take way too much time :) .
[Edited by Lunchbox on 20-Apr-05 06:22] |
spiral
Wraith
Posted: 19 Apr 2005
23:07 GMT
Total Posts: 958 | older cardinals have written more papers and usually have a higher positition, so they're much more prominent. Since there isn't a candidate list, the cardinals usually pick a more prominent, unless that fails, which can lead to odd choices. |
zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 20 Apr 2005
06:23 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | Yes Andy, not only the two forums are in different format, they're actually two standalone forum systems. Making this forum threaded would require a lot of manual work and I'm not sure if it'd really worth the effort.
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Andy
Administrator
Posted: 20 Apr 2005
06:40 GMT
Total Posts: 939 | Yes, as I was trying to say to lunchbox. :) |
Lunchbox
Carrier
Posted: 20 Apr 2005
21:09 GMT
Total Posts: 2007 | Where there's a will, there's a way :) |
TI Freak
Probe
Posted: 21 Apr 2005
13:44 GMT
Total Posts:
Edit | I am guessing that they are missing that first part of the equation... |
Jonny23451
Ultralisk
Posted: 21 Apr 2005
14:02 GMT
Total Posts: 214 | back to the subject...
How long do you think this pope will stay in his position...er before he passes on...I shouldn't be thinking about that, but at age 78??? come on. |
greenorange
Goliath
Posted: 21 Apr 2005
14:53 GMT
Total Posts: 199 | It's true he is old. The other cardinals agree that his term "will be marked in years, not decades" and he will probably not sum up to his predecessors globe-trotting and world touring. |
