I'm guessing there are a lot of other ppl out there concerned about new Pope (as announced this morning)...
Personally, I'm not much of a Catholic - On one hand I still say my prayers before I go to sleep (a mental bundle I've collected over the years of Catholic schooling that are repeated in order for fear of judging who deserve to be prayed for and who don't...) but on the other, I don't think that living with The Hun is a sin that'll send me down, Down, DOWN! Martial Arts training has given me a broader sense of what should be considered right or wrong - as long as I do what's right for others, then I'm doing right for myself- but that can all wait for some other discussion...
As I woke up this morning I was woken by the news that the new Pope is an ultra-conservative, german man - Josepeh Ratzinger. My concerns?
Ultra Conservative: That does NOT sound like it's going to help the millions and squillions that could do with a little help from their good friend The Church. I read an interesting opinion piece at SMH the other week - did you know in Kenya senior church officials burnt condoms and safe-sex literature and released a pamphlet claiming that condoms cause AIDS?! - have a squiz - I was hoping for someone who would put more bums on seats by making some changes for the better of the whole, y'know, human race thing (just as I'm sure tonnes of others were)...
German: Having the nickname 'God's Rottweiler'?! Whats WITH that?!
Ratzinger: RatZinger?! Is anyone else getting an image of His Holiness burninating a rat with a laser beam? Kicking Bunnies, Shooting Kittens, Stomping Sparrows...? No?.. No one? Oh-keeee...
Please Note: My Pa has boots that were used only for stomping sparrows. Needless to say, there will be no Pope Penny the 13th any time soon - especially as he's at 95 yo...
A possible positive is that we've got like 10 years before he 'moves along' -which could potentially be enough time for the masses to open their eyes and spend that decade trying to prep a decent pope-to-be (who doesn't have a name that sounds like an extermination company).
I guess we'll just have to wait it out... Grab a coffee and the paper, I think there's gonna be a bit of a wait...
*Later in the day when I finally got this working*
It now seems that his son was one of Hitlers dudes (tho I may have misheard that one?!) and that his brother has basically said he's too old tobe Pope-ing around town and not even all that nice a person...
P.S - Hint for the (not so) wise - if you're going to iron your work clothes on your spiffy new birthday ironing board, please make sure you're fully awake and not in low slung jammie pants to avoid burning yourself on the stomach - not that I found this out by experience *cringe*
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