Conclave and the Papal Election

[alshrive]

Now i have lured you here with a serious sounding title, i just wanted to share this-


look athe bird who shares our interest!!!

Seriously though i was quite surprised there wasn't already a thread about conclave.... I'm watching constantly

[ElectricPaladin]

look athe bird who shares our interest!!!

The bird is also a wargamer?

[Bigred]

I sincerely hope the Conclave goes with a Pope from South America.

The beating heart of the Roman Catholic church has left Europe. Its time for a Pope that reflects the church's global congregation.

One of the Cardinals from Brazil would be an electrifying statement from the Vatican.

Or they could turn their backs on history and go with another European - again... But seeing how the conclave is made up of men in their 60-70s and heavily stacked by Ratzinger - my expectations are not as high as my hopes.

PS, LOOK Catholic discussion on BoLS - never thought I'd ever see that!

[Mr Mystery]

I've got £20 on Father Finbarr O'Plywood. He's Britain's most kiddy diddliest priest you know. Been moved through 16 separate diocese!

[Gotthammer]

Seriously, how hard can it be to pick a pickled egg out of a jar?


Will be good if they go a "non-traditional" route, either age or location, but I agree it seems unlikely.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Bergoglio? Cool name bro.

[Brakkart]

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio will be Pope Francis I and he's from Argentina. I'm not even slightly religious, but fair credit to the Catholic Church for choosing a new leader from outside Europe for the first time in over a thousand years. Shame he isn't a bit younger though, (He's 76!) but with age comes wisdom supposedly. Here's hoping he can bring about some much needed change for the better.

[DrLove42]

It'll only be good news if hes modern enough to adapt the church. If they stay in their current rut and trend its only going to be worse in the long run

Edit - BBC profile says hes liberal on politics, but Orthodox on sexuality.

So he might persecute the pedo priests, but hes not going to change the biggest issues in the world

[ElectricPaladin]

It'll only be good news if hes modern enough to adapt the church. If they stay in their current rut and trend its only going to be worse in the long run

Edit - BBC profile says hes liberal on politics, but Orthodox on sexuality.

So he might persecute the pedo priests, but hes not going to change the biggest issues in the world

My Catholic friend says that he stresses a serious "love the sinner hate the sin" policy towards homosexuals, which isn't everything, but it is a step up. It's not far from "love the sinner hate the sin" to "love the sinner so much you stop thinking about the sin and just let it freaking go already."

Well, at least not as far as it is from "God hates f@gs."

[DrLove42]

Thats an improvement at least.

But the biggest thing the church could do would be to advocate condoms in the 3rd world. If they'd done that in the first place, AIDS in Africa would be at a fraction of what it is now