[SannyTX]

So I hear the Pope is retiring... I hear he is buying a place in TV. You may soon see his pope-mobile cruising down the cart paths on his way to LSL for a little line dancing. I wonder if anyone would dare move HIS seat saver!

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by SannyTX

So I hear the Pope is retiring... I hear he is buying a place in TV. You may soon see his pope-mobile cruising down the cart paths on his way to LSL for a little line dancing. I wonder if anyone would dare move HIS seat saver!

Well, my guess is that he would do what his boss would do and not save a seat.

EDITED and ADDED...omigosh you aren't kidding, he IS stepping down on February 28th, the first pontiff to do so since the early 1400's.

[SanFranDianne]

We are in Rome, and everyone is going crazy. Unfortunately, the US Embassy to the Vatican is closed for a Vatican holiday (Anniversary of the Lateran Treaty), so I can't reach anyone for an insider's scoop.

[2BNTV]

I thought the pope couldn't retire until they passed away. I thought they were electing younger pope's somewhat so they wouldn't have to do it too often.

But then, what do I know?????/

[Phanatic Luvr]

Here you go ... there was a sighting of him at the Italian Festival last year.

[gocubsgo]

Will they allow the Pope Mobile on the cart paths? I guess it's street legal...

Seriously, why do they elect Pope's that are so elderly?

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by gocubsgo;62***8

Will they allow the Pope Mobile on the cart paths? I guess it's street legal...

Seriously, why do they elect Pope's that are so elderly?

I dunno. Try collegeofcardinals.com

[nitehawk]

I think gracie is in the running

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by nitehawk

I think gracie is in the running

Nope, I'm a girl, a Yank, don't look good in white and I ain't pious but I AM getting elderly part down pretty good.

[BobnBev]

Originally Posted by nitehawk

I think gracie is in the running

But was she there when the last one retired?

[Taltarzac725]

BBC News - Pope Benedict XVI in shock resignation

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I'm not as curious at to why they elect elderly people as I am over the fact that they stay in office until they die. The last couple of Popes were well past the being able to perform the duties of the office.
This guy is the first one in 500 years that is doing the right thing.
It doesn't bother me one way or the other. I gave up on the Catholic religion a long time ago. But I am very curious about why these guys stay there well beyond the point that they are able to function.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

I'm not as curious at to why they elect elderly people as I am over the fact that they stay in office until they die. The last couple of Popes were well past the being able to perform the duties of the office.
This guy is the first one in 500 years that is doing the right thing.
It doesn't bother me one way or the other. I gave up on the Catholic religion a long time ago. But I am very curious about why these guys stay there well beyond the point that they are able to function.

Same could be said of some of the older US Senators and Congressmen as well as some Presidents. They probably love the power and prestige of the position involved.

[mulligan]

I wondered about the huge house down in Pinnelas with the murals on the ceilings...now I know the rest of the story.

[CFrance]

I wonder if they have job-performance reviews? This guy seems to have set the church back a hundred years--JMO. But then, it seemed like they specifically went for that when choosing him. As if they were afraid the church had become to modernized.