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Let us pray for a black pope –
he’d be manna from heaven
Telegraph [UK], by James Delingpole
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Posted By:Attercliffe, 2/13/2013 6:36:38 PM
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| Gosh, won’t it be marvellous if the next pope turns out to be black?[Snip]I’ve no doubt in the salons of Islington and the BBC canteens, they will all think this is a jolly good thing, much as they did when Barack Obama ushered in a golden new era of joy, healing, reconciliation and endless world peace. But I’m not sure that’s what they’re going to get. African churchmen--non-Western or non-white clergy, generally--tend to be considerably more robust and old school than your Reverend J C Flannel comedy Anglican vicar with his very real concerns about diversity
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Comments:
Another great piece from Jimmy D, this time tilting at the various shades of diversity.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
billkoch, 2/13/2013 6:46:40 PM (No. 9174851)
I thought we already had one in Washington, DC.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
maggie2u, 2/13/2013 6:50:42 PM (No. 9174855)
No,no,no. poster #1. The black guy in D.C. is the Messiah...sheesh.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
GraniteBayTom, 2/13/2013 6:55:15 PM (No. 9174858)
Since when have we considered color in deciding the next Pope? PC gone amuck!! As a long time Catholic (albeit one who no longer attends Mass) I give up. The world has gone nuts!!
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
OBX Pete, 2/13/2013 7:03:22 PM (No. 9174868)
Get ready for it folks - if they don´t select a black Pope the Catholic Church will be labeled as racist.
When will it ever end ??
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
dipi, 2/13/2013 7:09:37 PM (No. 9174875)
I already saw a black cardinal on the Drudge Report saying he is up to the job. If I don´t call that campaigning, I don´t know what it is.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
dipi, 2/13/2013 7:10:23 PM (No. 9174876)
On the other hand, he probably feels he is entitled because he is black.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
columba, 2/13/2013 7:11:30 PM (No. 9174881)
Would this be as successful as prayers for a black President of the US?
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Pros7767, 2/13/2013 7:11:30 PM (No. 9174880)
Is nothing sacred? PC at the Vatican now? Let us hope the Holy Spirit intervenes and the most qualified Cardinal is selected, skin color excluded.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
smcchk, 2/13/2013 7:15:09 PM (No. 9174897)
It would be helpful to have an African pope though since this is where the Islamists are doing battle and persecuting Christians.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Chuzzles, 2/13/2013 7:18:11 PM (No. 9174902)
It would not surprise me if the choice is from Latin America. Given that Latin America is largely Catholic, it kinda makes sense. I read today that the Ghanaian candidate has made statements in the past that went against doctrine so that could be a strike against him.
The media would offer sacrifices for a chance to have a black Pope. It would make their guy in the WH look better.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Nutmegger, 2/13/2013 7:25:59 PM (No. 9174911)
Hi folks. In addition to my recent implantation of a pacemaker, today I had ashes placed on my forehead to remind me that from ashes did I come, and to ashes will I eventually return. (Am told my pacer battery could last up to 10 years, so I can expect to be able to do a lot more fishing!!! And reach the age of 100 years.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
jetsman, 2/13/2013 7:29:49 PM (No. 9174916)
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Attercliffe, 2/13/2013 7:36:57 PM (No. 9174930)
This is not a PC article. Please read all of it.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
lydwho, 2/13/2013 7:37:43 PM (No. 9174932)
They better think twice. Look what happened to the US in the name of diversity. We will probably never pull ourselves out of this pit!!!!
Art
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
jetsman, 2/13/2013 7:55:17 PM (No. 9174957)
This guy could be the guy to cause a split in
the catholic religion if elected.
He could very well be the false prophet,he will come from the city of seven hills,Rome.
If a black man is elected as pope this could
be the key figure in the One World Religion and could very well be the false prophet that will usher in the Anti-Christ.
This is going to be very interesting to set back and watch what unfolds in the months to come.
I believe the Anti-Christ may be from Iran,
an Islamic country,and will usher in the One
World Religion with the aid of the false prophet,the pope. Remember the name Chrislam
in the months to come it will be coming to a church near you one day.
There is something this elected pope will do
to cause a split in the Catholic Religion,
but I can´t recall what it is that he will do
to cause this division in the Catholic Religion.
The color of a mans skin is not what has a lot of people concerned it is what is behind
his being elected pope.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Janjan, 2/13/2013 7:58:39 PM (No. 9174960)
The die has been cast. If the next Pope turns out to be white it will be raaaaaaacist!
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
stablemoney, 2/13/2013 8:03:20 PM (No. 9174966)
Then they can drink animal blood and put sticks in their lips and dance at mass.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
kono, 2/13/2013 8:28:59 PM (No. 9174997)
Idiotic. Let´s pray for a good pope, and not give a damn what color he is.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
udanja99, 2/13/2013 8:42:57 PM (No. 9175017)
From what I´ve read about Turkson, the black Cardinal who has been in the news, he would be a wonderful pope. He´s very conservative, especially on issues like abortion and gay "marriage".
I don´t care who the next pope is as long as he´s willing to say and do what must be said and done for the future of the Catholic Church, Christianity and the rest of the world.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
udanja99, 2/13/2013 8:49:20 PM (No. 9175030)
PS: if the left is willing to trash an honorable black man like Dr. Carson, they will have no issue with trashing a black pope. Tolerance be damned.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
RPool, 2/13/2013 9:34:31 PM (No. 9175095)
In support of #18, I submit:
"I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
Shall we judge the next Pope by his character? MLK,Jr. said we should.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
nonsense, 2/13/2013 9:34:45 PM (No. 9175096)
I wonder if James had as much fun writing this as I had reading it.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
jlw509, 2/13/2013 9:35:54 PM (No. 9175098)
#17, what an ignorant comment. I wish Lucianne had a delete button. Or at least a dislike, so you could score in the negtive hundreds.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
anonymous, 2/13/2013 9:37:17 PM (No. 9175100)
This would be interesting because it may help to split the liberal coalition.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
Vivi, 2/13/2013 9:45:18 PM (No. 9175108)
Yeah, the stupid media will make it about being Black until they realize how conservative he is LOL. Then they´ll go all Clarence Thomas on him. (Oddly enough a conservative Catholic as well)
And if it´s not him I guess that means we´re all still backwards and racist and stuff.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
ramona, 2/13/2013 10:21:14 PM (No. 9175160)
#11, that is wonderful news! Thank you for sharing and for sticking around here. We need you.
Ramona (the Pest)
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
noproblems, 2/13/2013 11:07:48 PM (No. 9175198)
the british commenting on what they want in a pope is absurd given their history and the restrictions on who the "royalty" can marry.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
ColonialAmerican1623, 2/14/2013 1:07:24 AM (No. 9175305)
Had Zippy known this position was opening up, he wouldn´t have run for prez again.
I thought it was interesting that some of the cardinals thought the church should change with the times.
The Bible should be the same today as yesterday and tomorrow.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
ScarletPimpernel, 2/14/2013 2:43:43 PM (No. 9176520)
Good point, #9.
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Amid all of the very real threats of war and stuff from North Korea, you´d think American intelligence officers want as much video footage of the enemy as possible. Well, here is one video featuring North Korean exercises and Kim Jong-Un holding a gun, and we´ll say this: they certainly get points for presentation. Remember the clap-happy report from Dennis Rodman´s diplomatic basketball vacation? This video comes courtesy of the same Youtube channel that gave us that Rodman video. It appears to be the same state news channel.(Snip for video)This latest dispatch from North Korea´s state television
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The case of a same-sex Connecticut couple accused of repeatedly raping and abusing two of their nine adopted boys is headed for trial. Married couple George Harasz and Douglas Wirth of Glastonbury were supposed to be sentenced Friday in Hartford Superior Court under a plea deal, but instead withdrew from their agreement with prosecutors. The men had already pleaded no contest in January to one felony count each of risk of injury to a minor — a reduction from even more serious charges related to sexual assault....
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