We have a new Pope
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I just read about that on CNN
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From CNN "Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany becomes the 265th pope of the Roman Catholic Church."
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Here is a link to the Yahoo!News story: Cardinal Ratzinger of Germany Is New Pope
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[/QUOTE]Originally posted by puppylucy@Apr 19 2005, 05:44 PM
christina - the changing of the name is a symbolic thing i think.. not sure. i should know this, i'm getting confirmed this sunday![]()
and he's pope benedict the 16th or w/e cuz he's the 16th guy to choose that name as his pope name
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Traditionally a new Pope chooses his name .... from someone who he greatly admired(another Pope that is) and wants to follow their footsteps(perhaps). Benedict means "blessing".. and yes he is the 16th to choose this name.
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Oh my gosh! My bf told me they were betting in Vegas to see who will be the next Pope!
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WTH!
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Being an Italian-American and a Slavik-American, I was hoping for a Pope from either of those regions. I am happy we have a Pope, but I am concerned with his age...he is 78.
As for the Pope's name, it is up to each Pope to select their name. They can keep their own name if they like, but tradition holds that they select a name. And they don't have to select a name used by another Pope....Pope John Paul I, for instance.
As for the Pope's name, it is up to each Pope to select their name. They can keep their own name if they like, but tradition holds that they select a name. And they don't have to select a name used by another Pope....Pope John Paul I, for instance.
triste (trēst)
adj.
Sad; wistful.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin tristis.]
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adj.
Sad; wistful.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin tristis.]
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I was thinking about that I mean I know a lot of people can live very good lives into there 80's now but it just seems like they might want to get someone younger after all the talk about John Paul II needing to step down becuase of his age.
That whole thing about him being part of Hitlers Youth (not that he had an option or anything) is a little weird but from what I found it seems like being part of that made him relize how important it is to be open to other religons so in that aspect he will proubly keeping going in the direction John Paul II did with being more excepting to non catholics. I am just a little worried that this is going to look bad for the catholic church I mean with all the stuff they have had thrown at them over the last few years I can only imagin this is going to cause some people to be upset.
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