Seven Seals 16 Posted February 15, 2013 I'd been wondering about that. When he loses his "head of state" diplomatic immunity it would just take one country to issue an international warrant for his arrest to trap him permanently in the Vatican. http://itccs.org/ Read the first two articles on the above link. Then grab a big tub of popcorn, this is going to get very interesting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,598 Posted February 16, 2013 I'm thinking of applying for the job, but I can't find any information about salary and annual leave entitlements. Can anyone help? I do have GCSEs in English and Maths. How's your Latin? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 906 Posted February 16, 2013 I'd been wondering about that. When he loses his "head of state" diplomatic immunity it would just take one country to issue an international warrant for his arrest to trap him permanently in the Vatican. http://itccs.org/ Read the first two articles on the above link. Then grab a big tub of popcorn, this is going to get very interesting. Would certainly be more accommodating than the Ecuadorean Embassy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted February 17, 2013 Lobbying amongst the cardinals over who will bethe next pope, they may bring the conclave forward: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-17/vatican-raises-possibility-of-early-conclave-for-next-pope/4523368 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,572 Posted February 18, 2013 Lobbying amongst the cardinals over who will bethe next pope, they may bring the conclave forward: http://www.abc.net.a...xt-pope/4523368 Will the cardinals be welcomed to the conclave by somebody standing up and saying "Greetings, Pope Pickers" Yeah that's my coat 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lorna doom 18 Posted February 19, 2013 actually I'm rather surprised that he has resigned just before Easter which I had always thought was the most important time in a Catholic priests calender..next to junior school fresher week that is. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted February 24, 2013 Another week, another scandal: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-25/last-sunday-prayer-for-emotional-pope/4537042 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted February 25, 2013 "A potentially explosive report has linked the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI to the discovery of a network of gay prelates in the Vatican, some of whom – the report said – were being blackmailed by outsiders. The pope's spokesman declined to confirm or deny the report, which was carried by the Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica. The paper said the pope had taken the decision on 17 December that he was going to resign – the day he received a dossier compiled by three cardinals delegated to look into the so-called "Vatileaks" affair. Last May Pope Benedict's butler, Paolo Gabriele, was arrested and charged with having stolen and leaked papal correspondence that depicted the Vatican as a seething hotbed of intrigue and infighting. According to La Repubblica, the dossier comprising "two volumes of almost 300 pages – bound in red" had been consigned to a safe in the papal apartments and would be delivered to the pope's successor upon his election. The newspaper said the cardinals described a number of factions, including one whose members were "united by sexual orientation". In an apparent quotation from the report, La Repubblica said some Vatican officials had been subject to "external influence" from laymen with whom they had links of a "worldly nature". The paper said this was a clear reference to blackmail..." http://m.guardian.co...ackmail-inquiry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seven Seals 16 Posted February 26, 2013 It's very disturbing that this lot provide 'spiritual guidance' to 1.2 billion sheeple. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Body Snatcher 44 107 Posted February 26, 2013 It's very disturbing that this lot provide 'spiritual guidance' to 1.2 billion sheeple. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted February 26, 2013 Lucky day for any potential assassins out there: "When his resignation takes effect at 8 p.m. Rome time Thursday, Lombardi said, the Swiss Guards will no longer protect the pontiff, as they are charged with guarding only the pope." http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/pope-gets-retirement-title-focusing-prayer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted February 26, 2013 Lucky day for any potential assassins out there: "When his resignation takes effect at 8 p.m. Rome time Thursday, Lombardi said, the Swiss Guards will no longer protect the pontiff, as they are charged with guarding only the pope." http://ncronline.org...focusing-prayer I'm sure he will make a quick getaway in his bullet proof pope mobile. Or is that getting repossessed too ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted February 26, 2013 Missed this one before but a few sites are reporting that Mafia boss Enrico de Pedis paid a billion lira in bribes to be buried amongst the popes in 1990: http://theweek.com/a...r-the-next-pope http://www.esquire.c...pubblica-022213 http://www.businessi...atileaks-2013-2 Update: it seems the church he was buried in was given over to Opus Dei in that same year. Turns out Dan Brown's imagination was a bit tame compared to what was happening in the real world. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted February 27, 2013 Cardinal Pell turns against the Pope! Rat fleeing the sinking ship, methinks.... Pell also notes that "his [the Pope's] weakness and sickness [were] only too evident today..." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted February 27, 2013 Cardinal Pell turns against the Pope! Rat fleeing the sinking ship, methinks.... Pell also notes that "his [the Pope's] weakness and sickness [were] only too evident today..." Ah well, we'll soon have another one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted February 27, 2013 Cardinal Pell turns against the Pope! Rat fleeing the sinking ship, methinks.... Pell also notes that "his [the Pope's] weakness and sickness [were] only too evident today..." Ah well, we'll soon have another one. One year we could very well have two popes on the DeathList at once. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 600 Posted February 28, 2013 Cardinal Pell turns against the Pope! Rat fleeing the sinking ship, methinks.... Pell also notes that "his [the Pope's] weakness and sickness [were] only too evident today..." Ah well, we'll soon have another one. One year we could very well have two popes on the DeathList at once. Sure it won't be two on next year. I'm sure the new pope is going to be quite a bit younger than Ben' XVI. Anyway I thought he looked fairly well. As of this now I still can't see him on a 25 name list of mine. Next years 50 name list more than likely, but then only to cover a base position. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted February 28, 2013 So its the pope's last day and I just imagine him leaving the Vatican and they stop him on the way out and ask for his gold cross and funny hat . He hands them over and their like ''and your other cross'' he has tucked in his socks. He also has this overly large trench coat on and as he is leaving it just explodes with catholic paraphernalia. Gold candle sticks , goblets and a oil painting of Mary Magdalene everywhere. He can always claim the devil made him do it so its all good. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted March 5, 2013 Popes summer residence where Benedict is staying has been hit by an earthquake http://www.abovetops...hread930988/pg1 You know I'm really starting to believe in God! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted March 7, 2013 First pics of ex Pope Benedict since he retired-chilling out in a white jacket and baseball cap! http://www.dailymail...seball-cap.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted March 7, 2013 First pics of ex Pope Benedict since he retired-chilling out in a white jacket and baseball cap! http://www.dailymail...seball-cap.html That ain't no walking stick that is a pimp cane . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ra Ra Rasputin 99 Posted April 12, 2013 The delightful Daily Mail are reporting that Ex-Benedict's health "is in a very bad way" and "we won't have him with us for very much longer". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted June 10, 2013 Benedict's health still declining. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted June 10, 2013 That's just the same quotes from the Daily Mail article of two months ago. God, Huffington Post is such a shtihole. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted November 5, 2013 This is from a few weeks ago but according to the hack journalist/hardline Catholic Damian Thompson, "Pope Benedict XVI… sorry, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI... [is]... looking MUCH better than he was six months ago, and I regret posting the (well-sourced) Vatican gossip suggesting that he was at death's door. I'm so glad I was wrong and I shouldn't have published it." Source: http://blogs.telegra...tue-to-vatican/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
