# There aren't enough rolleyes for this comment from the new Pope... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 26, 2005, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-arent-enough-rolleyes-for-this-comment-from-the-new-pope/301126 "2005-04-26T05:46:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-arent-enough-rolleyes-for-this-comment-from-the-new-pope/301126/61 "2005-04-28T13:41:57Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > But doesn’t one have to run for cardinal? I can feel an infinite regression coming on here. It depends on what you call “running”. Since the red cap is mostly a dignity granted by the sitting Pope upon someone he can count on to be a trusted ally and supporter, “running” for it means you and either HH himself or someone else who has made it up to the Curia have actively collaborated on pushing the same Church policies since back when you were both newbie bishops; or that your pastoral or theological reputation has caught the ear of the Curia as someone who should be groomed for extra special responsibilities. But then again trying to do outstanding pastoral/theological work, that also sits well with the policies of the sitting Pope/Curia, is kinda what is _expected_ if you’re in that line of work. ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-arent-enough-rolleyes-for-this-comment-from-the-new-pope/301126/62 "2005-04-29T05:04:34Z")
Cardinals warming up for their big day were warned [‘Don’t be ambitious’](http://www.catholic.org/cathcom/international_story.php?id=13889) as they were led in meditation before electing the next pope. The journalist is capable of delicious irony > [@Journalist](#): > > Even if tradition dictates that the Holy Spirit holds the key,… **Tom** , I don’t understand your comment: “I’m sure glad I’m not in a line of succession above you at your corporation.” What do you mean? ---
**Author:** ![monavis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@monavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monavis)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-arent-enough-rolleyes-for-this-comment-from-the-new-pope/301126/63 "2005-04-29T11:53:07Z")
> [@Jackknifed Juggernaut](#): > > I heard this on the Cable news in Toronto today. I couldn’t find a link but apparently the new Pope prayed that he wouldn’t be elected Pope. But for some reason, God didn’t listen to him. > > First of all, if God doesn’t listen to a Pope’s prayers, what chance do the rest of us have? > > But dude! A billion people are looking to you for spiritual guidance. Some even expect you to save mankind from evil. You’re not exactly exuding confidence with an attitude like that. You’re supposed to be a direct link to the big man in the sky! You were dropped on earth for this specific reason. And now you’re trying to tell us that you never wanted the job in the first place? When I read the Bible I noticed that Jesus prayers were not answered; He prayed that they would all be one as he and the father were, I do not see anythigng in History that indicates Jesus prayer was answered…an he was God! So why should the Pope expect that his would always be answered. Monavis ---
**Author:** ![monavis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@monavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monavis)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-arent-enough-rolleyes-for-this-comment-from-the-new-pope/301126/64 "2005-04-29T11:53:42Z")
> [@Jackknifed Juggernaut](#): > > I heard this on the Cable news in Toronto today. I couldn’t find a link but apparently the new Pope prayed that he wouldn’t be elected Pope. But for some reason, God didn’t listen to him. > > First of all, if God doesn’t listen to a Pope’s prayers, what chance do the rest of us have? > > But dude! A billion people are looking to you for spiritual guidance. Some even expect you to save mankind from evil. You’re not exactly exuding confidence with an attitude like that. You’re supposed to be a direct link to the big man in the sky! You were dropped on earth for this specific reason. And now you’re trying to tell us that you never wanted the job in the first place? When I read the Bible I noticed that Jesus prayers were not answered; He prayed that they would all be one as he and the father were, I do not see anything in History that indicates Jesus prayer was answered…an he was God! So why should the Pope expect that his would always be answered. Monavis [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-arent-enough-rolleyes-for-this-comment-from-the-new-pope/301126.md?page=3)