White smoke!

[Skywatcher]

@Captain Amazing

@jayjay

Please. Ratzinger’s idea of stopping a modernist/traditionalist split will involve declaring the modernists heretics and driving them out of the Church…

If he had wanted to do that, he could have picked “Pius”. The Piuses did crack down on the whole modernist thing (and in fact, one did declare them heretics and drove them out of the church.)

If he had picked “Pius”, there’d likely be a bunch of Chicken Littles running around.

IIRC, a Pope coronated “Pius” is supposed to be the Antichrist and usher in the coming of Judgement Day. Not that I believe any of this.

[DeVena]

DeHusband was out walking on his break when the bells started ringing in “our” Saint Pete’s, downtown. He called me and I told him the news. So he goes in to the church to find someone to talk to about this. It was empty, save for one tiny little old lady who was praying. DeHusband excuses himself and asks where he can find someone to talk to about the bells. “Bells?” The lady couldn’t hear the bells inside the church and didn’t know about the new pope. DeHusband has done his good deed for the day.

[Captain_Amazing]

@Lute Skywatcher

IIRC, a Pope coronated “Pius” is supposed to be the Antichrist and usher in the coming of Judgement Day. Not that I believe any of this.

According to who?

[Shirley_Ujest]

@rowrrbazzle

I heard he’s going to take up a new hobby - photographing celebrities. Because now he’s Papa Ratzi.

Thank you, I’ll be here all week.

rowrrbazzle…I think you are my new best friend.

[Tuckerfan]

@Lute Skywatcher

If he had picked “Pius”, there’d likely be a bunch of Chicken Littles running around.

IIRC, a Pope coronated “Pius” is supposed to be the Antichrist and usher in the coming of Judgement Day. Not that I believe any of this.

Are you sure that it wouldn’t mean that he was replacing the Popemobile with a Toyota?