New Pope

[ChevronB19]

Just opening up a thread (no agenda, boredom if anything!) for any interested (pro/anti/atheist/agnostic/jedi etc).

Conclave (I didn’t realise it meant ‘lockable room’) starts today.

[Getragdogleg]

The Robert Harris book "Conclave" is excellent and well worth a read.

[MrBogSmith]

It was also made into a film for us lazier types.

[Lotobear]

Pope dies, secret meeting, some smoke up a chimney, comments about abuse in the Church, sky fairies, grown up blokes shouldn't dress up, Aluminati, Opus Dei, Tony Blair. Thread ends in around 4 pages.

[Doofus]

Lotobear said:

Aluminati

Are they the people who went to Secret Society University?

[tangerine_sedge]

I'm going to stick my neck out and predict that the next pope will probably be an old catholic man.

[Vizsla]

Doofus said:

Lotobear said:

Aluminati

Are they the people who went to Secret Society University?

Just the ones who showed their metal!

[Lotusgone]

It wouldn't be a bad thing if the next pope looked at the population growth figures - Mexico's has more than trebled in the last 60 years - and wondered if the contraception doctrine needed a rethink.

[RustyMX5]

tangerine_sedge said:

I'm going to stick my neck out and predict that the next pope will probably be an old catholic man.

Brave words there. It could be a........




Oh wait, you're right

[BikeBikeBIke]

Lotusgone said:

It wouldn't be a bad thing if the next pope looked at the population growth figures - Mexico's has more than trebled in the last 60 years - and wondered if the contraception doctrine needed a rethink.

From the Pope's POV, clearly not. If you want your religion to survive/grow long term the last thing you want is contraception.

[DickyC]

Is the next Pope one of the cardinals in the conclave? I asked Google and the response was, 'No results found.'

Just interested.

[Greenmantle]

Is there a runners & riders pull-out we can refer to?
A bit like the yearly grand national thing.
Just asking for a friend!

[phil4]

BBC has a list of the likely ones... but even Trump thinks he might be in for a shout. Best pope ever.

[Gordon Hill]

Well it’s just been announced, it’s Rachel Reeves, apparently she’s been Pope on 3 other occasions. She’s a bit over qualified and a tad rusty but it also states on her CV that she administered the last supper.

[.:ian:.]

phil4 said:

BBC has a list of the likely ones... but even Trump thinks he might be in for a shout. Best pope ever.

Make Catholicism Great Again!

[Truckosaurus]

.:ian:. said:

Make Catholicism Great Again!

[POIDH]

"A New Pope"

Is that the latest Star Wars film?

[Mr.Chips]

POIDH said:

"A New Pope"

Is that the latest Star Wars film?

Yes. Apparently, he was elected in secret last Sunday.

[Miocene]

Getragdogleg said:

The Robert Harris book "Conclave" is excellent and well worth a read.

Film is currently included in Prime.

[fly by wire]

I wish they would be quick and get it over with ffs, is there nothing else happening in the world other than a bunch of geriatrics in red frocks mumbling some stuff from a long dead language?