Ok. German pope. I think that the whole thing is a little dissapointing. The guy is the reason Vatican 2 failed. He is, almost by deifinition, everything that John Paul II was not. Now I am even more upset that the pope died before giving up his papacy, because he could have swayed the vote a little (or not, if you believe in the Holy Spirit: The Tito of the Trinity). The world needs a new face on Catholicism and Cristianity in general, not someone who is going to attack everybody. I can understand someone having different views on a lot of church issues, and me not being a christian doesn't give me much of a right to say what should go on in the church, but there are some issues that need to be discussed. For example: female priests. Condoms and homosexuality I can see are moral issues (for some), but women who want to preach the word of the lord? Even Jesus had that. This pope is a dissapointment, and I guess I will just have to wait until we have a new one if I want someone to look up to.
As a closing note, I would like to say that I often was at odds with the last pope. Most often my problems with him were associated with the fact that he wouldn't leave his post. He had so much courage and vision as far as the chruch went, but he himself admitted to great fear of what his life would be like if he was no longer pope. He was a great mind trapped in a body and a post that were no longer trully his to control.
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And he's 78. 78! Why'd they even bother? They're just going to have to elect a new one in a couple years.
You forget he was John Paull II's right hand man and might have been his hand picked choice anyway. I believe that for now they want someone to be a continuation - making no waves. They know he won't last long and they can choose someone more liberal and younger the next time around - if they so desire. I was just happy it wasn't another Italian. You guys aren't old enough to remember how electrifing it was to have someone other than an Italian elected as Pope.
Have you noticed that he somewhat resembles Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars?
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