Pope Benedict XVI resigns

[Guest]

This has more to it than just "declining health". A Pope hasn't resigned since the fuging middle ages. Every Pope declines in health and dies in office.

Regardless, we will get to see three popes in under a decade. There are many generations that didn't see three popes in a lifetime.

Its all about the Illuminati, duh.

[h0llywood]

Does anyone know the rank structure?

Pope

Cardinal

Archbishop

Bishop

etc.?

[Chimera]

New pope, you know what that means- time for the betting lines.

http://www.paddypower.com/bet/novelty-betting/current-affairs/pope-betting?ev_oc_grp_ids=1178744&AFF_ID=3409

11/4 Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson (Ghana)

3/1 Cardinal Marc Ouellet (Canada)

4/1 Cardinal Francis Arinze (NIgeria)

Dude from Ghana was the favorite last time I believe, though to be honest any of the 3 current favorites would be crazy (a canadian or african pope?)

Richard Dawkins also a big underdog at 666/1 :D

so the guy from Ghana is favorite because an African Pope is too weird?

That does not compute.

[Hawk]

can being the Pope really be that tough...in reality...what does he actually do from day to day?

and other than access to the direct line to God...what are the other benefits?

[Ja Rhule]

Pope does and responsible for many things.

[Brooklyn Bully]

He had to have touched a little boy. Sort of like Penn St.

[Hawk]

isn't that a pre-requisite??

[thatlookseasy]

so the guy from Ghana is favorite because an African Pope is too weird?

That does not compute.

Hey I didnt make the odds. I'm just saying that a black pope might scare some people

[jasonluckydog]

I vote Cam Newton for Pope!

[Davidson Deac II]

Pope Celestine V exercised his right to abdicate in 1294. So 719 years, to be exact.

Gregory XII stepped down in 1415.

[Squirrel]

The end times are here. This will be the last Pope according to Nostradamus.

[Davidson Deac II]

New pope, you know what that means- time for the betting lines.

http://www.paddypowe...744&AFF_ID=3409

11/4 Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson (Ghana)

3/1 Cardinal Marc Ouellet (Canada)

4/1 Cardinal Francis Arinze (NIgeria)

Dude from Ghana was the favorite last time I believe, though to be honest any of the 3 current favorites would be crazy (a canadian or african pope?)

Richard Dawkins also a big underdog at 666/1 :D

Bit of trivia, Arinze's nephew played basketball at Wake Forest, and the good Cardinal was commencement speaker at Wake in 1999 (when his nephew graduated).

[pstall]

Who?

[frash.exe]

here's hoping the next pope doesn't look like he eats human skin ritually at 2:30 AM every night