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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Roman Catholic cardinals gather under the gaze of Michelangelo's "Last Judgment" on Tuesday to elect a new pope to tackle the daunting problems facing the 1.2-billion-member Church at one of the most difficult periods in its history.
I am not Catholic but I beleive the Catholic Church is overall a force of good in the world. I therefore hope they choose wisely and continue to be a good, powerful institiution world wide.
There's an awful lot in your short little post that's highly debatable.
However, that doesn't really answer my question.
Is the press coverage of this "event" reasonable, or do you find it intrusive and obnoxious?
It's not like the vote for the next pope is a public vote.
Well, I am an atheist who thinks the Church is a horrible institution. However, I understand why this is making so much news and it SHOULD make news. THe Pope is the religious leader of over 1 billion people on Earth. The things he says and rules (whatever you call them) he passes affect not only the behavior of individuals but the actions of nations, particularly in the developing world where the Church holds the most sway.
I don't care so much who it is because I have low expectations they would choose anyone who would make a positive change. My money is on an old white guy willing to protect child f**kers. Hope I'm wrong.
I couldn't care less... but unfortunately you didn't have that option available.
It was a unique set of circumstances that make John Paul II a towering figure of the 20th century...in terms of church history, however, his legacy will be much more controversial, the fact that the pedophile priest problems began on his watch being only one of the issues complicating his place in papal history.... at least as good as the one before that.
It was a unique set of circumstances that make John Paul II a towering figure of the 20th century...in terms of church history, however, his legacy will be much more controversial, the fact that the pedophile priest problems began on his watch being only one of the issues complicating his place in papal history.
It even manifests on posters signature lines.
...which if you read carefully argues that religious dogma is not necessary to make laws against abortion.
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