Pope Benedict the Sixteenth

[PX]Kal Bob · Post by **[PX]Kal Bob** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 11:47 am

The conclave has elected a new pope, Pope Benedict the Sixteenth.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=683887

[PX]IronFist · Post by **[PX]IronFist** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 1:57 pm

Popariffic!

Ghost [PX] · Post by **Ghost [PX]** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 4:12 pm

Who wants to place bets on how long it is before he succumbs to some disease?

I place my bets on 2 years before he starts to go downhill. He's in his 70's..

Tempus · Post by **Tempus** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 7:16 pm

78 actually
from what i heard tell they wanted to elect a pop that wouldnt be around as long as the last one... though that may have just been a rumor

Paragon · Post by **Paragon** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 9:26 pm

Well. if they just get him to retire once he becomes feeble, there shouldn't be a problem.

[Fallen]Thumperup · Post by **[Fallen]Thumperup** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 12:03 am

so which one is that Jon the Funny Serious or normal Pope that we saw from the paper

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 12:53 am

Tempus wrote:78 actually
from what i heard tell they wanted to elect a pop that wouldnt be around as long as the last one... though that may have just been a rumor

This seems to be the accepted theory. A long living pope would have to fill JPII shoes (or so the public would most likely think). This one is, most likely, just a transitional pope.

Granted, the last "transitional" pope brought in the Vatican II so ya never know.

[PX]IronFist · Post by **[PX]IronFist** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 1:40 pm

[Fallen]Thumperup wrote:so which one is that Jon the Funny Serious or normal Pope that we saw from the paper

It's hard to tell from the photo's on the site, I think it might be the serious one though.