THe New Pope has been elected!

[Slater]

just posting that implied a whole lot more than not responding...

Let's not take it down a political path tho.

[Arnobius]

I would urge caution on the choice of words here. I wouldn't want to see the thread closed.

[Slater]

quite right

[Linksquest]

An anti-homosexual is a homophobe and by definition that means someone who hates homosexuals. The Pope is not anti-homosexual and neither are Catholic teachings. What you mean to say is that we do not approve of a homosexual lifestyle.

As Christians we are to HATE the Sin... But LOVE the SinNer

[Mr_Ross]

Umm... it was getting kinda heated, so just thought I'd inject some humor.....

[Shao Feng-Li]

Yay.

[Mave]

0_o Pls PLEASE consider how some members here view the Pope. I recommend removing your attachment.

[Ashley]

Mr. Ross, unless you want to lose your membership here, I suggest you simply stay out of this thread. You have done nothing so far but cause unneeded strife and antagonism on this thread which was going along very nicely. So now I'm going to say it in a not-so-nice way: either say something positive or worth hearing, or stay out. No irreverent or offensive attachments in the name of "humor", no immature responses like "I'm not going to respond" that you KNOW stir up trouble. Just stop it, and leave this thread for those that wish to discuss the new pope.

[Mr_Ross]

0_o Pls PLEASE consider how some members here view the Pope. I recommend removing your attachment.

I was going to..... but umm, it got removed....

...Sorry

[Slater]

can we please just get back on subject?

[Mr_Ross]

whoah, there's a subject?

o.o;; That might not have been a great idea...

[Slater]

The subject is the new pope.

[Slater]

I don't think those are the lines on which we are looking for...

[CDLviking]

I read this morning that pope Benedict XVI stated that Church unity is one of the top things on his agenda, as is interreligious dialogue. I'm so very glad to hear this. JPII did a lot for unity between East and West, and with the Jews. Unity among Christians is something very close to my heart, and I hope to live to see the day when divisions among us will cease. I was so happy I could cry when I read about him seeking Christian unity.

[Mave]

It's forgiven and forgotten. Back to topic:

CDLViking, that's cool. I consider myself a pretty big advocate of unity among Christians so this is good news to me.

[Shao Feng-Li]

Stop it Sundou and let them talk about their Pope. If your trying to be a smarty pants, it's not working.
It would be a shame to see a new member get in trouble.

[Arnobius]

I read this morning that pope Benedict XVI stated that Church unity is one of the top things on his agenda, as is interreligious dialogue. I'm so very glad to hear this. JPII did a lot for unity between East and West, and with the Jews. Unity among Christians is something very close to my heart, and I hope to live to see the day when divisions among us will cease. I was so happy I could cry when I read about him seeking Christian unity.

Especially since he knows all the main issues of division-- he was on many of the Catholic-Protestant and Catholic-Orthodox meetings. In one of his books he reminds us that Christ himself prayed "That they may be one" and that indicates ecumenism and seeking to bring about unity is important for the Church to seek out.

[Locke]

I read this morning that pope Benedict XVI stated that Church unity is one of the top things on his agenda, as is interreligious dialogue. I'm so very glad to hear this. JPII did a lot for unity between East and West, and with the Jews. Unity among Christians is something very close to my heart, and I hope to live to see the day when divisions among us will cease. I was so happy I could cry when I read about him seeking Christian unity.

The Los Angeles Times gave him most of the newspaper dedicated to him.

I read that too in his quotes. Cant belive what he went through in Germany though, dude gets props from this one.

[Mr_Ross]

who is this "we" and what makes you think that what this "we" is looking for is of any relevance?

umm...

[Shao Feng-Li]

Point taken. I'll change my pants now.

lol.

I'll just say that I hope that this new pope does some good because they do have a lot of influence over governments.

[Stephen]

Wow guys. Grow up. Any more irrelevant posts on this thread are going to be deleted. BACK TO THE TOPIC AT HAND.

[Mr_Ross]

Point taken. I'll change my pants now.

o.o The cow says "moo".

But anyway, time to go check on Gebirgsland.

[Slater]

Did the vote for the pope have to be unanimous?

[CDLviking]

No. I believe it is a two thirds majority to decide on the pope. There's no campaigning involved, so once they're in the conclave the cardinals spend most of their time in prayer.

[Slater]

I see... so untill that day there had been no majority when voting?

Edit: ah, so it's kinda like the congress thing. I understand, thanx!

[Arnobius]

You can go to the Vatican website and read the documents. I once posted the link for the document on Papal elections, but my internet gets twitchy when I'm on CAA so I can't look for it now. I believe it was on the thread we had when John Paul II died.

2/3 was always the preferred way. The others were eliminated. I think God guided the Pope to update the system to keep things from falling apart.

[teigeki_calesa]

They had a article in Time last week about how the Pontiff is elected and in it they also had a list of all the Popes from St.Peter to John Paul II.The Pope
who started the tradition of using Saints' names was originally named Mercurius.
I don't know what name Mercurius took though.
I think Benedict XVI will make a great Pope from what little I have read
or heard about him.
Then again I'm Protestant and so it doesn't effect me as much as it would
our Catholic members.
My sister in Alaska,who's Baptist,thinks that the more liberal Catholics especially here in the States aren't exactly going to be too happy though.

Mercurius changed his name to John II(if I remember what I read correctly) because he thought his name sounded like the pagan god Mercury.

[termyt]

Especially since he knows all the main issues of division-- he was on many of the Catholic-Protestant and Catholic-Orthodox meetings. In one of his books he reminds us that Christ himself prayed "That they may be one" and that indicates ecumenism and seeking to bring about unity is important for the Church to seek out.

I am glad to have read this. I read about his desire to work towards Christian unity, but I was unsure how to take that. Sometimes, when a Catholic person says "Christian," he does not mean to include the Protestants. The converse is also true, I'm afraid.

Working toward unity is one of the noblest goals with in Christianity today.

[Arnobius]

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_jp-ii_apc_22021996_universi-dominici-gregis_en.html

This is the link to the document on the rules to the conclave I'd referred to earlier.

[mitsuki lover]

They had a special on the History Channel on how the Pope is selected.When I turned it on they were starting on about Pius XII and then went from him to the
newly elected Benedict XVI.
One myth they did manage to squash was the myth that John Paul I had been
murdered.
Turned out the poor man simply had had a bad heart condition.