Kick this thread if you're not the least bit interested in the Pope

[Cronus Protagonist]

I mean really, come on now; they have a new CEO elected by the Board of Directors. So. fucking. what.



OK, now let's get on with life.

[Philosoraptor]

1. .........

[RandiFan1290]

2. He looks just like Neil Rogers

Other than that I don't give a hoot.

[Synnical]

60. Neil, God! :-) n/t

[OldDem2012]

3. Meet the new Pope, same as the old Pope. Yawn. nt.

[Cronus Protagonist]

5. Exactly.

Wake me up when something NEW happens.

[99Forever]

4. Nothing more than another...

... example of the rich patting each other on the back about what "wonderful, smart, and entitled superheroes" they are. Who cares? Another out of touch, very old, very rich white guy sitting on a throne, telling people how to make it thru the kind of lives he's never had to live.

[dangin]

19. Umm

I'm an atheist and I despise this church. But, I know enough to know the guy passed over a palace in buenos Aries that came with the job and took a small apartment. He also commuted on the bus. And his name symbolized turning ones back on wealth. It may all be a front, but just in case, try to criticize accurately.

[99Forever]

22. Save it for the chumps.

It's bullshit for the masses. Frankly, his thoughts are irrelevant to me.

[NJCher]

28. yes, it will be interesting to see how this turns out

I thought that was the one interesting aspect of the whole Pope changeover.

We shall see how this guy deals with being in this position of enormous wealth.

Since we have to see him on TV, I was hoping for someone a little better looking than Ratzinger. This guy is no visual treat, either. He'd be a lot better if he'd get some interesting glasses instead of wearing those lenses that don't manage to turn back to normal after being in the sun.


Cher

[get the red out]

6. kick kick kick

Lord no!!!!!! Not at all interested. I'd rather watch my dog take a dump outside, far more interesting.

[AndyA]

7. I think they could do away with the pomp and circumstance

All the robes, sending up smoke signals, etc.

The problem with organized religion is they say they want to do good things to help people. They take in donations that are then spent constructing over the top buildings, which then cost a lot to maintain.

As a result, much of the money never makes it to those who need help the most.

[Kolesar]

8. The new Pope is humble*, from humble origins, ...

... like humble Jesus. Or so I have heard every hour in the media.

*Humble is a registered trademark of the Church. Some restrictions apply

[mgc1961]

11. Humble is a word I heard used to describe Benedict too.

Turn up the music!

[Orrex]

18. He's some terrific, radiant, humble thing-a-majig of a pope.

[Kolesar]

38. He pulled himself up from his boot straps

Like in Das Boot

Ok, it wasn't the best play on words

[NJCher]

29. help people

As a result, much of the money never makes it to those who need help the most.

Oh, some of it does. Like all that settlement money given to victims who sued over abuse.


Cher

[Quantess]

9. I'm so over it!

The Pope is a big bore.

[Bradical79]

10. I'm interested in the pope's activities

In that he's the head of the wealthiest organized religious group in the world. It's still good to keep tabs on what he's saying and doing, like any super wealthy CEO or head of state.

[rppper]

12. Agnostic Methodist kick...

No offence intended to those of the catholic faith...

[The Wizard]

13. In the words of Dead Eye Dick

So.

[CanonRay]

14. Against gay marriage, abortion, contraception, preists marrying and anything else liberal.

Yeah, he'll change the church. Chris Matthews is drinking the Catholic Kool-aid. This guy is about what I'd expect from the Vatican.

[polmaven]

27. And you left out

ordination of female priests.

Grrr. Yet another misogynist Pope!

[Apophis]

93. Agreed.

There's nothing liberal about him at all.

[docgee]

15. kick! nt

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

16. K & R n/ t

[MynameisBlarney]

17. Seriously, I don't give a damn about this corrupt religion

but...why do all the popes lately look like completely evil SOB's?

[Buzz Clik]

20. Unintentional irony?

[valerief]

21. K&R

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

23. As Dad would say: Just another old white man in a dress telling others how to live their lives!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

24. Has anyone here ever visited the Vatican? If so, you would be outraged and how many live in poverty

around the structure, and yet, inside--nothing but opulence and overindulgence in wealth. Yes, I know that they talk a good game about helping the poor, but to actually see people begging for food and living in abject poverty...welll...it's absolutely disgusting!!

[efhmc]

37. I have. The tributes to the Vatican, which include priceless paintings and other

works of art are disgusting. There were several from S. America and I remember thinking at the time why doesn't the church sell a couple of those painting, forgo gilding some of those gold plated frames and domes (that's what they were doing in one of the churches we were visiting.) and send the money back to the poor people who need food and clothes. I was in a moral funk whenever I visited churches in Rome because of the distortion of Christ's message.

[kag]

25. Kiiiiiiiiiiicccccccckkkkk!!!!!!

I'm sure he's a very nice man, and will be very nice to his fellow child-molesters. And will very nicely place his ruby-red slippered heel on the necks of all the women in the world who choose to take control over their own bodies.

This recovering catholic is kicking...nicely.

[Myrina]

26. Sure seems like a cult to me ...

.... all the bling, the ritual, the mindless adoring followers ... jus' sayin' ...

[kairos12]

30. Kick

[sarchasm]

31. yyaaaaawwwnnn!! .. Good Morning DU!

[Ed Suspicious]

32. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Uninterested. n/t

[Oilwellian]

33. But, but, but...

I adore men who wear red Prada shoes. LOL

[just1voice]

34. The MSMedia loves it's "Pope-aganda" don't they? LOL

All the venal "reporters" have to do go to Rome for a long vacation and take pictures and pretend they're reporting on something.

[LibGranny]

35. K&R

[stopbush]

36. Kick. Why is the American media so obsessed with European royalty (Brits/Pope)?

Does the average American give a flying fuck about these relics from our Age of Stupidity?

[Kolesar]

39. The Queen rules by divine right of God

I wonder if she herself ever believed that. She seems too smart.

[Quantess]

40. You know... other european countries have their own royal families, too...

which apparently are just chopped liver to American interests.

[Orrex]

52. I was scandalized when they leaked bikini pics of the pontiff with his baby bump showing.

[dipsydoodle]

41. My sole interest

is not what he may have done in the past : its what he will do in the future.

I am not Catholic anyway.

[KansDem]

42. calcitrant commendare

http://translate.google.com/?hl=en&tab=wT#la/en/Calcitrant%20commendare

[madmom]

43. ....

[zentrum]

44. Another demonizer

...of gays. Another palace dweller while the poor of the world are sentimentalized but never truly fought for. Another silent leader who will not do anything to radically clean up the pedophilia. Another Catholic bigwig who has the whiff of aid-to-dictators scandal about him. The more things change, the more they...etc.

[brooklynite]

45. The job comes with a lot of political clout...

...I don't have to like him, but I'm interested in anyone who's opinions can affect my life.

[lonestarnot]

46. Yes, isn't there more important discussions to be had? K & R!

[hwmnbn]

47. K&R

[Blue Owl]

48. What color of smoke are they trying to blow up our ass?

n/t

[ecstatic]

51. Me, but not due to bigotry. There are just certain things that

I have zero interest in: the Olympics, British royalty, and the pope to name a few.

[Lizzie Poppet]

53. If I want to see a guy in a dress...

If I want to see a guy in a dress, there's a bar about a mile from my house that has drag shows most every night. Better music, and they pour a good, stiff gin and tonic...which sure beats one sip of crappy wine.

[demosocialist]

54. no interest at all nt

[Arkana]

55. Well, I find the whole conclave thing interesting, but after the new Pope is announced I pretty much

stop caring until he dies.

[L0oniX]

56. Poop or Pope ...tough call. n/t

[Martin Eden]

57. I was very interested after Pope JOHN PAUL (the 1st) died after just 33 days as supreme pontiff ...

... because I was really hoping his successor would be named GEORGE RINGO

[and-justice-for-all]

58. Kick..nt

[libodem]

59. .

[Liberal_in_LA]

61. kick

[ErikJ]

62. K&R!

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[Beaverhausen]

63. kickity kick

[RILib]

64. glad I'm not the only one going, why waste newspaper space

I mean really, does the media do this for other religions? They're a group of pedophile-shielders trying to impose their odd religious beliefs on the rest of the country, why does anyone give an X who their leader is.

This is like living in RI, where every time Tobin blathers away it takes over the front page of the state newspaper.

[librechik]

65. so not interested it took me 2 days to kick it

[Cronus Protagonist]

66. lol

[liberal_at_heart]

67. kick

[csziggy]

68. K&R

[Arugula Latte]

69. I'd love to not be interested ...

but this church, like the Mormon church and other religious cults, constantly tries to influence public policy. So, yeah, as a woman, I'm concerned and interested, unfortunately, just as gay people are.

[southern_belle]

70. kick n/t

[sibelian]

71. Ohhhhh KICKETY.

and thank you.

[Auggie]

72. Kick

[rosesaylavee]

73. K&R

[whistler162]

74. Doesn't kicking this thread show that you are

actually interested in who the new Pope is?

[SCVDem]

75. Care not I do! nt

[Xipe Totec]

76. Lighten up on Francis nt

[Life Long Dem]

77. Well... the seagull was pretty cool

Maybe it's time they use Twitter instead of the smoke signals.

[RoccoR5955]

78. K & R n/t

[reACTIONary]

79. Pope? What's a Pope? (nt)

[Bertha Venation]

80. Although I hear that he champions the poor.... kick

[ChiciB1]

81. I Will Be So Glad When The HOOPLA Is OVER!

I speak out as one who was brought up & truly believed that the Catholic Church & the Pope were what made my world go round!

It's been decades since I ex-communicated myself & as each year goes by I understand more & more WHY!

ENOUGH ALREADY!

[MrMickeysMom]

82. Now, get off-ah- da lawn!

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[denvine]

83. Kick! Yawn.

[alfredo]

84. kick

[wildbilln864]

85. kick!

[MrModerate]

86. I would, but . . . who cares? n/t

[Logical]

87. No worse than the kardashians. Or any stupid reality show. n-t

[Homerj1]

88. K&R

nt

[X_Digger]

89. kick n/t

[Zax2me]

90. Kick the poor, needy and sick?

Why would I do that?
Better yet - why would anyone do it?
Welcome to Catholic Charities AIDS Services
http://www.ccaidsalbany.org/

Catholic Charities Works to End Poverty
http://www.catholiccharities-md.org/services/reduce-poverty/

http://www.forbes.com/companies/catholic-charities-usa/
The nation's third-largest charity by donations received, Catholic Charities provides service to people in need, pushes for justice in social structures, and calls upon the entire church and other people of good will to do the same.

[Locut0s]

95. Catholic Charities AIDS Services? The very idea is...

almost evil. If I believed in "evil".

[Apophis]

91. He's a shepherd for the sheep.

Nothing more.

[IndicaDogwalk]

92. Kick

Kickin' this one up.

The Pope is a homophobe.

[OnyxCollie]

94. Kick. nt

[blkmusclmachine]

96. .

.

[BobTheSubgenius]

97. "A guy with a cape, a Bedazzled hat and a disco stick...

...and condemns homosexuality? Seems legit."

(unabashedly lifted from a graphic I saw earlier today)

[Populist_Prole]

98. Kick, and I was born "catlick"

[Vestigial_Sister]

99. my father plays dominos better than your father plays dominos, ahhhhhhhhhmen

[KRansome83]

100. A kick with each foot

*and rolls eyes like FLOTUS*

[Webster Green]

101. Kick!

The Catholic Church and the Pope are just weird and creepy.

[DeSwiss]

102. Agreed.

- Now back to more important matters.....

[Cronus Protagonist]

103. ewwwww!