Pick the Pope

Sorry, too many options so I had to drop CORMAC MURPHY-O'CONNOR. We'll consider him a write-in candidate.

OSCAR ANDRÉS RODRÍGUEZ MARADIAGA is my man!

I went for the 'youngest man', who is merely 59. A spring chicken, really. Originated in Czechoslovakia, not that I'm biased or anything...
Second choice would be anyone from Latin America.

actually, scrap that. there was a pole until now. i'd be in favor for anyone from LA then. can a heathen vote?

I'd like to see an African in there..... I would like to see the Vatican become more active on AIDS. Do you think it could happen, George?

But Latin America has so many catholics. Africa not so much.

make pope a woman, too <ok, skittering off>

Dag, I don't know nothin that hasn't been discussed in the globe or on npr. I understand that African countries also have strong growth in numbers of catholics.

fine by me. i'd vote for an african woman anytime! <really buggering off>

<hehehe>

I told Fbaezer I'd put a peso bet on Tettamanzi on another thread, so I voted for him here. Sort of liking O'Connor though think he has a slim chance in hell. Also like Hummes.
Of course, I don't know a thing, really, except that I have never been too fond of Ratzinger, nor, I guess, would he be fond of me.

IMO, Schonborn is the best choice.
I understand Arinze is a conservative. I would prefer Rodríguez, Hummer or Bergoglio (for ideological reasons, a Latin American Pope would mean too much power to the Catholic church in the subcontinent).

But I think Tettamanzi is going to win... and would certainly think he's a better choice than Reitzinger.

I think Johnny Damon would make a nice pope.

Just read that Bertone's chances are very dim.

The reason? In less than a 2 years tenure he has made what the Vatican considers two blunders.
1) He "ordered" his parishioners (is that the correct word?) not to read the "heretic" The Da Vinci Code.
2) He "ordered" the president of football club Juventus to use [star midfielder] Alessandro Del Piero as a starter.

I really don't care about the Da Vinci Code, but a juventino Pope. THAT'S HERESY.

Just for that (and because my Pumas aren't doing too well this season), I'm changing my signature.

And your new sig means?

BTW, can you recommend a good English-language site
that covers Mexican League soccer?

Italian for: "Root for Juve? NEVER"
"Juve" is to Italian soccer what "Yanks" is to MLB.



http://www.soccerassociation.com/38/0405/index.htm

This one I found, from the UK I think, has only basic data.
If you want more info, you got to subscribe.

Does this mean I have to throw out my Juventus scarf?

osso,

I knew you meant well... you thought black and white was an elegant combination... and I prefer to think that actually you couldn't care less about the FIAT/Il Duce team.

A true Pope has to root for Roma, methinks.

Back to track:
Another obviously discarded cardinal is Law, from Boston.
And I see no chance of a US Pope.