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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Scherf on February 11, 2013, 05:36:51 PM
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No, I definitely wouldn't.
But wtf? Did any of his predecessors ever step down?
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I dig his pointy hats :rock, though I am a 'Calvinist'.
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Cant wait to see how this one turns out.
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I can hear my friendly neighbourhood conspiracy-theorists going into overdrive even now.
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if I posted my thoughts on this subject...I would be instantly banned forever :bolt:
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No, I definitely wouldn't.
But wtf? Did any of his predecessors ever step down?
The last time a pope resigned was Pope Gregory XII in 1415.
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Cheers, thanks for that.
Hheehehe, what Ink said.
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Cheers, thanks for that.
Hheehehe, what Ink said.
it would break every rule in one post :uhoh
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it would break every rule in one post :uhoh
:rofl
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This is how he feels :aok
http://youtu.be/DYB_3qTnwWc
:cheers: Oz
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:banana:
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Now this is a turn out for the books.
but.
Im in Ink's camp here.......
mouth is shut.
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I went to a Catholic church when I was younger, but I left eventually.
I got tired of all the kneeling, and standing up, and sitting down...I wished the priest would just pick a position and f*ck me!
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Glad to see him step down... I don't care who or what you are, once you are a member of the Hitler Youth (either with or without your permission) you should not hold any office; political or religious.
Oh and a huge IN for Rule #14.
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im now *IN* lol :rofl :rofl
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Hey Gemini... Any last words to remember you by?
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Hey Gemini... Any last words to remember you by?
Resigning Pope No Longer Has Strength To Lead Church Backward
VATICAN CITY—Citing his advancing age and deteriorating health, Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation from the papacy Monday, saying he no longer possessed the strength and energy required to lead the Catholic Church backward.
According to the 85-year-old pontiff, after considerable prayer and reflection on his physical stamina and mental acuity, he concluded that his declining faculties left him unable to helm the Church’s ambitious regressive agenda and guide the faith’s one billion global followers on their steady march away from modernity and cultural advancement.
“It is with sadness, but steadfast conviction, that I announce I am no longer capable of impeding social progress with the energy and endurance that is required of the highest ministry in the Roman Catholic Church,” Benedict reportedly said in Latin to the Vatican’s highest cardinals. “While I’m proud of the strides the Church has made over the past eight years, from thwarting AIDS-prevention efforts in Africa to failing to punish or even admit to decades of sexual abuse of children at the hands of clergy, it has become evident to me that, in this rapidly evolving world, I now lack the capacity to continue guiding this faith back centuries.”
“Thus, I must step down from the papacy,” he added. “But let me assure every member of the Church that the Vatican’s commitment to narrow-mindedness and social obstruction will long live on after my departure.”
Word of Benedict’s resignation—the first for a sitting pope in nearly 600 years—reportedly stunned the world’s Catholic faithful, many of whom believed the German-born pontiff still had years of stymieing female advancement in Church roles, opposing stem cell research, and inflaming tensions with Jews, Muslims, and Anglicans left in him.
Other members of the faith, however, said they recognized the Holy Father had, as of late, grown slower and more feeble in his ability to block measures regarding scientific discovery and same-sex rights. Many believers expressed appreciation that Benedict recognized his limitations at obstructing society’s advancement, and admitted feeling a sense of excitement that a new pontiff could reinvigorate the faith’s obsolete ideology and guide the Church toward bold social norms unseen since the Middle Ages.
“I’ll always appreciate what Benedict XVI did for limiting my ability to receive basic health care services,” said devout Catholic Ana Maria Fernández of Buenos Aires. “He was a visionary leader who was undaunted by modern realities and social trends, always vowing to triumph over modern ideals of fairness, equality, and in many cases, even basic human compassion to achieve a darker, far more regressive world for all of us.”
“I doubt we’ll ever find another leader so committed to reversing society’s natural progression of post-Enlightenment values,” Fernández added. “He will truly be missed.”
Responding to the widespread outpouring of shock and sadness surrounding his resignation, Benedict issued a brief statement Monday afternoon consoling his followers, assuring them that “the Church’s most ignorant and regressive days still lie ahead of us.”
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:rofl :rofl :rofl
:rofl
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What a shame, Gemini had such potential to be possibly the biggest troll IN BBS history :(
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What a shame, Gemini had such potential to be possibly the biggest troll IN BBS history :(
Wales..... *shudders*
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I vote we send Midway to replace him. :cool:
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if St.Malachy prophecy is right again, this next one, (Petrus Romanus), is the last Pope before .... the end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nouJrREf3iQ
"A signal from above? Lightning hits St Peter's hours after Pope Benedict stuns cardinals with first resignation in 600 years"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2276884/Pope-Benedict-XVI-resigns-First-Pontiff-600-years-stand-longer-strength-carry-on.html#axzz2KYbULDzf
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He should pray for better health...I mean..it always work...right? Right? Right?! RIGHT!!? :eek:
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Alas we have found ourselves a new prophet.
David Wales the patron saint of Trolls shall rejoice this day.
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What do you call a pope that quits
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"A signal from above? Lightning hits St Peter's hours after Pope Benedict stuns cardinals with first resignation in 600 years"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2276884/Pope-Benedict-XVI-resigns-First-Pontiff-600-years-stand-longer-strength-carry-on.html#axzz2KYbULDzf
Beat me to it.
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Well, This is a turn out for the books! The way I see it, there are only 2 rational replacements. 2 people that the world will look to at this dark time of religion. 2 men who have stood out from the crowd, and gathered a following of devout followers! We now need to make sure that only these two men are considered for the placement fo Pope.
1.(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z238/bigmacleod01/16382_435180633228796_382436559_n_zps1d6f8974.jpg)
2.(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z238/bigmacleod01/FatherJackPope_large_zps54017421.jpg)
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Oh fediddle yes!!!!!!!pope jack 1st :banana:
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Resigning Pope No Longer Has Strength To Lead Church Backward
VATICAN CITY—Citing his advancing age and deteriorating health, Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation from the papacy Monday, saying he no longer possessed the strength and energy required to lead the Catholic Church backward.
According to the 85-year-old pontiff, after considerable prayer and reflection on his physical stamina and mental acuity, he concluded that his declining faculties left him unable to helm the Church’s ambitious regressive agenda and guide the faith’s one billion global followers on their steady march away from modernity and cultural advancement.
“It is with sadness, but steadfast conviction, that I announce I am no longer capable of impeding social progress with the energy and endurance that is required of the highest ministry in the Roman Catholic Church,” Benedict reportedly said in Latin to the Vatican’s highest cardinals. “While I’m proud of the strides the Church has made over the past eight years, from thwarting AIDS-prevention efforts in Africa to failing to punish or even admit to decades of sexual abuse of children at the hands of clergy, it has become evident to me that, in this rapidly evolving world, I now lack the capacity to continue guiding this faith back centuries.”
“Thus, I must step down from the papacy,” he added. “But let me assure every member of the Church that the Vatican’s commitment to narrow-mindedness and social obstruction will long live on after my departure.”
Word of Benedict’s resignation—the first for a sitting pope in nearly 600 years—reportedly stunned the world’s Catholic faithful, many of whom believed the German-born pontiff still had years of stymieing female advancement in Church roles, opposing stem cell research, and inflaming tensions with Jews, Muslims, and Anglicans left in him.
Other members of the faith, however, said they recognized the Holy Father had, as of late, grown slower and more feeble in his ability to block measures regarding scientific discovery and same-sex rights. Many believers expressed appreciation that Benedict recognized his limitations at obstructing society’s advancement, and admitted feeling a sense of excitement that a new pontiff could reinvigorate the faith’s obsolete ideology and guide the Church toward bold social norms unseen since the Middle Ages.
“I’ll always appreciate what Benedict XVI did for limiting my ability to receive basic health care services,” said devout Catholic Ana Maria Fernández of Buenos Aires. “He was a visionary leader who was undaunted by modern realities and social trends, always vowing to triumph over modern ideals of fairness, equality, and in many cases, even basic human compassion to achieve a darker, far more regressive world for all of us.”
“I doubt we’ll ever find another leader so committed to reversing society’s natural progression of post-Enlightenment values,” Fernández added. “He will truly be missed.”
Responding to the widespread outpouring of shock and sadness surrounding his resignation, Benedict issued a brief statement Monday afternoon consoling his followers, assuring them that “the Church’s most ignorant and regressive days still lie ahead of us.”
It is not the Church's purpose to become "modern and progressive" it is to hold God's Word and His plan faithfully. Christianity isn't a Democracy that decides a sin isn't a sin just because many people disagree, it's the representative of Christ, instituted to guide the faithful in their journey towards TRUE enlightenment. If you chose a faith, you chose to be what that faith calls for, it doesn't change to suit your desires to do whatever you want.
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Well, This is a turn out for the books! The way I see it, there are only 2 rational replacements. 2 people that the world will look to at this dark time of religion. 2 men who have stood out from the crowd, and gathered a following of devout followers! We now need to make sure that only these two men are considered for the placement fo Pope.
1.(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z238/bigmacleod01/16382_435180633228796_382436559_n_zps1d6f8974.jpg)
2.(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z238/bigmacleod01/FatherJackPope_large_zps54017421.jpg)
*** OFF! LIQUOR! WOMEN!!!!!!!!
Omg, Father Ted is a great show....He's also a superlative candidate...will lead the Church from Vegas.....
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I heard he decided to give it up for Lent :D
BTW. I'm IN
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I blame the ambigrams...
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:noid
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Only one thing can save the Catholic chruch now.
(http://drunkenmonkeychurchmanagement.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/buddy-christ.jpg)
Buddy Christ