Pieces For Pope!

[Swatopluk]

Who fired the rounds?  Was anybody hurt?

Since they all wear red, this might be difficult to ascertain

[Griffin NoName]

Who chooses the name, aka Francis? Why do Pope's have to go under pseudonyms? After all, we all know who they really are.

[Swatopluk]

The tradition arose at a time when the pagan given names were not seen as proper for a pope anymore (and possibly too vulgar too).
Later, when the numbering came into fashion, it became a statement of intention, i.e. if one named oneself XXX the nth that meant that one would follow the example of previous pope(s) XXX the (i=1 to i=n-1)th

[Griffin NoName]

.......it became a statement of intention, i.e. if one named oneself XXX the nth that meant that one would follow the example of previous pope(s) XXX the (i=1 to i=n-1)th

How retrograde.

[Swatopluk]

Hey, we are talking about the RCC here. What did you expect?

[Griffin NoName]

I expect a forward thinking organisation who are able to prove Jesus mounted the cross and returned from the dead in 3 days and also did stuff like walking on water and loaves and fishes stuff. Actually walking on water is quite possible - there's a species of bug that do that.

[Swatopluk]

I would consider that setting your expectations too high.

[Griffin NoName]

Do you have no faith in me?

[Swatopluk]

Why should I have faith in someone who has faith into the RCC acting rationally and according to its original mission statement?

[Griffin NoName]

One day my Prince will come.

[Darlica]

Do you have no faith in me?

[Swatopluk]

One day my Prince will come.

Don't have faith in royalty, just royalties

[Griffin NoName]

This is not the Last Post.

[Swatopluk]

But maybe the last pope

[pieces o nine]

sobs heart-brokenly over cassock, chasuble, maniple, stole, and silver pectoral cross* 

*vows to rise from the (white) ashes and set up a rival papacy* 
(if it was good enough for the french involving two other benedicts, it's good enough for me)



Dilecti Fratres et Sorores:

Omnis gratias pro fidelitate tibi.
Omnis consolationis pro gratias.
Omnis gratias ago omnibus vobis pro vestra humor.

Concedo moestus electionem.

Sed omnia non est perditur!

Voveo inciperet anti-papatus hic in conciliári oceanus harenae.
Vos omnes cardinales in corde meo semper.

Recordemur semper: "blasphemia; blas pro vobis; blas unusquisque enim in conclave!"