cartermia Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I thought a guy in my class was just making a mean joke this morning since he knows I am more passionate about my faith than the rest of my class, but our English teacher mentioned it also. She would never lie to us. I made the sign of the cross and started praying for a good desision and a fast one to be made! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vee Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 EWTN 8 eastern 7central will have a special world over live on the resignation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheoun Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 (edited) Isn't he the one Dante put in hell? Like his successor was corrupt and convinced him that he soul was in danger and Dante took that as him abandoning his flock to the wolves. Or did I make that up? I haven't read Dante since 11th grade but I feel like I remember reading that in the footnotes. Yes, there are some commentators who have identified a nameless pope in the ante-room of hell in Dante's Divine Comedy with Celestine V. But it is a disputed reference. Edited February 12, 2013 by Apotheoun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheoun Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I also think he is great, but I am expecting someone significantly younger. Cardinal Arinze is 80 already. Just depends upon whether the Cardinals are looking for long term stability or just short term continuity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Just depends upon whether the Cardinals are looking for long term stability or just short term continuity. I am just going by the old phrase "after a fat pope, a thin pope." :smile3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vee Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 It depends on the Holy Spirit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinaSt.Cecilia2772 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Just like a lot of people here I have a big range of emotions running inside me right now. But as I was doing homework right now listening to Pandora, this song by David Crowder came on called "Only You", which I think the lyrics are really appropriate for this situation. Music is one of the most profound ways of prayer for me, so I though this might help those who are struggling just as I am. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6xSOMdt_2g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominicansoul Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 "Pope John Paul II remained in office so that he might show us how to suffer and how to die. Pope Benedict XVI is leaving the Papal Office so that he might show us how to live in humble honesty." ----Sr. Mary Theresa, O.P. (DSMME) I just found out she's the one who said this and it spread through the interwebs like wildfire! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilllabettt Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I am mad at the Pope. No, I do not "understand." Ii was a member of the Cardinal Ratzinger fan club way before any of this happened. Wail. :cry4: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inunionwithrome Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I, as are most people, are still in shock. Just as with anything this big, it takes a while to soak in. This is big news, and now I must think of how to describe these events to my fourth and fifth graders should the questions arise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I, as are most people, are still in shock. Just as with anything this big, it takes a while to soak in. This is big news, and now I must think of how to describe these events to my fourth and fifth graders should the questions arise. Perhaps draw a comparison with their grandparents and great-grandparents, who by that age are beginning to slow down and not have the energy to do all the things they once did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 A former professor of mine shared on his blog today some key phrases that struck him from the Pope's resignation speech. This former professor suffers with some chronic health issues and I think it may have given him a little insight that many of us would probably overlook. I feel certain Pope Benedict didn't take any great pleasure in delivering his address. "After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God.... I have had to recognize my incapacity.... I ask pardon for all my defects.... I wish to also devotedly serve the Holy Church of God in the future through a life dedicated to prayer." http://www.johnjanaro.com/2013/02/you-have-been-blessing-to-us.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inunionwithrome Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Perhaps draw a comparison with their grandparents and great-grandparents, who by that age are beginning to slow down and not have the energy to do all the things they once did. Thank you for the advice! This really helps give me a leg up, so to speak. God Bless and yes, I was also trying to make another post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheoun Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 In happier news February marks the 1,700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan granting toleration to Christians in the Roman Empire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 In happier news February marks the 1,700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan granting toleration to Christians in the Roman Empire. Turned us all soft, I say. :mad: Hey Dusty, what does your spike in web traffic look like today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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