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2005-04-19 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by .com 2005-04-19 11:54:15 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 But no bells, lol!

Posted by .com 2005-04-19 11:55:22 AM|| 2005-04-19 11:55:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 There's the bell. You RC's have a new Pope. Congrats!

Posted by .com 2005-04-19 11:59:16 AM|| 2005-04-19 11:59:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 If you can get to a TV - it's worth seeing. The people are ecstatic.

They say it will be 45 minutes to 1 hour before the new Pope will appear on the balcony.

Posted by .com 2005-04-19 12:01:36 PM|| 2005-04-19 12:01:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Grazi, PD!

Posted by Frank G 2005-04-19 12:08:36 PM|| 2005-04-19 12:08:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Am enjoying seeing all the Lebanese Cedar flags in the crowd.

Posted by Seafarious 2005-04-19 12:34:58 PM|| 2005-04-19 12:34:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 And the winner is....Joesph Ratzinger!

Posted by Steve 2005-04-19 12:37:50 PM|| 2005-04-19 12:37:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 now known as..Pope Benedictine 16

Posted by Steve 2005-04-19 12:38:57 PM|| 2005-04-19 12:38:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Correction; Pope Benedict XVI

Posted by Steve 2005-04-19 12:41:02 PM|| 2005-04-19 12:41:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 An RC Commentator (on Fox) said that the choice of Benedict indicates he sees himself as a "moderate" - or so I gathered.

Posted by .com 2005-04-19 12:44:36 PM|| 2005-04-19 12:44:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 St. Benedict's rule for monasticism is indeed a moderate one. It is communal rather than solitary, disciplined without the extremes of asceticism that characterized some monks before him and has a lot of common sense built into it.

Interesting choice of name.

Posted by MDiv 2005-04-19 12:53:11 PM|| 2005-04-19 12:53:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 See the Bio link I posted int he Habemus Papem thread if you want to know more about Ratzinger/Benedict XVI

Posted by OldSpook 2005-04-19 1:07:29 PM|| 2005-04-19 1:07:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 benÂ·eÂ·dict (bn-dkt)
n.
A newly married man who was previously considered a confirmed bachelor.

Posted by mojo 2005-04-19 1:07:30 PM|| 2005-04-19 1:07:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Lol! OS - WTF with the second thread? Sheesh, how, um, unnecessary.

Posted by .com 2005-04-19 1:16:08 PM|| 2005-04-19 1:16:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Mine has the Pope's name on it, and who it is, as the headline - a bit more informative. Benedict is more the subject, his history, theology, and the reaction.

This thread is all about the announcement and not much else apparently.

Now I really have to get out the door. Fr Nguyen just gave me a call :-)

Posted by Ghost of Kemal Attaturk 2005-04-19 1:26:22 PM|| 2005-04-19 1:26:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Lol, GoKA - you are certainly full of yourself, lol!

Have fun!

Posted by .com 2005-04-19 1:35:16 PM|| 2005-04-19 1:35:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 I will call him PB4 squared. JK I liked the idea that they didn't change paths (theologically). Wonder if this will affect Germans like JPII affected Poles?

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2005-04-19 1:47:25 PM|| 2005-04-19 1:47:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 He was elected not selected.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2005-04-19 5:10:54 PM|| 2005-04-19 5:10:54 PM|| Front Page Top

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