new Pope!

[hiphop]

white smoke.

 

[MadelynIris]

link?

 

[U2democrat]

ja, link bitte!

 

[DrTeeth]

The BBC is now debating whether the smoke is white enough.

*crosses fingers*

no opus dei
no opus dei
no opus dei

 

[melon]

The bells have to ring too, in addition to white smoke. That's due to a rule change by JPII, because the smoke can be pretty unreliable, apparently.

Melon

 

[U2democrat]

*waits patiently........*

 

[financeguy]

I reckon it's a publicity stunt by the cardinals to get the world media focused on them. That'd be the cynic in me I guess.....

 

[coemgen]

The bell is ringing. What a show!

 

[pax]

The BBC confirms that we have a bell.

 

[Anthony]

Please. God. Don't let it be Ratzinger. Anyone but Ratzinger...

Ant.

 

[hiphop]

turn on the t.v. ... dont have any links..

bells are ringing. about half an hour and we will know who it is.

 

[Anthony]

I'm at uni!!!! I'm going to run home now....


Ant.

 

[coemgen]

I hope it's the dude from Africa...even though I'm not Catholic.

 

[AvsGirl41]

Wow, they were saying "black smoke, black smoke" this morning.

That was quick. How long did it take them to elect John Paul II?

 

[pax]

The first non-European Pope would be very exciting!

 

[financeguy]

I hope it's Father Ted Crilly. He has been disgracefully overlooked.

 

[hiphop]

I would love that, coemgen... if it would be true.. but hmmmh..

 

[coemgen]

Watch it be MadelynIris . . .

 

[melon]

Oh I almost don't even want to know who they elected.

Well, I guess I might as well enjoy my last remaining vestiges of Catholicism while it lasts. Chances are, I will find nothing to like about this new guy, since "inclusiveness" hasn't been in the Catholic vocabulary lately. The new fad is "purity of doctrine."

Melon

 

[hiphop]

Blessings to all of you!

 

[coemgen]

Back at you whenhiphop...

 

[coemgen]

I feel a bit like I'm at a U2 show. I'm waiting for the Edge to start Zoo Station.

 

[verte76]

The election of Pope John Paul II took eight ballots. I think it was a total of three days of balloting. Yes, indeed, there's white smoke and the bells are ringing but they haven't announced who it is. Ah, the suspense.........I'm going to turn on the news.

 

[hiphop]

I feel a bit like I'm at a U2 show. I'm waiting for the Edge to start Zoo Station.

same for me.. need a chill to cool down i´ll smoke one for the new Pope-ye

 

[daygloeyes2]

I hope it's the dude from Africa...even though I'm not Catholic.

If I'm correct, 2 days.

I'm watching on TV and they're saying people are coming to the square by the hundreds.

 

[flaxjm]

PLEASE let it be Sarducci.

 

[Dreadsox]

It will be a conservative.

 

[coemgen]

Holy crap Dreadsox, you made me wet myself with your new avatar. (I like the pic of the baby taking a sqeege better.)

 

[enajh2]

The BBC are padding now

 

[hiphop]

He surely is NOT in a hurry...