That Pope Francis Intends To Visit Pope Emeritus Ratzinger Is Just Plain Crazy. Mountain Does Not Go To Gandolfo.

 Posted by at 11:14 am
Mar 142013
 

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Related post from yesterday:
>> That New Pope Francis IMMEDIATELY Called The Pope Emeritus Ratzinger Was Not Good –
>> March 13, 2013.

I just don’t get it. The craziness and weirdness continues, post conclave, unabetted.

I am on the whole delighted with the new pope. Seems like a very decent, caring, humble man.

Not like the previous dandy who was all fancy dress and little substance.

That he did not wear a Mozzetta or stole when he made his first appearance endeared him, for life, with me. If you recall, and you can check it up, I continually and constantly railed against a vain pope who looked like a bad caricature of a newly-rich, white Rapper dripping gold!

I noticed today that he wore his OLD iron cross. Thank God.
This is a real, genuine, caring, modest man. A good pope.

No million dollar gold cross. Thank God.

If a pope think he needs a gold cross to make his mark, it shows that he is quite shallow. That is how I think. I never met him, but from what I have heard (and no, I have never read the Bible), Jesus never dripped gold. So why does a pope have to drip gold?

This pope is good. That he only has one lung was NEWS to me. Gets me worried.

But, this popes apparent OBSESSION with living predecessor is just plain WRONG.

It is dangerous.

Already he is giving the IMPRESSION that he is seeking APPROVAL from the ex-pope.

That is crazy. This has to stop.

The ex-pope is history – and history will not be kind to him.

Francis is the present and future.

This constant, ‘let me check with Benedict XVI’, makes him look like he is but Sostituto Pope!

When I heard that he planned to motor down to Gandolfo first thing this morning to seek blessing from Ratzinger (and the shadow pope) I was aghast.

It appears that some sanity prevailed. But, they are still talking about him going down this weekend.

This is PLAIN WRONG.
The mountain does not go to Gandolfo.
Gandolfo comes, on HIS KNEES, to the mountain.

This pope better not pay obsequience to the ex. Not that is matters to me. I am not Catholic. But that would be just wrong.

The ex has to pay obsequience to Francis, but I doubt that that will happen.

So, here we go.

Joint rule by 2 popes.


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The Real Uniqueness Of ‘Francis’ As A Pope Name. First Totally Unprecedented Assumed Name!

 Posted by at 12:59 am
Mar 142013
 

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From my 'Pope Names' books -- where else.

From my ‘Pope Names’ books — where else.

John Paul I (#264) did have the distinction being the ONLY assumed pope name that had not been the name of a prior pope.

But both ‘John’ and ‘Paul’ were prior pope names. It was the amalgamation that made it different.

But ‘Francis’ was never the name of any prior pope.

It differs from ‘existing’ names such as Lando (#122), Agatho (#79), Zosimus (#41) etc. in that it was assumed.

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That New Pope Francis IMMEDIATELY Called The Pope Emeritus Ratzinger Was Not Good.

 Posted by at 8:20 pm
Mar 132013
 

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This is why I was always against a pope retiring.

You can’t have this constant tie-in with the last pope.

This is not good. I bet it will continue. Would NOT be surprised IF Ratzinger decides to come to the new pope’s inauguration Mass.

The Vatican should not have publicized the phone call. Not kosher.

Not good. I am still not ruling out a schism.

Lets face it. I got more right than most.
Said, all in print, that it would be a pope over 75. Got that right. √
Bergoglio was on my published printed list. √
Said the new pope would not be called ‘Peter II’. √
Said it would be non-European. √
So I am pretty pleased.

75cut

NonE

 

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The New Pope, Thank God, Was NOT ‘Peter’! Ha, Ha, Ha. Told Ya So. Told You For 5 Years. So What Now For You Believers.

 Posted by at 8:06 pm
Mar 132013
 

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PissRomanI

Ha, Ha, Ha.

So what Kool Aid now?

freaksI

 

I told you till I was brown in the face. You wouldn’t believe me.
You clung to your crazy ideas. Ignored all the facts and logic. So now what?

Pedrofreaks
I posted this JUST yesterday.
It is funny if not for the fact that it is so sad. I even had a clown send me an e-mail last night. I, uncharacteristically, was a bit rude to him.

Malarkey. Malarkey. Malarkey.

That was what all this ‘Peter the Roman’ sham was about from the start: Malarkey.

biker
I obliterated his name to save blushes since he is a friend of mine. He and I did have ‘heated’ arguments about this. He stuck to his guns.
I am sorry to say his total prophecy came to naught. Not the pope he saw. Not the name he heard.

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Please Do NOT Call Him Pope Francis I. He Is Pope Francis. Period.

 Posted by at 5:42 pm
Mar 132013
 

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He will not be Francis I until there is a Francis II.

John Paul I (#264) was an amusing anomaly. The new pope, in his understandable excitement, intoned ‘Ioannem Paulum primum‘. Nobody corrected him or second guessed him. Hence the ‘I’. Only time the first of a name was know as ‘I’ during his lifetime — albeit a tragically short one.

Pope Francis is Pope Francis.

Forget the ‘I’. That can wait.

Such a shame about Jean-Louis Tauran. It is known that he suffers from Parkinson’s (as did my mother). That can make your speech difficult to understand.

I watched the announcement live on CNN. I couldn’t understand what he said NOR could anybody at CNN! We had no idea who had been elected pope. I had to jump on my computer to find out.

It was a good 7 minutes before CNN worked out that it was Pope Francis.

Yes, Tauran did what he knew was his duty. Felt bad for him.

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Pope Francis. The Facts.

 Posted by at 5:12 pm
Mar 132013
 

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1. Contrary to CNN, by no means the first non-European pope. If I recall right, St. Peter (#1) was not born in Europe. But there were others too. Anicetus (#11) – Syria. Victor I (#14) – North Africa. Theodore I (#73) – Palestine. So this fallacy that he is the first non-European has to end.

2. First Jesuit. That is huge. Punctures the myth that Jesuits will always refuse to become pope because they prefer to serve a pope than be pope.

3. First Francis. Great name. Since we have had ‘John Paul’ in 1978 — this is not a big deal. But, it is the first, NEW non-twofold name since Lando (#122, 914).

4. Wonder when he decided on the name.

5. Absolutely ecstatic that he is noted for his modesty and humility. That will make such a huge difference. That he appeared without a Mozzetta was big. A non-vain pope. What a relief.

6. He is 76. Same age as was John XXIII (#262). That can’t be bad. But, an over 75 pope. I was RIGHT!

 

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The NEW Pope, Francis (#267), Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Was My #10 Pick (In Print). First Jesuit. Will Be Good Pope.

 Posted by at 4:54 pm
Mar 132013
 

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So, he wasn’t in my top 5.

But he did make the list, albeit as the last one.

Interestingly he was NOT on my 2009-2010 list (i.e., 1st edition of book).

He made the 2011 because he was over 75. So another over 75 pope.

But this one will be a GOOD one. Modest, humble and NOT vain. Thank God. I am happy.

At least he made my list!

At least he made my list!

 

My write up from the 2011 book.

My write up from the 2011 book.


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My Best & Final Papabile Pick. This Is It. My Next Pope. Pope 2013 (#267).

 Posted by at 11:38 pm
Mar 122013
 

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Jim’s latest e-mail tonight:

I committed to Schonborn. You did have a lot of good points about him. I just wonder if all the cardinals feel the same.

Scola seems to be heir apparent coming from Milan and Venice, but, I just have that feeling that he just won’t get it.

Scherer can get Latin votes and Curia votes, and, since he’s Italian can get those too. [Actually he is Germanic!]

But since I have to commit I’m going Schonborn.

-He’s been a cardinal for 15 years.

- like the way he doesn’t cover up sex abuse.

- His demeanor is attractive.

- Earlier I wrote him off withe German speaking aspect, but, with 60 voters from Europe I think that’s overridden.

I have definitely changed how I’ve felt the past two months. I think anybody in the Curia is part of the problem, and ,the archbishops are sick of them. The Curia always tries to bully the foreigners and rush the conclave, and it seems that the Archbishops have had enough. This knocks out Oulette.

- No way are all those old white guys electing Turkson. Lets get real. And his Islam video was the nail in the coffin. And Saying he would accept the job is the #1 no no. [Amen, Brother.]

- Americans are out, was never gonna happen.

- Tagle and Erdo will be good next conclave but too young now.

- Bertone has made too many enemies.

- Ravasi has a reputation of being over the top and not humble enough.

I think we will be seeing Schonborn tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 or 2:40. This will be done in 5 ballots or less, and, he will be Paul VII.

C’mon Anu  make your pick now:)

My best & Final Pick: My Lord Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S.,
of Canada and the Commonwealth.

My reasons. There is no way that any sane person could construe that his name has anything to do with ‘Peter‘. Thank God.

He is from the Commonwealth and it is about damn time we had a pope from the Commonwealth.

He is my neighbor.

I have ‘friend’ who has a baseball by him and if he becomes pope that baseball will be worth a lot of money. [hint, hint]

He has always come across as a decent sort.

He has a LOT of IOUs from Cardinals and countries for giving them the Bishops that they wanted.

That he is my # 1 in the book does no harm.

So those are my reasons.


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