Benedict XVI née Ratzinger (far right) and two other Cardinals
Lil’ Jon and the East Side Boyz. Obviously a better posse.
Alas, there was no green smoke from the chimney and Lil’ Jon was not elected Pope. Comparing posses I would still vote for the King of Crunk over the Bulldog of the Vatican, but congrats to Benedict. Ratzinger has an active fanclub blog, which is cool. It’s down now under heavy traffic. Almost cool as the Ayatollah Sistani’s website with its advice on butt-sex and other doctrinal matters. Benedict is a hard-line conservative, so expect no movement on contraception, stem-cells, etc. Benedict has issues with the “dictatorship of relativism” and stands for a fundamental approach to Catholicism. I generally prefer the Lil’ Jon policy of “Shake it, Don’t break it, It took your momma 9 months to make it”. To quote the Times,
Based on Cardinal Ratzinger’s record and pronouncements, his agenda seems clear. Inside the church, he would like to impose more doctrinal discipline, reining in priests who experiment with liturgy or seminaries that permit a broad interpretation of doctrine. Outside, he would like the church to assert itself more forcefully against the trend he sees as most threatening: globalization leading eventually to global secularization.
Fully his business, and the business of the 1.1 billion Catholics. I wish them well. As Lil’ Jon would say, Aaaah? What? What? OK? What? Yeah!
At the end, it doesn’t really matter who becomes Pope. The plan is to civilise us savages.
BTW, what with all this Pope bashing, you’ve pretty much secured your place in Hell. Do they have return tickets?
As far as Godspeak goes I think I’m OK. I mean, there’s nothing in the Bible about the Pope. Also, recently Indiana Jones found the grail Jesus used and it was humble and wooden, not gold. I got no beef with Peter, who was appointed by Jesus.
Somehow that authority now belongs to Benedict XVI, but Jesus didn’t say nothing ’bout it. I am making fun of another human being, which is bad form. I’m also making fun of something people believe in, which is really bad form. I tend to think that God would be equally pissed whether I made fun of a beggar or the Pope.
Irony that some tabloids in this neck of the woods are making references to his Hitler Jugend and Wehrmacht past then, huh ? Not to mention the fact that many referred to him as “Gods Rottweiler”. Hardly an image one would desire for the leader of Catholicism, but you take what you can get, I guess.
Prabhath, I think there aren’t any return tickets, but the quality of travel to the nether regions can differ. Indi is likely going to be upgraded to 1st class after making fun of the incumbent pontiff. heh.
Joey Ratz in da’ house,baby!
For Pete’s sake, he is Benedict XVI ! No 16!
Should have consulted Arisen Ahubudu for a really cool name nobody ever used.
Yaaahh…,what…….what……OK………..yeahhhhhh….what…….OKey………….what…….
thank you lil jon