Another old (76) white man. Who would have thought that.
And just the other night I had such a nice dream, what a harsh awakening that was.
Reginald Selkirksays
Passing up the name “Benedict XVII” was a wise choice.
deansays
Old bigoted misogynist protector of pedophiles retires. Group of his peers meet, wear stupid clothes, and select a member of the same closed society as a replacement. But, since they used white smoke, people think it must be special.
Will anything change? Likely not. Abuse of children by priests will be considered wrong only as it influences the flow of money into the church’s coffers: no serious efforts will be taken to deal with the offenders (see increasing problems with them in Germany, despite the “no tolerance” smokescreen. Women will still be valued only as long as they are happy to serve as docile receptacles of semen and vessels for fetuses (only in marriage, of course: otherwise they are scum), but when they attempt to enter discussion of social, economic, or philosophical issues, they will be belittled and quieted, as always.
(Posted this elsewhere as well.)
Randomfactorsays
Would have preferred “Peter II,” though.
Ulyssessays
Another conservative, homophobic, misogynist god-botherer. The only unusual thing about him is he isn’t European, although he is white.
And, it turns out that he isn’t ethnically Argentinian: his parents were both Italian immigrants and he grew up speaking Italian at home. Alas, he is just as white and just as European as all of his predecessors. And apparently, he was one of the most conservative cardinals in the conclave.
If anyone is hoping for some kind of change for the better, you can start breathing now: it is only going to get worse.
Joansays
We have plenty of smoke to announce the new pope
And some bells too, for those who are hearers.
Yet transparency still seems to be a big joke.
No surprise that they left out the mirrors.
moarscienceplzsays
One only hopes,
As they change out the Popes
That the stench around Ratzi can go.
No more priestly rapists
Embraced by these Papists
As they dance the new Vatican Tango.
My hope for a lesbian African
Has been dashed by another old white man.
I should know tradition would stay
The abuse will not go away.
Just another day in the Vatican
dickspringersays
Read about his role in Argentina’s Dirty War. He is Pius XIII.
Hercules Grytpype-Thynnesays
Habemus papem
Sadly, it’s actually “papam”, which messes up the rhyme.
Apparently, the Cardinals didn’t have much choice but to elect Bergoglio: he was apparently the first runner-up in last season’s finale of Vatican Idol, and if the winner cannot fulfil his duties….
rikitikisays
Repost of a comment I left at Ed’s –
This is just a “New Coke / Old Coke” rebranding of the RCC – We love our third-world Catholics, see?!”
I figure this new guy will die/be-quietly-killed within 1 -to- 2 years and then they’ll elect someone
from Africa to cover all the bases towards Catholics/converts in the market area where they still
have some influence.
[sigh] Catholicism, it’s just one damned Pope after another…
Duos habet et bene pendentes.
Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina. He will be taking the regnal name of Francis I.
Another old (76) white man. Who would have thought that.
And just the other night I had such a nice dream, what a harsh awakening that was.
Passing up the name “Benedict XVII” was a wise choice.
Old bigoted misogynist protector of pedophiles retires. Group of his peers meet, wear stupid clothes, and select a member of the same closed society as a replacement. But, since they used white smoke, people think it must be special.
Will anything change? Likely not. Abuse of children by priests will be considered wrong only as it influences the flow of money into the church’s coffers: no serious efforts will be taken to deal with the offenders (see increasing problems with them in Germany, despite the “no tolerance” smokescreen. Women will still be valued only as long as they are happy to serve as docile receptacles of semen and vessels for fetuses (only in marriage, of course: otherwise they are scum), but when they attempt to enter discussion of social, economic, or philosophical issues, they will be belittled and quieted, as always.
(Posted this elsewhere as well.)
Would have preferred “Peter II,” though.
Another conservative, homophobic, misogynist god-botherer. The only unusual thing about him is he isn’t European, although he is white.
And, it turns out that he isn’t ethnically Argentinian: his parents were both Italian immigrants and he grew up speaking Italian at home. Alas, he is just as white and just as European as all of his predecessors. And apparently, he was one of the most conservative cardinals in the conclave.
If anyone is hoping for some kind of change for the better, you can start breathing now: it is only going to get worse.
We have plenty of smoke to announce the new pope
And some bells too, for those who are hearers.
Yet transparency still seems to be a big joke.
No surprise that they left out the mirrors.
One only hopes,
As they change out the Popes
That the stench around Ratzi can go.
No more priestly rapists
Embraced by these Papists
As they dance the new Vatican Tango.
My hope for a lesbian African
Has been dashed by another old white man.
I should know tradition would stay
The abuse will not go away.
Just another day in the Vatican
Read about his role in Argentina’s Dirty War. He is Pius XIII.
Sadly, it’s actually “papam”, which messes up the rhyme.
Uh, that’s why his name was so familiar to me!
And it seems as if nobody cared?
Fuck the motherfucker!
Apparently, the Cardinals didn’t have much choice but to elect Bergoglio: he was apparently the first runner-up in last season’s finale of Vatican Idol, and if the winner cannot fulfil his duties….
Repost of a comment I left at Ed’s –
This is just a “New Coke / Old Coke” rebranding of the RCC – We love our third-world Catholics, see?!”
I figure this new guy will die/be-quietly-killed within 1 -to- 2 years and then they’ll elect someone
from Africa to cover all the bases towards Catholics/converts in the market area where they still
have some influence.