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For anyone hoping that the new Pope will be more modern, and in line with many American Catholics... Your perpetual hope has been dashed again.
The conservative Cardinals have once again elected a dried up prune, with a penchant for no married priests, no birth control, no change, no nuthin... period.
Good luck boys and girls, because every thing in this world is changing constantly... Except the Catholic Church.
If you're not Catholic, then the first premise is probably false.
The pope is more important whether you're catholic or not. He is more influential, leads a greater number of people, etc.
Importance is ascribed, PG. I can place more importance to my dog than the pope. You're also falsely assuming that the greatest number of people have the greatest amount of importance. As an American, how someone in Brazil feels about an issue, doesn't effect voting in America. Catholic population in America is, what, 65 - 70 million? Protestants have closer to 150 million. I doubt Protestants place a higher importance on the pope than the POTUS.
Which is the strength of the catholic church.
I'm talking about importance to world stability and world affairs.
The pope is more important whether you're catholic or not. He is more influential, leads a greater number of people, etc.
Strength?... Okay, if you say so.
Even if it flies in the face of what lies right in front of you.
Change is a sign of weakness. The weak change to conform to the strong. So yes, conservatism is a strength almost by definition.
Well, to my knowledge, the Pontifical Swiss Guard isn't exactly a military powerhouse. The Vatican has little economic control and is noncommercial, being supporting onl through contributions. I'm thinking you want your statement to be true, but it's not.
That's a great thought, which might explain why the Liberals remain so angry and resentful even after winning elections; The Conservatives don't change to Liberal viewpoints, they simply increase their ridicule.
I'm thinking you want it not to be true. I'm not even Catholic, so what do I care?
The president of the US is an elected executive official of one country. His power is far from absolute. We have, in the United States, a division of power among the President, the Congress, the Supreme Court, and of course the states.
When you really look at it, the president doesn't have all that much pull. Even within his limited scope of power, he must answer to the electorate. He must answer to special interests.
The pope, on the other hand, has the spiritual devotion of over 1 billion people. He has no donors or special interest groups to answer to. He has no electorate to answer to.
So yes, the pope is more powerful, quite clearly.
The Chi-Rho is a popular Catholic symbol. The symbol of Christ, no?.
The U.S. also has far more economic, military, and political influence than the pope.?.
As must the pope. The pope must answer to Catholic dogma and "god" - the President doesn't. .?.
:lol: And what do you call the conclave of cardinals? His electorate.
... or so you say. I say nay.
Liberals...wut?
Liberals are not at the root of all your demons...regardless what Rush and Sean tell you. You may want to sniff the air outside the RW bubble every now and then to see what's really happening in the place the rest of us call reality.
Chi and Rho are the first two letters in the word "Christ." It's a general symbol of Christianity, kind of like the cross or the fish. I'm protestant.
The president is not the US.
The president's power is fractional.
The president must answer to the constitution. Presumably.
Once a pope is elected, he no longer answers to the conclave. The president, on the other hand, is always thinking about re-election, about getting the next democrat/republican elected, about the special interst groups that bought his election, about congress/supreme court/ states/ etc.
Change is a sign of weakness. The weak change to conform to the strong. So yes, conservatism is a strength almost by definition.
That is your opinion and opinions are like assholes, everyone has one.
Chi and Rho are the first two letters in the word "Christ." It's a general symbol of Christianity, kind of like the cross or the fish. I'm protestant.
The president is not the US.
The president's power is fractional.
The president must answer to the constitution. Presumably.
Once a pope is elected, he no longer answers to the conclave. The president, on the other hand, is always thinking about re-election, about getting the next democrat/republican elected, about the special interst groups that bought his election, about congress/supreme court/ states/ etc.
To me a lot of Liberals beliefs are not in line with the Catholic Church..SSM and Abortion come to mind. That is why so many from the left have been refused the Sacrament of Holy Communion and some even EX Communicated from the Catholic Religion.
We really don't care what you guys do, until you try to make it law.
Posts like yours give credence to the fear of the Vatican running this country. And it ain't gonna happen.
Hey my friend. How ya doin?Hey. Long time no see......................
Hey my friend. How ya doin?
We really don't care what you guys do, until you try to make it law.
Posts like yours give credence to the fear of the Vatican running this country. And it ain't gonna happen.
Good. Hope you are too.
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