For those of you that don't know, the pope has died a little more then a week ago (if you didn't know, well, then you really need to get out more). The fact remains, however, that arguably one of the greatest men of our time has left us. He was a man of strong courage, faith, and honor. We can look back on his life with respect and admiration. He made alot of changes to the workings of the church, some of which were rather unliked by the public at large.
Now that he has left us, however, we must also look forward. The council of Cardinals will be meeting this week to began the proceedings that lead up to the picking of the next Pope. This in my mind, is one of the most paramount decisions in possibly our lifetimes. I am not Catholic, and yet I know that the power that somes from that one man is in some ways greater then that of a political leader, for those who would follow him do so from any country of origin, and his influence is rivaled by the greatest minds on earth. The very position of this office is one of prestige, and almost god-like honor. I can only pray that the conference chooses the right individual as our next Pope. My heart tells me that this decision will be huge in one way or the other, in telling us which path the world will take over the next 30, 50, perhaps even 100 years. Therefore, I urge everyone to pray as well, about this upcoming comference and ensuing vote. Thank you.
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Uh. . . . oh boy. He's the Pope. His whole job is being a blind leader of the blind. Seriously. Sure he was probably a really good guy, but in the end, he was the leader of the Catholic church, a church which whole-heartedly stands against Christ. Catholics follow the Pope, not Christ. They shouldn't even call themselves Christians. The Pope went to Hell. Yeah, he had a lot of power, and yeah I think we should pray for the new Pope. Pray that he makes the right decision though, and denounces everything Catholic, resigns his position, and most importantly starts following Christ. I really don't care who becomes Pope, and I really wouldn't be surprised if we found out that this next Pope was the Anti-christ. Seems kind of fitting, doesn't it? He's set up really well for it, and wasn't it the Catholic church that so harshly persecuted early Christians? I don't hold anything against Catholics. In fact, some of them are very, very smart people. But most of them are sinners, and need to be saved just like the town drunk(s).
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