Apr 19
It is very surreal to watch the ancient ceremony involved in picking a new Pope. This is the first time that I have witnessed something like this, and it sure is an experience.
It is the closest spectacle that I have seen, that mirrors a true rebirth. Caterpillar to butterfly. Counselor to Emperor ;)
I wish him well, and I hope that he moves a little more to the center from his positions as a cardinal. He has a HUGE role to play, and I really hope we can move on from anti gay rhetoric. I pray for that.
April 19th, 2005 at 5:13 pm
He’s more conservative then John Paul, so you might wanna pray harder.
April 20th, 2005 at 7:26 am
A 78yr old?! You have to believe that this is just an interim step…
April 20th, 2005 at 4:17 pm
Someone once said “Popes don’t change doctrine, they protect it”. I think that is true. What a lot of people see as “social issues” aren’t issues at all with regard to church doctrine. Doctrine in the church is considered more or less a constant.
Changes in the social mores of US, or more broadly western culture are much more temporal.
I think there is a huge clue in his statement (just before the conclave) that warns of the “dictatorship of relativism”.