No fooling the Pope part deux! Pope Benedict XVI is to resign on February 28th

[NeoTheranthrope]

"The pope announced that he will leave his ministry at 8:00 pm (1900 GMT) on February 28," said the spokesman, Federico Lombardi.

Last year the Pope started using a cane on occasions and recently he appeared to have trouble reading the text of an address he delivered in Rome." -Telegraph.co.uk

 

[OrochiEddie]

Darth Vader to take his place.

 

[Takumaji]

Just heard it in the news. Apparently, he feels too old and ill to cope with his office... which is okay, I mean, John Paul II. IMO overdid it in this regard.

They say that a new Pope will be elected before Easter. This is going to be a difficult election as the Italians in the Roman Curia want an Italian Pope but there also is a strong support of a Pope from South America or Asia.

 

[Blue Steel]

Who gives a fuck?

 

[evil wasabi]

the Italians want an Italian but there is support for a South American

like they don't care who the person is - rather, where is he from for that feel good feeling they can market to the poorer idiots of the region.

It's time for a Muslim pope, so they can bring in muslims to Catholicism. Give muslims the message of Jesus.

 

[Takumaji]

It's time for a Muslim pope, so they can bring in muslims to Catholicism. Give muslims the message of Jesus.

I want a black female gay South American Popess with Japanese genes. Her papal name shall be Red Sonja I.

 

[evil wasabi]

I want a black female gay South American Popess with Japanese genes. Her papal name shall be Red Sonja I.

Are they developing Killer Instinct 3?

 

[Takumaji]

Are they developing Killer Instinct 3?

I hope so.

Now that Benedict XVI is Joseph Ratzinger again, he has plenty of time for the motion capturing needed for his appearance as mid-boss, complete with HABEMUS PAPAM dm.

 

[evil wasabi]

I hope so.

Now that Benedict XVI is Joseph Ratzinger again, he has plenty of time for the motion capturing needed for his appearance as mid-boss, complete with HABEMUS PAPAM dm.

If I was going to set up a convention, yeah, I would include a KI tournament.

 

[Dr Shroom]

Who gives a fuck?

Catholics.

 

[NeoSneth]

i thought they had to die to get out of this role. That's kind of interesting.

 

[Marek]

He's the first Pope to resign in 600 years.

He probably suffers from intense guilt over enabling pedophilia across the globe.

 

[lithy]

Why is his mitre photoshopped? Some joke I'm missing maybe.

 

[Tacitus]

This is the "rope-a-pope"

He's going to wait for the muslims to punch themselves tired and he's going to come off the ropes proselytizing.

He took giving something up for lent a little too literally, which has been his stance on biblical teachings anyway.

 

[Dr Shroom]

Why is his mitre photoshopped? Some joke I'm missing maybe.

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/scumbag-steve

 

[Takumaji]

i thought they had to die to get out of this role. That's kind of interesting.

The Codex Iuris Canonici (CIC, the book of law of Catholizism) allows a Pope to resign if he feels that his age or health does not allow him to fulfill his duties. The last Pope who made use of it was Pope Coelestin V. in 1294 who quit after only five months.

 

[neojedi]

He's the first Pope to resign in 600 years.

So as of now, he's also the first lame duck Pope in 600 years. Which is too bad, because the phrase 'lame duck Pope' sounds pretty cool.

 

[Tacitus]

So as of the end of february, I guess god stops answering the phone like I do when telemarketers call?

 

[Earthquake24]

I have the perfect substitute....

BTW, does anyone else watch The Borgias? Absolutely fantastic show. Can't wait till Season 3in April!

 

[Taiso]

Jeremy Irons would be awesome as the pope, but only if he acted the way he did in the Dungeons and Dragons movie and gave himself the papal name 'Pope Profion I'

 

[Tripredacus]

He probably gave up after being on Twitter.

 

[HeavyMachineGoob]

I nominate Senator Palpatine... He knew what was best for the Republic, he'll know what's best for the christian religion...

 

[SouthtownKid]

What's nice is we are finally coming to the point where possible candidates will have been too young to have been in the Hitler Youth. So there's a plus.

This is the "rope-a-pope"

I prefer "Pope-a-dope."

 

[NeoTheranthrope]

I know who I'd vote for:

 

[NeoTheranthrope]

Although, Father Guido Sarducci may be an Americans-only, back-when-SNL-was-funny, kind of thing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4nzPHhKoDQ