I'm not a Catholic, but I am a Christian. I look forward to seeing where he takes the Church, given the highly unfriendly atmosphere the world now has towards it.
New Pope Elected: Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina becomes Pope Francis!
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I expected more insults and slams on Catholics/religion in this thread. Congratulations are being better then I thought you were Escapist!
OT: Oh, I can wear my Jesuits shirt now. Awesome. (Yes I have a Jesuits T-shirt). I hope he does something a bit more interesting then our last pope.
OT: Oh, I can wear my Jesuits shirt now. Awesome. (Yes I have a Jesuits T-shirt). I hope he does something a bit more interesting then our last pope.
I was really hoping we could have a young pope. Not something ridiculous, but maybe a guy in his mid-fifties. Pope Francis is 76; he's not really going to have time to do anything major, especially with the current state of the Vatican. John Paul II started when he was 58 and had close to thirty years, in which he accomplished a lot. This guy will have twenty years if they found the Fountain of Youth somewhere in the Vatican storehouses, but it's probably closer to ten. We need someone who can shake things up, maybe rejuvenate the system a little bit, and I'm not very hopeful that it will happen with this pope. I do look forward to seeing what he's going to do, though. What a pope can do in ten years is more than most people can do in their lifetime, if he gets on it.
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Also, I know it's tradition to pick a name that isn't your given name, but seeing as he picked a new one anyways... wouldn't it have been cool to have a Pope Jorge?
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Also, I know it's tradition to pick a name that isn't your given name, but seeing as he picked a new one anyways... wouldn't it have been cool to have a Pope Jorge?
Plus, this geuy has some hostile views on homosexuality, which is depressing.tseroff said:
Imagine if we had a younger man who had the positive traits of someone like Desmond Tutu. It would be pretty sweet.
Also, Jorge would be an awesome name.
Neither did Palpatine in The Phantom Menace. We'll need to keep a sharp watch on him just in case...Kaulen Fuhs said:
That's because most of the slamming and hating is going on in R&P in this thread [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/528.403371-WHITE-SMOKE-THERE-IS-A-NEW-POPE-POPE-FRANCIS-I]. That's usually how these things work which is why, I think, the Mods don't object (usually) to having threads addressing the same topic here and there--at least initially.Twilight_guy said:
As one of the four or five Argentines that roam Escapist I can vouch for Jorge being as homophobic and backward as it gets. He also has a history with the Dictatorship of '76, but don't ask him about it, he gets embarrassed on the subject.
No we're notAnarchistFish said:Argentine are Italians who speak SpanishSckizoBoy said:
I did but being Argentine helps.Andy Shandy said:
Ummmmm, yay? Seriously why is this important? Is this actually exciting to some people here? I feel like I'm in a presidential election thread talking about the new president. Whats he gonna accomplish that other Popes haven't? What could a Pope accomplish that's actually important? He's just gonna further religious agendas like every other dude in the Church. Let me know when a black pope gets elected, that story will probably be slightly more interesting. And I would want to hear such a story before it loses its novelty like when we finally got over a black man being president of the USA.
This ^Johnny Novgorod said:
Being Argentinian too, I remember how Bergoglio opposed gay marriage in this country and helped the military dictatorship further their agenda (though that could be said for the entire Catholic church, not just this guy).
So don't expect anything to change. He's just another homophobic, anti-choice conservative, just like his entire religion.
Well at least it's only up to two pages. I expected about 5 pages of hate. Oh well it doesn't really matter how much the peoples of the Escapist slam the church, turn the other cheek and all.Copper Zen said:
Two so far.Andy Shandy said:
That absolutely made my day. Fucking brilliant.Oh dear lord, I can't unsee it. In fact, I'm just imagining it now...
"Oh, I'm afraid that prayer to save your child didn't work Sister Mary. Now let's have a look at what you could've won"
And then they bring out a speedboat.
In fact, not only that he is definitely George Bluth Sr from Arrested Development.
What with the recent scandal and all, he might have to be very wary of the No Touching rule.
I'm not sure why anyone would expect anything different. A huge institution full of bigots isn't going to elect someone with different views. I highly doubt anyone could even get anywhere near the level of a cardinal without being vehemently opposed to homosexuality.SidheKnight said:
His wiki article says he was opposed to the distribution of contraceptives in Argentina as well, but the source may not be reliable. As an Argentine, do you know if is that correct?
I laughed so hard at this, and I can't believe that I didn't think about it.ToastiestZombie said:
"I hate pope duties..."
(Admit it, this joke was inevitable)
Maybe this will lend some insight:Total LOLige said:
I saw Chris Prestly make such a remark on Twitter.Poindexter said:
OT: That was fast. And from what I was able to find out about the guy, it seems that while he doesn't really mind homosexuals being homosexuals, he's against gay marriage and gays adopting, which is weird. Otherwise, seems like an OK dude.
So i apply for a job and this is how they tell me? I see a news report that they gave it to the other guy!
At least its better than a jester with an invisible proclamation.
At least its better than a jester with an invisible proclamation.