The Pope has passed away - Page 4

Name · 04-02-2005, 11:52 PM

yeah, its amazing the clarity some good (greenish tinted) liquor will give one sometimes...

wendybeth · 04-03-2005, 12:17 AM

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yeah, its amazing the clarity some good (greenish tinted) liquor will give one sometimes...

Brat. Send some up north, willya?

surfinmuse · 04-02-2005, 11:54 PM

Well said, Name. Speaking of name, his given name at birth was Karol Jozef Wojtyla (voy-TIH-wah).

Name · 04-03-2005, 12:20 AM

sorry, I got mine just for personal consumption.

wendybeth · 04-03-2005, 12:38 AM

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sorry, I got mine just for personal consumption.

Bogart.

Prudence · 04-03-2005, 12:43 AM

Last night I was contemplating how big a role the Catholic church plays in modern life. Even today, many religions or belief-systems define themselves in relation to Rome. Anglicans? Not Catholic. Protestants? Not Catholic. It's success at maintaining a cohesive whole through the centuries makes it the default for Christianity. (Maybe not as much in the US, but certainly worldwide.) I don't want to minimize the contributions of other major faith groups, but by virtue of having a single global head, the Catholic Church becomes a sort of morality spokesperson.

And so then I was thinking -- there are gobs of things I wish the Catholic Church did differently. But at the same time I wonder -- part of their success has likely been consistency. And given their influence on so many other groups, I wonder what would happen if a Pope did suddenly make the changes some call for. Could actually be rather catastrophic.

I was expressing this much more eloquently in my head in the shower this morning. Sorry.

wendybeth · 04-03-2005, 12:45 AM

Vatican II proved to be less than successful.....

FEJ · 04-03-2005, 10:04 AM

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Vatican II proved to be less than successful.....

unlike

Kevy Baby · 04-03-2005, 10:56 AM

(This is a serious query)

A significant number of our family are practicing Catholics. Would it be appropriate to send a sympathy card? Is there a protocol for this?

Betty · 04-04-2005, 01:17 PM

Anyone else think it's creepy showing him on TV all dead and displayed? Like he could just sit up at any minute and go about life.

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Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	Last night I was contemplating how big a role the Catholic church plays in modern life. Even today, many religions or belief-systems define themselves in relation to Rome. Anglicans? Not Catholic. Protestants? Not Catholic. It's success at maintaining a cohesive whole through the centuries makes it the default for Christianity. (Maybe not as much in the US, but certainly worldwide.) I don't want to minimize the contributions of other major faith groups, but by virtue of having a single global head, the Catholic Church becomes a sort of morality spokesperson. And so then I was thinking -- there are gobs of things I wish the Catholic Church did differently. But at the same time I wonder -- part of their success has likely been consistency. And given their influence on so many other groups, I wonder what would happen if a Pope did suddenly make the changes some call for. Could actually be rather catastrophic. I was expressing this much more eloquently in my head in the shower this morning. Sorry. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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Betty Kicking up my heels! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Silver State Posts: 3,783	Anyone else think it's creepy showing him on TV all dead and displayed? Like he could just sit up at any minute and go about life.
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