tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post4270595974493613798..comments2024-03-28T05:17:04.006-04:00Comments on southern orders: JOHN ALLEN, NO ITALIAN, BUT LIVES THERE, IS DOING THE ITALIAN THING AND THE FIRST ATTEMPT THAT I HAVE READ AT DOING SOFr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-2182016932674704152021-07-14T05:49:21.103-04:002021-07-14T05:49:21.103-04:00'Is there an older government in existence tha...'Is there an older government in existence that has existed continuously for as long as the Vatican state?' asks Tom Marcus. Since the Vatican state has only existed since 1929, the answer is obvious.<br /><br />It is the Apostolic See, and specifically the papal curia, which has a form of governance which in its day was the most effective in western Europe, until the development of bureaucratically efficient nation states in the early modern era.<br /><br />For most of the Church's history it is anachronistic to talk of 'the Vatican' since popes did not reside there.John Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027156691859606002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-70969774323128346732021-07-13T14:11:32.551-04:002021-07-13T14:11:32.551-04:00At this point the cardinals should do something co...At this point the cardinals should do something completely out of left field...Православный физикhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313371333531421128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-33854354166982718422021-07-13T11:26:43.844-04:002021-07-13T11:26:43.844-04:00Anon1044.....we pretty much already have that, so ...Anon1044.....we pretty much already have that, so I do not think people would notice much difference, same as they never have.<br /><br />They already elect popes based on how short a reign is hoped for, so the Pope for a day should fit right into that mindset, as well.Chipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-60339216733111895792021-07-13T10:44:54.788-04:002021-07-13T10:44:54.788-04:00I can just imagine a Pope-for-a-day Church:
Monda...I can just imagine a Pope-for-a-day Church:<br /><br />Monday: The Latin Mass is abrogated, only the Novus Ordo may be used.<br /><br />Tuesday: The Novus Ordo is abrogated, the Mass of All Time is to be celebrated for all eternity.<br /><br />Wednesday: Gay Marriage for All!<br /><br />Thursday: Mass should only be in Aramaic, the language Jesus spoke!<br /><br />Friday: I am Jesus, finally come back.<br /><br />Saturday: Will someone get that woman who thinks she's Jesus out of here? It's my turn to be Pope for a day. Not really sure how to celebrate gay Tridentine marriages in Aramaic, tho. That's tomorrow's Pope's problem, I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-52293136041273455162021-07-13T10:32:06.263-04:002021-07-13T10:32:06.263-04:00As for papal health, since they obviously clamped ...As for papal health, since they obviously clamped a very effective lid on prior problems leading to scheduled surgery finally announced, am expecting more of the same as for what they found and as to the prognosis.<br /><br />As for him staying longer than initially planned, it of course could mean very bad news, but equally as well, the pope ran/is-running/who knows that mystery fever where first worry is always a post-op infection or intestinal cavity leakage from the bowel resection leading to infection, and doctors would of course be very cautious to not release him prematurely until absolutely sure of no post-op complications which onset would be sudden away from constant monitoring/testing catching first signs.Chipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-16933189221022686362021-07-13T10:08:53.741-04:002021-07-13T10:08:53.741-04:00I am rather partial to the idea of 1-day term limi...I am rather partial to the idea of 1-day term limits for Pope where EVERYbody gets to be Pope for a day. <br /><br />Such an idea would have the backing of the majority of Catholics today, which they have in fact been practicing for the last 60yrs, anyhow.Chipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-62036966777786220142021-07-13T07:14:52.096-04:002021-07-13T07:14:52.096-04:00The Pope is an old man and has had serious surgery...The Pope is an old man and has had serious surgery. He has access to a good hospital and can recover there. There is no need for excessive worry. He could die suddenly any day at his age so considerations of that event are prudent but should be tempered. rcghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00661998350597126663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-15736536637756951182021-07-13T05:41:50.501-04:002021-07-13T05:41:50.501-04:00Is there an older government in existence that has...Is there an older government in existence that has existed continuously for as long as the Vatican state? I doubt it. They have had longer than any government in existence to forge the machinery of controlling information. Is there anyone over the age of 30 who has believed for one minute that the pope's condition was what the Vatican PR machine has fed us? I have no idea if the pope has cancer, diverticulitis, whooping cough, gall stones or Montezuma's Revenge, but whatever he has, we will probably learn the truth about it long after he has passed.<br /><br />This isn't a conspiracy. Neither the Vatican nor any government I can think of ever tells us the complete truth as it happens, especially about the health problems of ruling executives.Tom Marcusnoreply@blogger.com