The Conclave and the new Pope
 

In case you all haven't been paying attention today... The Conclave started this morning (at around 8am PT) to vote on the new Pope (perhaps it'll be Cardinal Ratzinger, the former Nazi? :o ).

The first vote was a null vote, meaning they didn't agree so da black smoke came out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel (where the Conclave is at).

Me thinks this is gonna take a couple days.

Huh? Ratzinger wasn't a Nazi.

Yes he was... When he was a teenager (14) he joined the Hitler Youth. It was required by law back then that children join the Nazi movement. Crazyoze! :o So yes he was forced to become a Nazi (his father was anti-Nazi tho). All day I've heard on the news the reporters stating Ratzinger is an ex-Nazi. But none of them have stated he was forced to join the Nazi movement. :P

Here's his bio at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Cardinal_Ratzinger

And here's his fan club (yes...he has a fan club! :o )

http://www.ratzingerfanclub.com

Are people ever going to drop the notion that every single German during WWII was an anti-semetic monster? Just because he was forced into the Hitler Youth doesn't mean he supported Nazi beliefs. Everyone went through Hitler Youth or BDM at a young age. This guy wasn't a dues paying member of the NSDAP, therefore he wasn't a "nazi."

Well, that was quick. White smoke, the world has a new pope. Allthough nobody knows who it is yet, the confirmation that there is a new pope is there.

Ratzinger indeed has fascistoid ways of thinking, I once saw a speech of his concerning all sorts of "evil in the world". Disgusting. But, hey, I don't care anyway...

In 45 min we'll find out for sure if Ratzinger was voted Pope or not! Sure didn't take em long! :o

I really really want a Latino pope.

...or an Asian Pope. :lol:

Told ya they'd vote for Ratzinger!!! :o

Helloooo Benedict XVI!!! :D

Hoorah, a fascistoid Pope. Man, that's going to be fun...I hope he gets to Switzerland soon.

I guess he'll have to spend his entire papal career having to explain to people how much he loathed Nazism.

I guess so, I think he should start with not being so damned conservative and stopping making propaganda for "clear and absolute values" and "a strong hand of God on earth".

isn't that one of the big pope things to do though? "omg, d00dz, God like... totally pw0nzz0rz j00r 8u77!"

http://www.comcast.net/news/internat...19/111488.html

Why did they pick another old guy he's just going to die in 4 years unless he out llives the previous Pope

they might have decided it's kinda fun to pick new popes? :lol:

Blah...I was hoping they'd pick the Latino or African candidate.

Yeah too bad about that.

Enjoy your new pope.

http://img242.echo.cx/img242/2195/palpatine0vm.jpg

They picked 78 year old Ratzinger as a transitional pope..they know he won't last long....perhaps he should have gone and retired 3 years ago like he wanted...oops.. :P

BTW... Ratzinger's not the oldest person voted pope. That honor goes to Hadrian 1st. He was 80 and died at age 103... :lol:

This is just astonishing:

http://www.francesco.biz/papa.jpg

BAHAHAHAHA!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: