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Susie Derkins
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I don't know why, but I keep reading every news report I can find about the conclave to choose the new Pope. I'm not Catholic, but I really do love Catholics and admire their faith and convictions.

Reading about the "Popefuls" (I did not make that up) makes me very excited and anxious. The diversity of the Catholic world intrigues me and reading about the cardinals from Nigeria, Mexico, Colombia and Argentina fills me with the same inexpicable bubbliness I felt when my own church chose a German apostle last fall.

Is that a bit strange? What do all of you think? What do the Catholics among us think?

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ElJay
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I find myself oddly interested as well. At lunch today, there was a TV turned to CNN in the restaurant. I normally hate eating places with TVs, but CNN had a little box in the corner that was live watching the chimney where the white smoke will come out when they pick the new pope. I kept watching it... it just seems it would be really cool to see that happen.

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mackillian
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I'd love to see a Latin American or African pope.

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Teshi
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Not Today...

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twinky
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The BBC made a typo!

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As the first smoked emerged it was not clear if it was white or black

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Teshi
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I'm glad to see I'm not the only person who things the world is crumbling when BBC makes a typo, although it's not the first I've seen.

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Susie Derkins
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....two, actually:

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The cardinals eligible to vote in the conclave will be shut off from the outside until they chose the man....

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twinky
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Heck, I didn't even read the article. Good eye.

Edit: Did I just make post number 6,666 on a thread about the Pope? Yes, I believe I did. [Angst]

[ April 18, 2005, 06:14 PM: Message edited by: twinky ]

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Susie Derkins
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Quick! Post again! (And I'd post a Hail Mary just to be safe)

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twinky
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Hail Mary!

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aspectre
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What's with the repeations of " posts: 6667 "

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twinky
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I'll be up to 6,670 in a minute. [Razz]

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Jon Boy
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I'm glad to see I'm not the only person who things the world is crumbling when BBC makes a typo, although it's not the first I've seen.

*snicker*

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Teshi
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I just wrote an exam, okay?

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Jon Boy
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Okay, I'll forgive you. This time. [Wink]

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