Who ya got for teh next Pope?

[AlwaysGreenAlwaysWhite]

My $'s on Turkson

[WestCoastOffensive]

Originally Posted by BushyTheBeaver

IT'S...

[bigalbarracuda]

My sources say the money is on Thomas Cardinal Gamble.

Never heard of him before today but he's supposed to be the man.

[Sourceworx]

Originally Posted by thebigragu

A black pope?

Not until I see his long form birth certificate first!

[32green]

Mickey Cardinal Rivers.


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[FF2®]

Sicilians are black, no?

[Fishooked]

This thread will not end well.

[srobjets]

Tanny. He's looking for a new team to screw up.

[Sourceworx]

Originally Posted by FF2®

Sicilians are black, no?

GFY

[Jetfan16]

Originally Posted by FF2®

They say Turkson (Ghana) is the favorite, but I have a feeling Sandri (Argentina) or Ravisi (Italy) could sneak in.

Ruby2 for new pope/ Mod

[Jetfan16]

Originally Posted by shakin318

Word is the Vatican has hired Korn/Ferry.

Jews?

[kennesawjet]

Originally Posted by Fishooked

This thread will not end well.

this site has survived controversy before......

[Brooklyn Jet]

Originally Posted by FF2®

You can lay down some hard coin at paddy power.com.

LOLz...Bono is 1000 To 1.

Im going with Timothy Dolan at 33/1. Make some hard coin hoss.

Chuckled at Richard Dawkins at 666/1. Oh those crazy Irish.

[Timmy®]

Originally Posted by Brooklyn Jet

Im going with Timothy Dolan at 33/1. Make some hard coin hoss.

err

pretty sure this dude tried to slip me an Oh Henry Bar once at Port Authority

[crasherino]

Originally Posted by thebigragu

A black pope?? That will not go over well in Italy. A black pope lol..common man!

That's just to fill the Rooney Rule requirement. He's not a serious candidate.

[kennesawjet]

Originally Posted by crasherino

That's just to fill the Rooney Rule requirement. He's not a serious candidate.

you guys........

[kennesawjet]

Originally Posted by thebigragu

Your revelation Bible outline is all over the place. Kings the last king or leader would indeed be black in color unlike all the kings before him ruling the new Babylon the most powerful nation on earth as John saw in prophecy. Ahem I blame Obama.

http://www.satansrapture.com/pope112.htm

[Seagirt]

Originally Posted by FF2®

They say Turkson (Ghana) is the favorite, but I have a feeling Sandri (Argentina) or Ravisi (Italy) could sneak in.

NOT Turkson. He made really stupid remarks a while back about doing away with borders, and having World Government, etc. Seems very Socialist and naive.

Marc Quellet or Angelo Scola would be good choices. But maybe a true surprise again.... like JP II was.

BTW the Secular media is awful on Vatican reporting.... NBC said there never was a black pope... not true. Genasius from Africa was a black man, and there may have been others. Have to research it more.

[AFCEastFan]

Originally Posted by FF2®

Sicilians are black, no?

[Seagirt]

Originally Posted by FF2®

They say Turkson (Ghana) is the favorite, but I have a feeling Sandri (Argentina) or Ravisi (Italy) could sneak in.

=Just a quick historic note. The Catholic Church has already had three African popes.

Pope Victor I (189-199 ), Pope St. Miltiades (311-314), and Pope St. Gelasius I (492-496) were all from Africa, and while their exact ancestry is unknown, there is some evidence to suggest that they were not of Roman decent (aka they were black or at least dark skinned). Of course, no accurate images exist, and race was not defined the same way, so we cannot be certain.

At the very least, their reigns show the influence Africa had on the early church--interestingly much more than Northern Europe had. Africa has an old relationship with Rome, and it'll be interesting to see if that relationship is strengthened this coming conclave.