ryoder 1,362 #26 February 11, 2013 From Slashdot: In a statement released by the Vatican Today, it was announced that his Holiness Pope Benedict XVI will step down with immediate effect. When asked for a reason, a spokesman for his former holiness suggested that he would like to spend more time with his wife and children "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #27 February 11, 2013 Where's RonD1120 when you need him? Perhaps, he knows more than anyone else about the man with the red shoes and his further plans. End of the world was expexted for Dec. 20, 2012. Since then, no more posts from Ron .... Ron .... ?? dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,611 #28 February 11, 2013 So first thing my GF (who is a lapsed RC) said when I told her, was "I wonder what new scandal is about to surface".... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OHCHUTE 0 #29 February 11, 2013 It's nice to see a man who knows his limitations. I wish our politician would do the same. How can you lead when you are in a wheel chair and are totally out of it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #30 February 11, 2013 Quote How can you lead when you are in a wheel chair FDR did it Quoteand are totally out of it. Reagan did it . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #31 February 11, 2013 Interesting trivia (to me anyway): The last pope who resigned did so because there were two rival claimants to the papacy, sometimes labeled the Avignon Papacy and the Roman Papacy. In 1378 the council had elected two rival claimants to the papacy and these rival claims went on through several successions (2 in Avignon, 4 in Rome). A council at Constance secured the resignation of both of the rival claimants in 1414-15 and a new council was called to elect a new pope. There was even briefly a third pope elected, the Pisan Pope, in an earlier aborted attempt to end the schism."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strife 0 #32 February 11, 2013 QuoteIt's no surprise, with the supply of young boys drying up for the church. Really I heard his resigned to spend more time with the kids edit, I see slash dot did it, ok whats an anagram for Epic Bent Pedo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toolbox 0 #34 February 12, 2013 Is he gonna take up scouting? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buff 0 #35 February 12, 2013 The next guy should just dispense with pretenses and claim the name Old Dirty Bastard II.It's called the Hillbilly Hop N Pop dude. If you're gonna be stupid, you better be tough. That's fucked up. Watermelons do not grow on trees! ~Skymama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zep 0 #36 February 12, 2013 QuoteThe next guy should just dispense with pretenses and claim the name Old Dirty Bastard II. or better still choose a Proddy Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,611 #37 February 12, 2013 Quote Ex Benedict? Yum.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erroll 49 #38 February 13, 2013 Quote Quote Ex Benedict? Yum. At least someone got it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,362 #39 February 23, 2013 http://greensboring.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=14895"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #40 February 25, 2013 The real reason why the pope resigned.... "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #41 March 18, 2014 Many citizens of Rome believe that former Pope Benedict XVI is gay. They believe that his voluntary resignation had more to do with fear of exposure than his health. That is not common knowledge among people outside of the Holy City, however. Taxi drivers have reportedly delivered an un-named person to and from the Papal Apartments for direct rendezvous with Benedict at odd hours. Reportedly, there was a pair of expensive shoes purchased by the aforementioned person as a gift to his lover, and Benedict was "caught" with them.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #42 March 18, 2014 riddlerMany citizens of Rome believe that former Pope Benedict XVI is gay. They believe that his voluntary resignation had more to do with fear of exposure than his health. That is not common knowledge among people outside of the Holy City, however. Taxi drivers have reportedly delivered an un-named person to and from the Papal Apartments for direct rendezvous with Benedict at odd hours. Reportedly, there was a pair of expensive shoes purchased by the aforementioned person as a gift to his lover, and Benedict was "caught" with them. Were the shoes bad ass red Prada loafers?Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites