Web beats wire

[ThomasDodd]

From what I hear, the new Pope is a German Shepherd.

Is this him?



I hope he doesn't end up like this

[TubaRay]

I don't recognize the picture. I feel pretty certain the new German Shepherd won't end up like the second picture. Right now, he has a world as his stage.

[TexTuba]

My only question is why did they elect some one soooooooo old? He's 78 for crying out loud!!! And no broadcast news is not dead. It's just not "IT" anymore...if that makes sense.




Ralph

[ThomasDodd]

I feel pretty certain the new German Shepherd won't end up like the second picture. Right now, he has a world as his stage.

Yeah, but the sharks are starting to circle.

Check out the front pages on Drudge today, like these.



and I've heard that U.S. Catholics are concerned ofe stances on birth control, women priests, and abortion.

Remember the 2004 election? This mentions it again.

In a June 2004 letter to US bishops enunciating principles of worthiness for communion recipients, Ratzinger specified that strong and open supporters of abortion should be denied the Catholic sacrament, for being guilty of a "grave sin."

I do think he will not be muzzled, but they will try...

[Chuck(G)]

My only question is why did they elect some one soooooooo old? He's 78 for crying out loud!!!

I believe that Cardinal Roncalli (John XXIII) was about the same age when he was elected to the position--and he accomplished quite a bit.

[TexTuba]

This one's more of a rebound pope. You know, after you've been with one pope for such a long time, you don't want to jump right in to another long term committment. You want to play the field of popes before you get involved with one that might last.

Hmm...never thought of it that way. A FILLER pope...


Ralph

[TubaRay]

I do think he will not be muzzled, but they will try...

I agree with you, here. It seems a shame that politics(liberal vs. conservative, especially) should have to rear it's ugly head, here.

[TubaRay]

My only question is why did they elect some one soooooooo old? He's 78 for crying out loud!!!
Ralph

This one's more of a rebound pope. You know, after you've been with one pope for such a long time, you don't want to jump right in to another long term committment. You want to play the field of popes before you get involved with one that might last.

It seems that you have hit that one right on the head.

[Doug@GT]

So...Benedict XIV is the Ron Zook of Catholicism.

[Chuck(G)]

So...Benedict XIV is the Ron Zook of Catholicism.

I don't follow you, Doug.

Pope Benedict XIV

(PROSPERO LORENZO LAMBERTINI.)

Son of Marcello Lambertini and Lucretia Bulgarini, b. at Bologna 31 March, 1675; d. 3 May, 1758. His early education was received from tutors.

When Clement XII died (6 February, 1740) the fame of Lambertini was at its highest. Through intrigues of various kinds the conclave which commenced on 17 February lasted for six months. It was composed of fifty-four cardinals of whom forty-six were Italians, three French, four Spanish, and one German. These were split into several parties. One was composed of those who had been appointed by Clement XI, Innocent XIII, and Benedict XIII; another of those appointed by Clement XII who were known as the new college. The long, tedious session and the intense heat did not improve the temper of the cardinals; after six months of fruitless effort and constant intrigue, the election seemed no nearer than in the beginning. Various expedients were suggested, such as the withdrawal of the names of the leading candidates and the substitution of others, but without avail. After several plans had been tried to end the deadlock, Lambertini, whose name had been proposed as a compromise, addressed the conclave, saying: "If you wish to elect a saint, choose Gotti; a statesman, Aldobrandini; an honest man, elect me."

[Doug@GT]

I don't follow you, Doug.

Oops.

Doug "Darn Roman Numerals"

[Dylan King]

Who really is the "Harlot" of Revelation 17? Will "she" be so universally loved, like the world loves the Pope? Check it out...

http://lcg.org/files/magazines/janfeb20 ... 101_01.htm

[Wes Krygsman]

Speaking of a rebound pope, this kind of reminds me of the auditions lately. Orchestras have a player for 20 or 30 years, then have a few auditions and have some people fill in until they find "the one" that will do the job for the next 20 or 30 years. Who would've thought that we could connect the Vatican and orchestral playing?

[kegmcnabb]

And now from the Book of Frank:

Dumb All Over

Whoever we are
Wherever we’re from
We shoulda noticed by now
Our behavior is dumb
And if our chances
Expect to improve
It’s gonna take a lot more
Than tryin’ to remove
The other race
Or the other whatever
From the face
Of the planet altogether

They call it the earth
Which is a dumb kinda name
But they named it right
’cause we behave the same...
We are dumb all over
Dumb all over,
Yes we are
Dumb all over,
Near ’n far
Dumb all over,
Black ’n white
People, we is not wrapped tight

Nurds on the left
Nurds on the right
Religous fanatics
On the air every night
Sayin’ the bible
Tells the story
Makes the details
Sound real gory
’bout what to do
If the geeks over there
Don’t believe in the book
We got over here

You can’t run a race
Without no feet
’n pretty soon
There won’t be no street
For dummies to jog on
Or doggies to dog on
Religous fanatics
Can make it be all gone
(I mean it won’t blow up
’n disappear
It’ll just look ugly
For a thousand years...)

You can’t run a country
By a book of religion
Not by a heap
Or a lump or a smidgeon
Of foolish rules
Of ancient date
Designed to make
You all feel great
While you fold, spindle
And mutilate
Those unbelievers
From a neighboring state

To arms! to arms!
Hooray! that’s great
Two legs ain’t bad
Unless there’s a crate
They ship the parts
To mama in
For souvenirs: two ears (get down!)
Not his, not hers, (but what the hey? )
The good book says:
(it gotta be that way!)
But their book says:
Revenge the crusades...
With whips ’n chains
’n hand grenades...
Two arms? two arms?
Have another and another
Our God says:
There ain’t no other!
Our God says
It’s all okay!
Our God says
This is the way!

It says in the book:
Burn ’n destroy...
’n repent, ’n redeem
’n revenge, ’n deploy
’n rumble thee forth
To the land of the unbelieving scum on the other side
’cause they don’t go for what’s in the book
’n that makes ’em bad
So verily we must choppeth them up
And stompeth them down
Or rent a nice french bomb
To poof them out of existance
While leaving their real estate just where we need it
To use again
For temples in which to praise our god
(cause he can really take care of business!)

And when his humble tv servant
With humble white hair
And humble glasses
And a nice brown suit
And maybe a blond wife who takes phone calls
Tells us our God says
It’s okay to do this stuff
Then we gotta do it,
’cause if we don’t do it,
We ain’t gwine up to hebbin!
(depending on which book you’re using at the
Time...can’t use theirs... it don’t work
...it’s all lies...gotta use mine...)
Ain’t that right?
That’s what they say
Every night...
Every day...
Hey, we can’t really be dumb
If we’re just following god’s orders
Hey, let’s get serious...
God knows what he’s doin’
He wrote this book here
An’ the book says:
He made us all to be just like him,
So...
If we’re dumb...
Then God is dumb...
(an’ maybe even a little ugly on the side)

Frank Vincent Zappa

[Captain Sousie]

Hey, it goes along with the "81 Reasons That God Will Return In 1981" Anyone remember it? Of course that turned into "82 Reasons That God Will Return In 1982" and so forth.

I think that fizzled in about 1988.

We must be watchful, but the Bible does not instruct us to be paranoid.

Sou

[MaryAnn]

And now from the Book of Frank:

<snip>

Frank Vincent Zappa

You just made me into a Zappa fan.

MA, who missed a lot during the hippie years cause she was a Perfessional Classical Violinist

[kegmcnabb]

And now from the Book of Frank:

<snip>

Frank Vincent Zappa

You just made me into a Zappa fan.

MA, who missed a lot during the hippie years cause she was a Perfessional Classical Violinist

Always glad to spread the "gospel!"