Benedict's Landslide the Biggest in History

[BadNews]

Is there a liberal voice in the church at all???

http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Benedicts-landslide-the-biggest-in-history/2005/04/22/1114152324982.html?oneclick=true

[Kagemusha]

1. What do you think JP2 was doing all these years?...

No, he and Ratzinger removed them all.

End of story.

[onehandle]

5. Cardinals aren't removed.

They have successors named once they've retired or died.

[kikiek]

2. A chaplin I know said John Paul assembled a group of cardinals that would

ensure his successor.

[LittleClarkie]

3. You'd think they voted electronically

Did all the Cardinals get to vote? How long was the line?

I bet that wasn't even the real ballots that went up in smoke.

Fraud, I say. FRAUD!!

[Pirate Smile]

4. On CNN a couple of days ago, their reporter said that the last

Pope changed the rules so that after a certain number of days only a simple majority was needed to elect the next Pope.

Cardinal Ratzinger had over 50% but not the 2/3rds needed.

The 50% made it clear they would just wait the number of days if necessary for Ratzinger to become Pope.

Some of the rest obviously decided it wasn't worth it to wait.

[davidinalameda]

6. JP2 appointed most of the current cardinals

and changes the rule so only cardinals under a certain age could vote

it got rid of the older ones who remember what Vatician 2 actually meant and it strengthened the neo-traditionists who run the church now

[Straight Shooter]

7. So, The Powers That Be change the rules to ensure continuation

of the same Powers That Be.

As the Church Lady would say, "My, my, isn't that special?"

[bullwinkle428]

8. I'm now convinced that some of Ratzinger's

behind the scenes maneuvering included getting Diebold involved in the papal voting process...

[fasttense]

9. No, we've been told to shut up and go away.