Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger - now known as Pope Benedict XVI.

Yep.

Damn that was quick,I thought it would take them like a week or longer to pick someone.

It did take like a week.

nope,they started voting the 17th.

No, it was quick. The 2nd fastest in recorded history, actually. They started the conclave on Monday, so, it took 2 days.

i was pulling for the black guy, damn

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wow, btw, isn't that one of the Opuse Dei dudes? Because if he is, the world is in for a whole lot of trouble...

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You mean Opus Dei? Nope.

whats opus dei?

moon-i dont think theres any black cardinals or anything like that so your hope for a black pope was doomed to begin with
its like a black us president, if it does happen it wont be for a long time

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My mistake, Lord.

anyone watching the news?I have never seen so many fucking people.
I'd like to know how they keep terrorists from bombing.

from bombing what? the vatican
i dont think terrorists have any reason to bomb them

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Well catholics/christians are considered "infidels" just like jews to the Islamic extremists,I dunno I just wouldn't doubt them pulling some shit like that.

Finally the Catholics agree with my view on them. They just interviewed a guy at the vatican and he said "We have been like sheep without a shepherd for the last two days."

they have always agree with you dude
i think it even says in the bible somewhere that
jesus is the shepherd and they are sheep following him or something to that effect

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i dont mean to offend any catholics etc here but i heard that the new pope used to be in the hitler youth . If thats so, we may be in trouble

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actually, there was a black "popeful", he was from somewhere in africa.

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...pope schmope

dude in a funny hat.

i am convinced that he liked to hide puppies in his hat.

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Yes indeed. The rumour is also that Ratzinger was in the Hitler Youth. He must've saw the light and moved from one regime that opresses to, er, another that opresses. He'll fit in nicely.

I don't really care as long as one of his little friends in the Church doesn't touch my kids when I finally get round to having them. Actually he might be a good thing - but only if he changes the Church's rediculous opposition of both abortion and contraception.

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He was enrolled in Hitler's Nazi youth movement when he was 14, against his will - when it was compulsory. Then he was soon let out because of his studies for the priesthood.

hehe, god I make so many typo's, it's beginning to get embarasing

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His nickname is "Panzerkardinall".

MWUHAHA

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Panzerpapst!

That would make a great name for a DM band

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That cracks me up for some reason...

According to news, the nOOb in the funny hat is definitely considered to be a hardliner as far as being anti-homo, etc. and has some pretty sketchy origins for sure... Should be amusing to see what all they dig up on him.

I think it's kind of ironic that the new pope is German and the one whose place he took was Polish. Looks like Germany's going back to their old ways. I don't know if any of you watch Family Guy, (you damn right should), but there was one episode where him and William Shatner went to county fair, and there was a German sausage stand next to a Polish one. The German guy had a little Hitler mustache going on, too. Anyway, he looks around, no one's watching, he knocks out the Polish sausage guy and takes over his stand. Kinda similar to this whole deal.
I think Panzerpope is a cool name for just about any damn thing, man. I might rename my band from Endless Sacrifice to Panzerpope. Our logo will be a little Panzer tank with the pope's head sticking out of it, with a swastika on the guy's funny hat. I'm starting to get inspired here, so watch out, I might even bust it out in Photoshop and post it around here somewhere, so be on the lookout for that.

panzerpope seems as though it would be a good punk band name.

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I'd pay good money to see a brutal death metal band called "Vatican Crunch" where the lead singer was dressed as the pope and the rest of the band were dressed as cardinals. Of course I would immediately put all the band members into my "dead pool" list (if I had one).

The guy had to though when he was 8, and he left the army anyway himself. That's not what worries me......the guy was nicknamed "the rotwiler of the catholic church", as in he's a very noisy man. He's extremely strict about all the abortion/gay/contraceptives crap also.

What's the name of the pope who died four weeks after being chosen?

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Hmm.... I heard he had almost 50 cardinal votes before they started the conclave, so it makes sense that they got it done quickly.

Anyway, might I be the first person to humbly request him to go and take a good long hard fuck at himself.

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Pope John Paul I

Hang the New Pope.

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Yeah, I brought that up because my Chemistry teacher said it and I forgot. I also forgot why the last pope was chosen at such a young age
The new pope is pretty old.

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so a bunch of helpless ignorants vote for a self-obsessed euro bastard to sit in the best chair in god's earth and have an upgrade of his hat. big deal. honestly, i wouldn't care if extremists bombed the vatican, it would be 10,000,000 + 10 more religious fools out of the world.

You're fucking pathetic. Honestly.

You look too much into things.

Since when in hell is Family guy ever a good show? Or politically correct?

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Since when do you base real life on something you saw in ANY show?

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Not at all. But I was referring to nu_metal...

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Family Guy kicks arse.

Anyway, on the radio this afternoon I heard this:

"brought to you by the show that sends its condolonces to George Pell (Australian cardinal), and its congratulations to Joseph Ratzinger, possibly the most conservative German since Hitler.... We're sure he'll take the church forward, all the way to the fourteenth century....."

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was that on NOVA100?

No, the show was 'Today Today' on Triple J. Fortunately, that's what gets played at work these days.

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The new pope looks like a zombie. ZOMBIE POPE!

Heh, I wrote a song called "Zombie Pope."

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There is a death metal band called Panzerchrist. Close enough I guess.

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Panzerchrist are awesome. \m/

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and you don't have a sense of humor. I wasn't being serious. I thought that it was somewhat of a strange coincidence in extreme circumstances. I couldn't really give less of a shit if the new Pope was Hitler reincarnated. He's got nothing to do with me or my religion. I'm Orthodox.
I still think that picture will be pretty funny so I'll bust it out whenever I get to it.

And I was fucking kidding. And for the record Family Guy is not only a good show, but it's the best damn show on television.

The New Pope is 78.
that gives him how many years??????????

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Yes they are.

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not a lot it seems! i wonder why they bothered electing a pope so old?

Traditionaly speaking, this pope is not old. J.P. the 2nd was relativly young when he was elected as pope tough. The pope before the previuous one got the cigar: he was 26 days in function before he died.

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That probably had something to do with the mafia, though.

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yes, the Panzermob

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I can honestly say I saw a picture of him looking like a fucking devil. around his eyes were completely red and he had this sadistic smile on him. It scared the livin bejeezus out of me. I was gonna post the picture but I cant find now.

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If Jesus were hung instead of crucified...would christians wear little nooses around their necks?

Or beheaded.....little axes?

i was in Sorrento, a small town in Italy, on tuesday when it was announced. It was very cool, all the shops turned on their little tvs and pointed them to the streets.

personally i dont care much for the new pope, he looks pretty evil though. kind of like the emperor from star wars

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How'bout an aquarium if he was drowned?

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i think the old age of popes is about having that seat change more often, good for the church reinventing itself with another old tired face every decade or so.

im orthodox too,we got this gandolf wannabe beardo magic-user guy,the patriarch or something, we have a different easter, cant wear a cross or any images, evil eye curse. beyond that same shit but even more boring

They're old because there is an age requirement, just like you must be 45 or so to become president of the U.S.

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35 to be the Pres

I suspect the Pope is always old because the older Cardinals would never elect a young guy to be in charge of them. Also the Pope has to sit on his ass, wave, and smile all the time and a young dude would simply go insane in that job.

im talking old like dudes who passed the life expectancy figure or who will soon