HOLY SMOKE!!

[SGOS]

Jorge Mario Bergoglio. From Argentina. His parents were Italian. He will be known as Francis I. Never heard of him before..

Gerard

Yeah.  Apparently, he wasn't even on the top 15 most likely to be elected list. NPR's vatican correspondent was baffled.  She couldn't even think of anything to say about him.  It was an awkward moment in NPR journalism.  The correspondent kept trying to hand the coverage back to the host anchor, but he kept asking her questions, none of which she could answer. :-D

[SGOS]

SO THE FUCK WHAT!


As a former Catholic it does not matter how "pretty" the superstition is, you are not dealing with reality here. You are dealing with adults in a delusional case of "lets pretend". The ancient Egyptians were full of adults too, but that did not make the sun a god.

Because as irrelevant as it is in terms of spirituality and the afterlife....

Hold on here.  This is the Pope you're talking about.  People all over the world love him and look up to him.  They wait for his words.  He is the supreme authority and has the final say on all the bullshit.

[Brian37]

The "Conclave" is nothing more than a comic book fan club selecting a new president, while blowing smoke up everyone's ass.

[Gerard]

That bird is still sitting there..... Perhaps he should be the new pope. To please the GULLible.....

hmmm.

Gerard

 :rollin:

that's pathetic

I agree.  We need to vote on a new forum administrator, someone who can take the job seriously.

Good idea! May I suggest we hold a conclave?

Gerard

[Gerard]

Jorge Mario Bergoglio. From Argentina. His parents were Italian. He will be known as Francis I. Never heard of him before..

Gerard

Yeah.  Apparently, he wasn't even on the top 15 most likely to be elected list. NPR's vatican correspondent was baffled.  She couldn't even think of anything to say about him.  It was an awkward moment in NPR journalism.  The correspondent kept trying to hand the coverage back to the host anchor, but he kept asking her questions, none of which she could answer. :-D

The lady on Dutch tv knew exactly who he was and told us so! Turns out he came in second last time around when Benedict XVI was chosen....

Gerard

[C172]

Donna Brazile looks like she used the papal chimney to blowdry her hair.

[aitm]

I just congrats my catlic friends on FB and reminded them that the same god who approved Obama approved the new poop,,,,awaiting the cheers any second now!

[SvZurich]

I just congrats my catlic friends on FB and reminded them that the same god who approved Obama approved the new poop,,,,awaiting the cheers any second now!

[BarkAtTheMoon]

Jorge Mario Bergoglio. From Argentina. His parents were Italian. He will be known as Francis I. Never heard of him before..

Gerard

Yeah.  Apparently, he wasn't even on the top 15 most likely to be elected list. NPR's vatican correspondent was baffled.  She couldn't even think of anything to say about him.  It was an awkward moment in NPR journalism.  The correspondent kept trying to hand the coverage back to the host anchor, but he kept asking her questions, none of which she could answer. :-D

That's interesting cause I saw an article yesterday that said the unofficial scuttlebutt around the Vatican said he came in second to Palpatine in the vote last conclave.

[SGOS]

Yeah.  Apparently, he wasn't even on the top 15 most likely to be elected list. NPR's vatican correspondent was baffled.  She couldn't even think of anything to say about him.  It was an awkward moment in NPR journalism.  The correspondent kept trying to hand the coverage back to the host anchor, but he kept asking her questions, none of which she could answer. :-D

That's interesting cause I saw an article yesterday that said the unofficial scuttlebutt around the Vatican said he came in second to Palpatine in the vote last conclave.

That was the one thing the NPR correspondent knew about him, and at the time, I wondered why she had not collected more information on him if she knew he was the runner up at the last conclave.  She must have spent her time brushing up on the top 15.  Or maybe she didn't brush up at all.  And what expert or talking head decides who the top 15 are anyway?  Owing to the closely guarded secrecy of the process, who would know anything beforehand?

With several days of media hype, which extended even to NPR (it's the only time I can remember NPR hyping anything so out of proportion beforehand), there seemed to be this breathless wonderment that pervaded the whole thing.  What came across was not so much who the Pope was, but that white smoke came out the chimney and... wonder of wonders... we have a Pope!  WTF?  Did they think maybe we wouldn't have a Pope?

But the excitement over the last week was bizarre to an extreme.  They treated the event like a second coming of Christ, which would also be silly, of course.  But so much palaver over a pointless event like appointing a new head of a cult that worships an imaginary god, and everyone goes nuts.  It's really weird when an NPR correspondent is speechless and breathless.

They interviewed people in St. Peter's Square, hand picked I supposed for their enthusiasm, and I thought it would be fun to be there and be asked by a correspondent why I traveled to Rome for this event.  I could say, "I always wanted to spend a huge sum of money to do one utterly pointless thing in my life, and I thought there would never be a better chance than this.   Cross one off my bucket list!"

[leo]

Nothing will change with the new pope . More of the same shit .

[Gerard]

Jorge Mario Bergoglio. From Argentina. His parents were Italian. He will be known as Francis I. Never heard of him before..

Gerard

Yeah.  Apparently, he wasn't even on the top 15 most likely to be elected list. NPR's vatican correspondent was baffled.  She couldn't even think of anything to say about him.  It was an awkward moment in NPR journalism.  The correspondent kept trying to hand the coverage back to the host anchor, but he kept asking her questions, none of which she could answer. :-D

That's interesting cause I saw an article yesterday that said the unofficial scuttlebutt around the Vatican said he came in second to Palpatine in the vote last conclave.

Yes.... that's what I hear too. Doesn't that mean that some cardinal leaked? (Or some journalist just made stuff up?)

Gerard

[stromboli]

The old Pope done gone up in smoke
It's black, its black its white!!!!
And all the them stupid cat-o-licks
stood in the rain all night

with bated breath awaitin'
which old homophobe will come
to spew the same old rhetoric
from beneath St. Peter's dome.

to be the exalted leader
of a billion blank empty minds
while happily taking their money
and humping their kids behinds

But don't worry, more dirt will follow
so allay your worries and fears
they been sweeping it under the rug
for 700 years.

You can act all benign and shit
but don't you fear, my friend
the dirt is just too deep
It'll leak out in the end.

[SGOS]

That's interesting cause I saw an article yesterday that said the unofficial scuttlebutt around the Vatican said he came in second to Palpatine in the vote last conclave.

Yes.... that's what I hear too. Doesn't that mean that some cardinal leaked? (Or some journalist just made stuff up?)

Gerard

You would think so, but the burning of the votes symbolizes the holy secrecy of the event.  Of course that's not going to stop some disgruntled cardinal from blabbing it to someone.  In the end, I suspect making a big deal out of the secrecy, real or imagined, just adds more to the hype.  Oh my, a new Pope has emerged.  He must be sooo holy, because the whole process is sooo magically secret; Whoo hoo!  And they notify everyone with a smoke signal, just like man did in ancient times.  A text message, tweet, or a public announcement is just so banal.  An event like this requires fire and smoke.

[WitchSabrina]

The old Pope done gone up in smoke
It's black, its black its white!!!!
And all the them stupid cat-o-licks
stood in the rain all night

with bated breath awaitin'
which old homophobe will come
to spew the same old rhetoric
from beneath St. Peter's dome.

to be the exalted leader
of a billion blank empty minds
while happily taking their money
and humping their kids behinds

But don't worry, more dirt will follow
so allay your worries and fears
they been sweeping it under the rug
for 700 years.

You can act all benign and shit
but don't you fear, my friend
the dirt is just too deep
It'll leak out in the end.

 =D>