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Pope Francis is Time's Person of the Year......

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Time magazine selected Pope Francis as its Person of the Year on Wednesday, saying the Catholic Church's new leader has changed the perception of the 2,000-year-old institution in an extraordinary way in a short time.

The pope beat out NSA leaker Edward Snowden for the distinction, which the newsmagazine has been giving each year since 1927.

"He really stood out to us as someone who has changed the tone and the perception and the focus of one of the world's largest institutions in an extraordinary way," said Nancy Gibbs, the magazine's managing editor.

It was the third time a Catholic pope had been Time's selection. John Paul II was selected in 1994 and John XXIII was chosen in 1962.

Besides Snowden, Time had narrowed its finalists down to gay rights activist Edith Windsor, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Time editors made the selection. The magazine polled readers for their choice, and the winner was Egyptian General Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who didn't even make the top 10 of Time's final list.....snip~

Pope Francis is Time's Person of the Year
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So what do you think about this selection? Does this Newly Elected Pope deserve this award? Do you think Time had Putin in on that Top Ten List?

Btw did the Pope show up at Mandela's funeral?
 
I can't think of anyone who would be more deserving.
 
Excellent choice. I have high hopes for this humble man who truly wants to shake things up. Its about time.
 
MMC said:
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Time magazine selected Pope Francis as its Person of the Year on Wednesday, saying the Catholic Church's new leader has changed the perception of the 2,000-year-old institution in an extraordinary way in a short time.

The pope beat out NSA leaker Edward Snowden for the distinction, which the newsmagazine has been giving each year since 1927.

"He really stood out to us as someone who has changed the tone and the perception and the focus of one of the world's largest institutions in an extraordinary way," said Nancy Gibbs, the magazine's managing editor.

It was the third time a Catholic pope had been Time's selection. John Paul II was selected in 1994 and John XXIII was chosen in 1962.

Besides Snowden, Time had narrowed its finalists down to gay rights activist Edith Windsor, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Time editors made the selection. The magazine polled readers for their choice, and the winner was Egyptian General Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who didn't even make the top 10 of Time's final list.....snip~

Pope Francis is Time's Person of the Year
Associated Press – 1 hr 5 mins ago <<<<< More here.


So what do you think about this selection
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? Does this Newly Elected Pope deserve this award? Do you think Time had Putin in on that Top Ten List?

Btw did the Pope show up at Mandela's funeral?
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I like Pope Francis but I suspect that Time thought that putting him on the cover would sell a lot of magazines.
 
Thank goodness, I really didn't want to see Miley Cirus on the cover.
 
rocket88 said:
Really?:

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Interesting how the "man of the year" became the "person of the year" sometime between Reagan and Bush II. That must be about the same time flagmen became flaggers and mailmen became letter carriers.

Anyway, Pope Francis was a good choice. He certainly has shaken up the Catholic church. He seems to me a lot more Christ like than his predecessors, but then, that's from a non Catholic looking in from the outside.
 
shrubnose said:
I like Pope Francis but I suspect that Time thought that putting him on the cover would sell a lot of magazines.
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Heya SN. :2wave: What did you think of their polling and it coming up with the Egyptian General as #1?

Quite the opposite pick of the Pope.....wouldn't you say?
 
Refreshing to have a Pope who actually lives like a Christian. Our Cardinals and Bishops should take heed of his example. Bravo!
 
MMC said:
Heya SN. :2wave: What did you think of their polling and it coming up with the Egyptian General as #1?

Quite the opposite pick of the Pope.....wouldn't you say?
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Yes, but the people who run time Magazine are smart enough to make the final pick themselves.
 
shrubnose said:
Yes, but the people who run time Magazine are smart enough to make the final pick themselves.
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Well, my thought would be more as to why the Egyptian General would have polled like that in the first place. Moreso over Snowden and the rest.
 
sawyerloggingon said:
Nice dodge but the fact is this pope trashed capitalism and Time loved it.
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So at what point did Reagan or Bush trash capitalism?

Or are you just upset because a few Catholics might think twice before voting Republican? Awww...did the Pope make your voter base think for themselves?
 
it's not meant to be an honor, but most people still look at it that way. it's generally given to the person that had a big impact on the news that particular year. even if it is considered an honor, through, i like that they gave it to him. can't help but like the guy; he's a good person, and pretty much every time i read something that he has said, i'm pleasantly surprised. i was Catholic as a kid / teenager, so i suppose i have somewhat of an emotional tie to this.
 
MMC said:
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, my thought would be more as to why the Egyptian General would have polled like that in the first place.
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 Moreso over Snowden and the rest.
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That's one of the things that I have never spent much time thinking about.

I don't find it hard to accept the fact that some people have different opinions.
 
TheNextEra said:
Thank goodness, I really didn't want to see Miley Cirus on the cover.
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Word on the street has it that his twerking is far superior.
 
shrubnose said:
That's one of the things that I have never spent much time thinking about.
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Yeah I don't either but then just like in an instant....like out of the corner of my eye. I caught that bit on the Egyptian General. I figured the Millibleeb of that tenth of a second might be worth mentioning. ;)
 
rocket88 said:
So at what point did Reagan or Bush trash capitalism?

Or are you just upset because a few Catholics might think twice before voting Republican? Awww...did the Pope make your voter base think for themselves?
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This is what libs do, put words in your mouth you never said then try to get you to defend them. I never said you had to trash capitalism to be time's person of the year, what I said was if you do you are a shoe in. You libs are nothing if not predictable in your tactics to obfuscate, deflect and derail.
 
sawyerloggingon said:
This is what libs do, put words in your mouth you never said then try to get you to defend them. I never said you had to trash capitalism to be time's person of the year, what I said was if you do you are a shoe in. You libs are nothing if not predictable in your tactics to obfuscate, deflect and derail.
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Shoe in:

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sawyerloggingon said:
This is what libs do, put words in your mouth you never said then try to get you to defend them. I never said you had to trash capitalism to be time's person of the year, what I said was if you do you are a shoe in. You libs are nothing if not predictable in your tactics to obfuscate, deflect and derail.
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LOL, yeah because there were no people trashing america or capitalism in the years of GW Bush and Reagan!
 
Jredbaron96 said:
I can't think of anyone who would be more deserving.
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I think Snowden had a much greater impact on the world we live in than Pope Francis. Being the person of the year isn't supposed to be an honor, its a statement on the influence of the person and their actions.
 
Sherman123 said:
I think Snowden had a much greater impact on the world we live in than Pope Francis. Being the person of the year isn't supposed to be an honor, its a statement on the influence of the person and their actions.
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Good point.
 
tacomancer said:
LOL, yeah because there were no people trashing america or capitalism in the years of GW Bush and Reagan!
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The term shoe in has several different interpretations and my meaning was a shoe in the door whereas you are going with the sure thing version. I stand by my statement.
 
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