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Subject: Benedict resigns
Posted by: Perm Dude
- [201027169] Tue, Feb 12, 2013, 20:42
A catch-all thread for the resignation (actually, abdication) of Benedict and the election of a new Pope.
I'll have some ideas later, but I have to say that he set the bar pretty high in the "giving stuff up for Lent" department. |
| 1 | Tree
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Tue, Feb 12, 2013, 21:16
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I'm Nazi-prised he resigned.
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| 2 | Nerveclinic
ID: 410331010
Wed, Feb 13, 2013, 15:43
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His handling (Or lack of handling the issue) of all the child molesting priests will destroy his legacy.
Something about not letting the door hit on the way out comes to mind?
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| 3 | Perm Dude
ID: 201027169
Sun, Feb 17, 2013, 13:00
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I agree, nerve. That scandal will long outlive Benedict.
Just read this:
Abdication idea planted after fall in Mexico.
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| 4 | Boldwin
ID: 22135179
Sun, Feb 17, 2013, 14:40
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Is there some reason to think he handled that issue worse than other popes did? I don't see what he did differently, horrendous as it was.
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| 5 | Boldwin
ID: 22135179
Sun, Feb 17, 2013, 14:41
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The problem sure didn't only happen during his watch.
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| 6 | Boldwin
ID: 52137255
Mon, Feb 25, 2013, 11:44
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CNN assigns Christiane Amanpour and an ex-Catholic priest turned Episcopalian to discuss the turnover. You can't make this stuff up.
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| 7 | Mith
ID: 1311443016
Wed, Feb 27, 2013, 20:25
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The Vatican’s plan to call the retiring pontiff Benedict XVI “Pope Emeritus” hit a snag today, in the form of a threatened lawsuit by an Oakland-based rapper who has been recording under that name since 2006. The quotes are just amazing:“I don’t care who he is, I ain’t let nobody mess with my brand,” said Mr. Emeritus, who prior to 2006 recorded under the name Notorious P.O.P.E.
While the Vatican said it was unaware that Mr. Emeritus had already claimed the name seven years ago, the Oakland rapper scoffed at that idea: “They should have done what I did before I picked it out: Google it.”
Furious at what he is calling a clear case of trademark infringement, Mr. Emeritus said that he has no intention of stepping aside for the former pontiff: “He’s the one who should step aside. Call himself P. Biddy or something. This is wack, yo.”
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| 8 | Perm Dude
ID: 201027169
Wed, Feb 27, 2013, 20:28
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Ha! I suspect a quick lawsuit going the other way might just change his mind.
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| 9 | Tree
ID: 491422718
Wed, Feb 27, 2013, 20:51
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when real news trumps the Onion.
that is fantastic. and wack, yo.
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| 10 | Razor
ID: 177192916
Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 10:02
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That is not real news. Hilarious nonetheless.
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| 11 | Mith
ID: 4310402110
Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 15:49
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Yeah I found out today the Borowitz Report is satire. Oh well. These days everyone gets Onioned once in a while.
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