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No 30 year old would be a Cardinal. They work their way up the ladder with years of study and work.
Isn't this the same argument that teachers have? Aren't you anti-tenure? Why is a 30-year-old automatically disqualified based on age if they're more committed and have more knowledge?
Did the last Pope accomplish or stand for anything? That is a serious question. What did he do to make a difference?
Why do people put these guys on such a pedestal? You don't think they have a direct line to God, do you? I promise not to jump on you, if you say yes, I just don't understand the adoration. He's just a man.
We don't adore him, not like many do the Hollywood celebs here in America. We only adore God but we respect the Pope.
I wish the Pope could have been more open minded and accepting. More modern. Ok, I understand that he opposes abortion. However, he also strongly opposes gays and contraception. At his position, you have to change with time. At least that's how I feel. Being against contraception is just absurd.
The church is not against contraception, they are against artificial contraception----the pill and morning after pill. Also, don't hold your breath on abortion and gay marriage ever being accepted. They can't change God's word on these things.
"Give everything you have to the poor" is what the bible says, while they live in freaking palaces and are treated like royalty... But im sure that isnt meant to be taken literally, homosexuality however has to be taken literally... How delusional do you have to be to not see that this is all ridicilous.
This Pope refused to live in the "palace" and lived in an apartment, took the bus to work and made his own meals.
The Pope is a spiritual leader. Obama isn't although he would like us to believe that he is.
Excellent post. You correctly identify entitlement politics as the refuge of political liberals too timid to embrace traditional religion. My compliments.
All News agencies and networks have come to the conclusion that the new Pope is Religious. Also, FOX has has come to the conclusion the new Pope may be Religious, but Karl Rove wants to check the vote count.
Argentina also doesn't have a mulato or black population like another huge South American country. At one time Argentina was one of the richest nations in the world and the British invested huge sums in making it a major source of food (Beef) for the home island. During the Falklands War a British comedian noted that The Argentines were a bunch if Italians, who speak Spanish, act like the French and wish they were British.
I was lucky enough to get to spend some time in Buenos Aires and the Pampas region (as well as Patagonia) a little over 20 years ago. Buenos Aires actually reminds me a lot of Madrid--it's a very formal, more European city than what I've seen in the rest of South America, and Argentinians are very proud, dignified, more reserved people. It's very beautiful. They have a significantly sized former German immigrant population too (just like the US), so you see lots of very fair skinned/light haired people as well. I can see where you'd make a comparison to the French, because the women were always perfectly dressed/groomed and very stylish in an understated way, even in the more rural areas. They carry themselves well.
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