Has the Pope died yet.

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

All I know is that, at my favorite bar earlier this evening, I saw Pat Robertson on tv talking about how, in spite of some differing ideologies, he has great respect for the Pope.

 

Anyway, all I could think was how much I wished Pat Robertson was dead rather than the Pope.

[BUTT 0]

What kind of bar plays The 700 Club on their TV?

[BUTT 0]

Well OK, I don't know if it was the 700 Club, but I'm guessing it was.

[Guest Shadow]

im sure he was on CNN or something. Some bars play the news...it's great for business.

[Matt Young 0]

Stop ending interrogative sentences with periods!

[Art Sandusky 0]

Why can't people do that.

 

Anyways, despite not having any kind of belief system besides Flow Theory, I've always liked the Pope, even though he said that abortions were like the Holocaust and gays were part of a conspiracy of evil. It's just hard for me to dislike him. I suppose a superficially Catholic upbringing has a lot to do with it, even though I was never baptized or anything. It's really been sad to watch him slip further and further into poor health, as the great things he's done for the Church all over the world (including finally conceding in 1992 that the Sun was the center of our solar system [sounds like a joke but it really is a big deal] and at some other point saying that evolutionism was fairly valid) make me pull for the guy.

 

Besides, there's the simple reason that it'll be really hard to get used to talking about a Pope with a different name. I can only imagine how long it'll take me to get used to saying King Charles III after Queen Elizabeth dies.

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

Popemobile > Batmobile

[Ted the Poster 0]

Catholic upbringing has a lot to do with it, even though I was never baptized or anything.

Which is exactly why your life is so shitty, you filthy heathen.

 

What is Flow Theory? I think I know, but I'm not 100% sure.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

[Guest Vitamin X]

Catholic upbringing has a lot to do with it, even though I was never baptized or anything.

Which is exactly why your life is so shitty, you filthy heathen.

 

What is Flow Theory? I think I know, but I'm not 100% sure.

He believes in the Force, but came up with a more socially acceptable term for it.

[Jingus 0]

My mom is all depressed about the Pope dying. Which is interesting, as she's a pseudonondenominational Protestant-lite who borders on agnosticism. She said "I think he was such a good Pope." My response was, "How could we tell the difference between a good one and a bad one?"

[Guest Vitamin X]

No crusades or ethnic cleansings?

[Guest cosbywasmurdered]

Damn Papists.

[Art Sandusky 0]

Catholic upbringing has a lot to do with it, even though I was never baptized or anything.

Which is exactly why your life is so shitty, you filthy heathen.

 

What is Flow Theory? I think I know, but I'm not 100% sure.

He believes in the Force, but came up with a more socially acceptable term for it.

From my LiveJournal (sorry to derail this, Mr. John Paul):

It's called The Flow. We'd call it Intuition or Luck normally, but nothing is by chance. Feeling, rather than thinking. Those who go with their "instincts" become more successful than those who try and push to force things. Everything is a sign for you to follow whatever path The Flow figures you should take. It's more optimistic than Fate in that it allows you to make decisions and does its damndest to keep you from making negative ones, whereas Fate would say that you were supposed to make the negative ones. There's more choice involved. Instead of using the Force, go with the Flow. Surely you've noticed that certain things felt right to do for that initial split-second, but after you put some thought into them you end up not doing whatever it is but it ends up being a poor choice. The Flow was telling you what to do, and you just went against it. It'll also eliminate a lot of stress in your life.

 

I've discovered that I'm a little more apt to feel the will of the Flow whenever I force a chill through my body and (I know it's really nerves tingling) really feel something being poured into me. For a while after I do that, things just seem to work. Like, everything. My timing is fabulous on jokes, I'm more verbose, I always seem to say the right thing, have a better feeling in motions I make, all that.

[Slayer 0]

My mom is all depressed about the Pope dying. Which is interesting, as she's a pseudonondenominational Protestant-lite who borders on agnosticism. She said "I think he was such a good Pope." My response was, "How could we tell the difference between a good one and a bad one?"

"John Paul II was good, but he was no Ignatius VI.... he was still better than Pius XX though."

[Youth N Asia 0]

Dead

[Art Sandusky 0]

[Slayer 0]

Not like he didn't have a long fruitful life

 

He finishes third on the list of longest reigning pontiffs

[Youth N Asia 0]

84 years old, we should all be so lucky

[Art Sandusky 0]

On CBS they've got a point, it's the last big figure of the 20th Century that was left. Man, I miss the 1900s.

[Slayer 0]

Queen Lizzie?

[Guest Brian]

On CBS they've got a point, it's the last big figure of the 20th Century that was left. Man, I miss the 1900s.

There's still a lot of guys left. I consider Ali a huge figure of the century, transcending sport. There's still three US presidents left alive of that era. Mandela.

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

The Pope is such a delightfully antiquated notion.

[Ted the Poster 0]

On CBS they've got a point, it's the last big figure of the 20th Century that was left. Man, I miss the 1900s.

There's still a lot of guys left. I consider Ali a huge figure of the century, transcending sport. There's still three US presidents left alive of that era. Mandela.

CBS was just using the information that their sources provided.

 

 

Kotz, you believe only in something you came up with? We should call you Mr. Applewhite.

[Slayer 0]

I bet the new pope is Italian

[Youth N Asia 0]

I bet the new pope is Italian

[Art Sandusky 0]

On CBS they've got a point, it's the last big figure of the 20th Century that was left. Man, I miss the 1900s.

There's still a lot of guys left. I consider Ali a huge figure of the century, transcending sport. There's still three US presidents left alive of that era. Mandela.

How many of those still alive are still doing what they're known for? That's the point they were trying to make. Even in this largely secular world, the office of the Pope is still perceived as arguably a bigger deal than any other leader. Those great men and women who are still alive have gone into private lives and don't carry much influence anymore.

[Slayer 0]

Like I said, what about Queen Lizzie?

 

Sure, she doesn't do jack shit, but she's been the face of England for 50+ years

[Vern Gagne 0]

Queen Lizzie sounds like the name of a third rate draq queen.

[Ted the Poster 0]

 

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