A contender from Africa for the position of Pope said that there wasn't any sexual abuse in Africa because of anti-gay laws. Sounds reasonable.http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013...nada&ir=Canada
Pope Benedict XVI resigns
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Aww, all we had to do was pass child molestation laws and everything would have been fine?
Fuck, so many missed opportunities, man.
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There is indeed, it is right here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophecy_of_the_Popes
Some of it is creepy close, alot of it is a stretch. I did see somewhere that a London bookmaker of some repute has the next pope choosing Peter as a name as the favorite. If that happens, then shit would get creepy.
EDIT: Though, to be fair, this has been debunked pretty thoroughly. Believing in it is like the Roman Catholic equivalent of believing the US gov't planned and executed 9/11.
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It's unlikely that a pope would choose the name Peter, because it's become tradition that only St. Peter should have that honor. The name "Peter" is derived from the Greek word "petra", which means rock. Jesus gave St. Peter that name when he said "And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
Basically, a new pope putting himself on the same level as St. Peter would be sure to rustle quite a few jimmies within the Catholic Church quite quickly.
Though, it is worth noting that one of the Cardinals in consideration for Pope's given name is Peter (ie the one referenced in Magic Number's link).
Basically, a new pope putting himself on the same level as St. Peter would be sure to rustle quite a few jimmies within the Catholic Church quite quickly.
Though, it is worth noting that one of the Cardinals in consideration for Pope's given name is Peter (ie the one referenced in Magic Number's link).
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This is being reported today
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013...ckmail-inquiry
A potentially explosive report has linked the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI to the discovery of a network of gay prelates in the Vatican, some of whom - the report said - were being blackmailed by outsiders.
The pope's spokesman declined to confirm or deny the report, which was carried by the Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica.
The paper said the pope had taken the decision on 17 December that he was going to resign - the day he received a dossier compiled by three cardinals delegated to look into the so-called "Vatileaks" affair.
Last May Pope Benedict's butler, Paolo Gabriele, was arrested and charged with having stolen and leaked papal correspondence that depicted the Vatican as a seething hotbed of intrigue and infighting.
According to La Repubblica, the dossier comprising "two volumes of almost 300 pages - bound in red" had been consigned to a safe in the papal apartments and would be delivered to the pope's successor upon his election.
The newspaper said the cardinals described a number of factions, including one whose members were "united by sexual orientation".
In an apparent quotation from the report, La Repubblica said some Vatican officials had been subject to "external influence" from laymen with whom they had links of a "worldly nature". The paper said this was a clear reference to blackmail.
It quoted a source "very close to those who wrote [the cardinal's report]" as saying: "Everything revolves around the non-observance of the sixth and seventh commandments."
The seventh enjoins against theft. The sixth forbids adultery, but is linked in Catholic doctrine to the proscribing of homosexual acts.
La Repubblica said the cardinals' report identified a series of meeting places in and around Rome. They included a villa outside the Italian capital, a sauna in a Rome suburb, a beauty parlour in the centre, and a former university residence that was in use by a provincial Italian archbishop.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013...ckmail-inquiry
A potentially explosive report has linked the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI to the discovery of a network of gay prelates in the Vatican, some of whom - the report said - were being blackmailed by outsiders.
The pope's spokesman declined to confirm or deny the report, which was carried by the Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica.
The paper said the pope had taken the decision on 17 December that he was going to resign - the day he received a dossier compiled by three cardinals delegated to look into the so-called "Vatileaks" affair.
Last May Pope Benedict's butler, Paolo Gabriele, was arrested and charged with having stolen and leaked papal correspondence that depicted the Vatican as a seething hotbed of intrigue and infighting.
According to La Repubblica, the dossier comprising "two volumes of almost 300 pages - bound in red" had been consigned to a safe in the papal apartments and would be delivered to the pope's successor upon his election.
The newspaper said the cardinals described a number of factions, including one whose members were "united by sexual orientation".
In an apparent quotation from the report, La Repubblica said some Vatican officials had been subject to "external influence" from laymen with whom they had links of a "worldly nature". The paper said this was a clear reference to blackmail.
It quoted a source "very close to those who wrote [the cardinal's report]" as saying: "Everything revolves around the non-observance of the sixth and seventh commandments."
The seventh enjoins against theft. The sixth forbids adultery, but is linked in Catholic doctrine to the proscribing of homosexual acts.
La Repubblica said the cardinals' report identified a series of meeting places in and around Rome. They included a villa outside the Italian capital, a sauna in a Rome suburb, a beauty parlour in the centre, and a former university residence that was in use by a provincial Italian archbishop.
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Didn't see the other post because it was spoilered and right before a giant image of food, which distracted me.
My mistake.
added: I'm hungry
Yeah. The articles talking about this have been less than specific as to the distinction between a normal gay or heterosexual person and a pedophile.
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Getting closer and closer to Peter the Roman getting elected pope and ushering in the end times. Rapture inc.
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