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[Eldorado]

markdohle, on 28 February 2013 - 04:52 PM, said:

There is only one pope.

There is no Pope, currently.  

Which leads me to ask, who's in charge of the RC Church during the Papal Elections?  It's rather amiss of God to leave us all without a Representative while the Cardinals have a conference, in my opinion if indeed no-one is in charge.

EDIT:
The BBC has answered my question!  His deputy, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, will be in charge of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics until a new pope is elected next month.
http://www.bbc.co.uk...europe-21620718


Sorry, God!  I never knew there was a Deputy Pope; please forgive my ignorance.  *embarrassed & scared looking smiley*

Edited by Eldorado, 28 February 2013 - 06:57 PM.

[Colonel Rhuairidh]

Eldorado, on 28 February 2013 - 06:24 PM, said:

There is no Pope, currently.  

Which leads me to ask, who's in charge of the RC Church during the Papal Elections?  It's rather amiss of God to leave us all without a Representative while the Cardinals have a conference, in my opinion if indeed no-one is in charge.

yes, exactly, that's what I was asking. You'd think there'd be like a Deputy Pope or something (not perhaps Vice-Pope, that might not sound right) who could take over temporarily, wouldn't they.
Is Nick "Clegg" Catholic? It might give him something to do. It's not like there's any Scandal affecting him at the moment, is there.

[rashore]

Who runs things after tonight till the new Pope is put in place? http://articles.wash...vi-vatican-city

I'm not sure why the oohhh factor after the understandable initial confusion. And really, to a lot of the world that isn't of the faith or really worried about proper titles will probably just call him "Former Pope".

[Tutankhaten-pasheri]

Actually, there is no need for any new Pope. While there is no Bishop of Rome, then the Patriarch of Constantinople, the Archbishop of New Rome, is the highest authority in Christendom. So, heretics of the West, take this opportunity to return to orthodoxy and embrace Patriarch Bartholomew as your leader. You also need to pay reperations for the sack of Constantinople in the Crusades, and for leaving Constantinople to it's fate in 1453. Venetians and Genovese will be exempt from paying reperations of course.

[Helen of Annoy]

Atentutankh-pasheri, on 01 March 2013 - 06:51 PM, said:

Actually, there is no need for any new Pope. While there is no Bishop of Rome, then the Patriarch of Constantinople, the Archbishop of New Rome, is the highest authority in Christendom. So, heretics of the West, take this opportunity to return to orthodoxy and embrace Patriarch Bartholomew as your leader. You also need to pay reperations for the sack of Constantinople in the Crusades, and for leaving Constantinople to it's fate in 1453. Venetians and Genovese will be exempt from paying reperations of course.

Bwahahahahaaa...
Aww... don’t worry, lonely troll, I’ll feed you. I'm experienced in dealing with Byzantine logic, sadly   


So, where was Saint Peter, the rock on which the Church is built, crucified?
In Rome or in Istanbul?
How can any New Rome be older than the original Rome?

The first step towards the reunification of Christianity was already done by establishing Eastern Catholic churches, also known as Greco-Catholic churches.
They use Byzantine liturgical rite but they are in the full union (the same Pope included, of course) with the Roman Catholic Church. The one that is built on the rock Jesus himself named in person of St.Peter.

So unless St.Pete's bones walk - with no Byzantine help, mind you! - to Istanbul, city built in the place of the long lost Constantinople, Rome will not be shifted to the East, geographically or spiritually.

And whose duty it was to defend Constantinople? Byzantine. Who failed? Byzantines. What they are entitled to? Reparations? But of course, take this post as the first tranche.

Edited by Helen of Annoy, 01 March 2013 - 07:40 PM.

[Tutankhaten-pasheri]

[freetoroam]

Eldorado, on 28 February 2013 - 06:24 PM, said:

There is no Pope, currently.  

Which leads me to ask, who's in charge of the RC Church during the Papal Elections?  It's rather amiss of God to leave us all without a Representative while the Cardinals have a conference, in my opinion if indeed no-one is in charge.

EDIT:
The BBC has answered my question!  His deputy, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, will be in charge of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics until a new pope is elected next month.
http://www.bbc.co.uk...europe-21620718


Sorry, God!  I never knew there was a Deputy Pope; please forgive my ignorance.  *embarrassed & scared looking smiley*

Did you really think god would not have someone lined up to stand in? God would have done it himself but he is too busy..............hiding.

[Eldorado]

Atentutankh-pasheri, on 01 March 2013 - 07:54 PM, said:

Is that a hypnotist?

[freetoroam]

Eldorado, on 01 March 2013 - 08:08 PM, said:

Is that a hypnotist?

You are not far off the mark. .

Edited by freetoroam, 01 March 2013 - 08:12 PM.

[Tutankhaten-pasheri]

Eldorado, on 01 March 2013 - 08:08 PM, said:

Is that a hypnotist?

Well I never thought about seeing it like that, but now it is obvious

my use of that smiley is as a protector, fumigator and caster out of bad karma, for various reasons......

[Jinxdom]

Um forgive me father for I have sinned, I had a naughty thought.

It would like to see this turned in to a death match just so we can see which pope really has God on his side.

Am I going to hell for this one?

[Frank Merton]

Jinxdom, on 02 March 2013 - 10:00 AM, said:

Um forgive me father for I have sinned, I had a naughty thought.

It would like to see this turned in to a death match just so we can see which pope really has God on his side.

Am I going to hell for this one?

Depends on whether or not God is RC and whether or not He has a sense of humor.

[monk 56]

Hi Frank and Jinxdom,

If you go to hell depends on what chestnut you like ha ha!

If you like "Chestnuts roasting over an open fire", (Nat King Cole), you go to heaven!




But if you make a pig of yourself with chestnuts you go to hell, ha ha!

http://en.wikipedia....et_of_Chestnuts

Obviously the nice banquet was held on All Hallows Eve Spooky ha ha!

Edited by monk 56, 02 March 2013 - 11:36 AM.

[Ladystardonna]

Isn't it about time to have a female voice in the Catholic/Universal church?  Uh, sorry, I didn't think so.  Foiled again.  Get used to second class, ladies.