handicapping the Popes (MVP)

[KotysDad]

Let's start with the long-shots and move on up the list. Forgive me Lord, for I know not what I do. (I am gonna get a smiting for this one )

Jamie Lucas Ortega y Alamino (1500:1)

He was thought early on to be one of the top 3 finalist for the lead in the Catholic Church until the Vatican uncovered the story that he falsified his resume. He really isnt part of the College of Cardinals, but instead was just a member of a St Louis University baseball fan club for the Cards.


Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga (666:1)

Are you kidding me?? If these odds arent the kiss of death, then I dont know what is. Hell, it might be worth a shot anyway. Gimme a sawbuck on Pope Damien at 666:1.


Roger Etchegaray (4:1)

Are we electing the new Vicar of Christ or next year's grand marshal of the Rose Bowl Parade. I just dont see the next Pope being named Roger Etchegaray. Add that to the fact that during his last sermon at St Peter's Basillica, he referred to Christ and the Disciples as the Late JC and the Boys. I just dont see it happening for Rog.


Giovanni Batista (3:1)

Now here is a name that has Pontiff written all over it. Hell, it even sounds pious. The only problem here is that he still needs to use the grade-school mneumonic device (BAPTISM) to remember all the names of the Apostles. Come on, you remember how it works....

B = Bartholomew
A = Andrew
P = Peter, Philip
T = Thomas, Thaddeus
I/J = James I, James II, John, and Judas
S = Simon
M = Matthew


Godfried Daniels (3:2)


Many thought he was the front-runner for the back seat in the next Pope-mobile (heck, he even has God in his name), but he made a slight faux-pas back in an August sermon (apparently excited about the upcoming college football season) when he referred to the 3 Wise Men as Corso, Fowler, and Herbstreet.


Walter Kasper (even)

The man was bred for the Papacy. An accomplished Theologian and professor of dogma theology, he taught at Catholic Univ in Maryland. In 1979 he was chosen as one of a dozen theologians to sit on the World Council of Churches' Faith and Order Commission, one of the most comprehensive theological forums in Christianity. No surprise he is the favorite in this race.

 

[He Hate Me]

Ten Clues to Identification

1) A prostitute. Ultimate in promiscuous, unfaithful behavior; depicts unfaithfulness to God on the part of someone who claims to honor God. 2) Has universal influence; all over the world. 3) She is seated upon (steers, dominates) the beast. 4) Purple, Scarlet, Gold, and Jewels. She is conspicuously wealthy and expensively adorned; outwardly attractive. 5) Golden cup: precious, shining, pleasant to behold; ostensibly, a utensil in God?s service; yet a counterfeit, filled with abominable things. 6) Mystery, Babylon the Great. A mystery, linked with Babylon of Nimrod. Cf. Rev 11:8, as an idiom. 7) Mother of Prostitutes: has spiritual offspring. Not alone. 8) Persecutor of Christians (true believers). In fact, revels in their blood. (Cf. Dave Hunt.) 9) Seven Hills. Rome built on seven hills: Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal, and Viminal. 10) The Great City that rules over the kings of the earth. In John?s day, could only be Rome.

Today: status of a separate, sovereign nation within the City of Rome: the Vatican. It has its own diplomatic embassies in the major capitals of the world. Its history of atrocities upon believers is unparalleled in history.

 

[UT-Longhorn]

Hmmmm, when is this decided? If its soon, im gonna put a dollar on Walter Kasper.......he sounds good doesnt he?

 

[KotysDad]

Hmmmm, when is this decided? If its soon, im gonna put a dollar on Walter Kasper.......he sounds good doesnt he?

Gotta wait till the current one dies. I think the Pope can step down, but it isnt likely.