Bibliogryphon 8,662 Posted November 6, 2012 Am I right in thinking that when the Church of England finally get round to selecting a new Archbishop of Canterbury then Rowan Williams and George Carey will have to duel to the death as it is only permitted for there to be one former archbishop? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,662 Posted November 7, 2012 Do we have a winner in the Archbishop race? I think the Coptic church's method is better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,397 Posted November 7, 2012 I think the Coptic church's method is better. What is the Coptic church's method? A free-for-all fight of the candidates, maybe? regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,143 Posted November 7, 2012 I think the Coptic church's method is better. What is the Coptic church's method? A free-for-all fight of the candidates, maybe? regards, Hein They get a kid to pick a name from a hat. No jokes... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted November 9, 2012 Do we have a winner in the Archbishop race? I think the Coptic church's method is better. The new ABoC is indeed Justin Welby: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-09/justin-welby-to-be-named-archbishop-of-canterbury/4362708 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manuel 30 Posted December 5, 2012 Ignatius IV of Antioch has died. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20606451 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted December 6, 2012 Ignatius IV of Antioch has died. http://www.bbc.co.uk...e-east-20606451 that's everyone on the list gone then isn't it? just took five and a half years.not bad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,397 Posted December 6, 2012 Wilhelmus Demarteau, emeritus Vicar Apostolic of the Diocese of Banjarmasin (Indonesia), died yesterday, aged 95. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert Trautmann 58 Posted December 9, 2012 (edited) Not quite sure where this belongs so move if applicable please.... Bishop Walter Sullivan has liver cancer Obituary chances quite low I suspect Edited December 9, 2012 by Magere Hein Post moved from topic "Ideas And Possibilities For 2013" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angryGreatness 96 Posted December 12, 2012 Not quite sure where this belongs so move if applicable please.... Bishop Walter Sullivan has liver cancer Obituary chances quite low I suspect Dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrian0719 210 Posted January 2, 2013 Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Francis George, urges the faithful to oppose the gay marriage bill that will be coming before the Illinois State Legislature soon. Don't you have better things to do, Francis? As in... Dying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,373 Posted January 2, 2013 Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Francis George, urges the faithful to oppose the gay marriage bill that will be coming before the Illinois State Legislature soon. Don't you have better things to do, Francis? As in... Dying. Perhaps he will if the bill passes, it'd be too horrifying a world for him to live in Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted January 5, 2013 Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Francis George, urges the faithful to oppose the gay marriage bill that will be coming before the Illinois State Legislature soon. Don't you have better things to do, Francis? As in... Dying. why do those priest people always speak out against gay marriage and stuff.everyone knows half of them are gay themselves anyway.who do they think they're kidding?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,373 Posted January 12, 2013 A name who's been brought up a few times a while back, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, has a mild stroke but is in stable condition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 885 Posted January 12, 2013 Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Francis George, urges the faithful to oppose the gay marriage bill that will be coming before the Illinois State Legislature soon. Don't you have better things to do, Francis? As in... Dying. why do those priest people always speak out against gay marriage and stuff.everyone knows half of them are gay themselves anyway.who do they think they're kidding?! I think it's called denial Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,397 Posted January 13, 2013 why do those priest people always speak out against gay marriage and stuff.everyone knows half of them are gay themselves anyway.who do they think they're kidding?! I think it's called denial That's a river in Africa, innit? regards, Hein 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrian0719 210 Posted January 23, 2013 Here is some information from a spreadsheet I possess that contains information on most of the current Cardinal electors (those cardinals under 80 years of age who would be eligible to vote in a Papal election, were Ratzinger to drop dead tomorrow. Once they turn 80, they can't vote .) I list their age, name and nationality. Underneath is a brief sentence or two about the more notable ones, including any known health concerns (the spreadsheet was originally created for betting on the name of the next Pope-it contains a more detailed profile of each one ). Very mixed bag of people - some great human rights activists, reformers, etc but some very dubious characters as well. Many, many of the older cardinals had links to Pinochet, the Argentine War and so on but fortunately, they are more than 80 years of age now, so were removed from this list. Lots of shady types still on here, though. Just for the record, though not a Catholic, I would like to see Daneels (a famous Belgian!) or Husar as next Pope. Of course, as compassionate reformers, they don't stand any real chance... Here they are (hope formatting isn't too screwed up). Should be some interesting candidates to pick over amongst this lot: 1929 Jozef Glemp Polish Anti-semite. Slave labour camp worker in WW2. Dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted January 24, 2013 (edited) Maybe we are in a run of senior Polish leaders deaths.Cardinal Josef Glemp is dead at 83. is Jaruzelski next? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/21174854 Edited January 24, 2013 by Magere Hein Post moved from topic "General Jaruzelski" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 821 Posted April 14, 2013 The very last of the Beguines died in Belgium at the age of 92. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,397 Posted April 17, 2013 Retired bishop of Breda Tiny Muskens died today, aged 77. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 7,968 Posted May 2, 2013 Father Ian Weatherall, the last British missionary in India, and described as one of the last links to the Raj has died aged 91. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,290 Posted May 7, 2013 Not really a cleric, but American Christian philosopher Dallas Willard, has been diagnosed with stage IV cancer, according to his twitter page. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,373 Posted May 8, 2013 Not really a cleric, but American Christian philosopher Dallas Willard, has been diagnosed with stage IV cancer, according to his twitter page. One day later... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted May 14, 2013 The iranian Grand Ayatollah has died http://www.mehrnews....il/News/2054434 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 11,085 Posted May 14, 2013 Not "THE" grand ayatollah, "A" grand ayatollah. There are many of them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
