WHITE SMOKE!!!

So, I'm a Catholic but admittedly not that well versed in the religion's history. But I do know that Saint Francis was known for his love of nature and I even had to watch The Flowers of St. Francis in CCD (you Catholics know what I'm talking about). So I think the real conspiracy here is how Dennis Rodman shows up in Vatican City wearing a jacket with little flowers all over it.

What kind of sorcery is he using to be part of the inner circle at the Vatican and North Korea?!?!

Originally posted by Jepic

Originally posted by FollowTheWhiteRabbit
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He said they went to the "end of the world to find a new Pope".

He didn't say, "the end of the world".

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It's not what I understood but even if it's as you say, it's still odd that he said the words "end of the world" in his introduction.

I would think the corners of the world. Something to that effect.
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That's it? How anticlimactic.

I wanted a black pope named Peter, from Rome, who has a strange birthmark on his forehead that looked like 666. I was ready for fresh doom.

Seriously though, best wishes and I hope he is a good ambassador for his faith.

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My bet is they are weeping

Originally posted by HmmmCurious
But I do know that Saint Francis was known for his love of nature and I even had to watch The Flowers of St. Francis in CCD (you Catholics know what I'm talking about)

Haha yeah, I'm not catholic.
I'm thinking CCD chips.

What I understood the translator said something to the tune of: "So many people. It's as if it's the end of the world." That is what I understood the translator said.

I might be wrong though. I'll check YouTube later.

I'm hoping Pope Francis I will repair some of the broken bridges between Christianity and Islam, maybe make a push for a larger female presence in Catholicism and more acceptance of homosexuals.

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I'm getting weird now...a seagull perched on the chimney of vatican and i checked wiki what does a seagull symbolism means and it says

In general, the seagull represents personal freedom, an ideal every character wants but cannot have, due to life circumstances or the actions of other characters.

Just throwing it out.

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That's not what he said at all.

He was talking about how they searched the four corners of the Earth, and almost had to go to the end of the world to find a Pope, which they metaphorically did (Italy is far away from Argentina, and he IS the first non-European pope).

Just to put it here on this page...

Rome (CNN) -- Jorge Bergogolio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, was elected pope on Wednesday, the first pontiff from Latin America to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.

Bergogolio, who will be known as Pope Francis, was elected by cardinals in what was apparently their fifth round of voting on the second day of their conclave.

76 years old...yay...another young dude who'll have to resign soon due to failing health....

Originally posted by FollowTheWhiteRabbit
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That's not what he said at all.

He was talking about how they searched the four corners of the Earth, and almost had to go to the end of the world to find a Pope, which they metaphorically did (Italy is far away from Argentina, and he IS the first non-European pope).

You are right. That's probably what he said. Or the guy just translated wrongly.

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Hah...I'm a tech guy too, so I get your reference.

CCD for Catholics is basically a mandatory Sunday School you have to attend in order to be confirmed.

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It's not about how long he'll be Pope. It's about what he will do as Pope.

Originally posted by Gazrok
Just to put it here on this page...

Rome (CNN) -- Jorge Bergogolio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, was elected pope on Wednesday, the first pontiff from Latin America to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.

Bergogolio, who will be known as Pope Francis, was elected by cardinals in what was apparently their fifth round of voting on the second day of their conclave.

76 years old...yay...another young dude who'll have to resign soon due to failing health....

That's among the first things that I thought too.


I think they keep the young ones below the chapel...

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They need to dismantle the mockery of the Catholic church and rebuild it with an emphasis on the Bible not some Roman version of the supreme church. The catholic church has committed and continues to committ the most heinous crimes. I say this because I was a catholic, I am a christain, I have other personal issues that I will not discuss here. The catholic church drove me away, what a pity that 1 most likely good and pure man is tasked with cleaning up a bunch of pedofiles and corrupt power hungry misguided old SOB's.

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Right?? What is wrong with these people lol. This is the same exact thing I thought about Benedict being super old as well.

Originally posted by FollowTheWhiteRabbit
I'm hoping Pope Francis I will repair some of the broken bridges between Christianity and Islam, maybe make a push for a larger female presence in Catholicism and more acceptance of homosexuals.

You do me publically of course.

Francis I? Best.pope.name.ever , especially if he ends up selling all the Vatican riches, giving them to the poor and communicates with animals.

Finally all this Peter the Roman nonsense can be put to bed.

Originally posted by DOLCOTT
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They need to dismantle the mockery of the Catholic church and rebuild it with an emphasis on the Bible not some Roman version of the supreme church. The catholic church has committed and continues to committ the most heinous crimes. I say this because I was a catholic, I am a christain, I have other personal issues that I will not discuss here. The catholic church drove me away, what a pity that 1 most likely good and pure man is tasked with cleaning up a bunch of pedofiles and corrupt power hungry misguided old SOB's.

Uhm, no. They need to dismantle the Catholic church forever and bring back our original cultures which was the pagan. Bunch of murderers they are...