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Do you REALLY care about the next Pope?

How much do you care about who the next Pope is?

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Gaius46 said:
I think the news coverage of most things is overblown - they have lots of airtime to fill - and this is o exception.

That said the pope is a head of state and the spiritual leader of a quarter of the planet. He has lots of influence, so like it or not the pope is a big player on the world stage.
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Spiritual leader to a quarter of the planet is a bit over-exaggerated I think....

Plus - I'm betting the 1.2 billion number is hardly a definition of those who are devote enough to attend church on a highly regular basis....
 
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could not give a single ****. I think the idea of a pope is idiotic anyways.
 
Who the pope is and/or who the pope is not affects me to an absolute zero.
I see very little "internet" news about this as well.. not that I care, I e do, a little (just a matter of interest)..
A good free item on CL is of much greater interest....even goods at fair (and rare) prices on CL..
Now, if we had a pope against pedophiles...that would be newsworthy....
 
Just a point here...peohilia is a sin unless you are lawfully married in the Church, and Popes are against sin. I do think a lot of the press the Catholic Church gets on the subject is not accurate, like the below statement. My problem with the Church is how they handle it. Remember the Church thinks God will take care of things in the end.
earthworm said:
Who the pope is and/or who the pope is not affects me to an absolute zero.
I see very little "internet" news about this as well.. not that I care, I e do, a little (just a matter of interest)..
A good free item on CL is of much greater interest....even goods at fair (and rare) prices on CL..
Now, if we had a pope against pedophiles...that would be newsworthy....
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Dragonfly said:
Spiritual leader to a quarter of the planet is a bit over-exaggerated I think....

Plus - I'm betting the 1.2 billion number is hardly a definition of those who are devote enough to attend church on a highly regular basis....
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A little as it turns out. More like 18%. What I get for parroting what I heard on the news.
Still even even accounting for people who pay lp service to the religion it's a lot of people.
 
mak2 said:
I am not Catholic but I beleive the Catholic Church is overall a force of good in the world. I therefore hope they choose wisely and continue to be a good, powerful institiution world wide.
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I am a Catholic and the selection of the pope is very important to me. You as a non Catholic would never understand this in a million years.
 
TheDemSocialist said:
could not give a single ****. I think the idea of a pope is idiotic anyways.
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The whole idea of religion is idiotic but it's even worse watching Catholics support a system which has allowed the hiding of pedophile priests for centuries.

Shame on you people.
 
Well, to answer the poll question: I care if he calls himself Peter and Rome is destroyed. :mrgreen:
 
I said nothing even slightly derogatory nor claimed to be a Catholic. I did not claim to understand.
Navy Pride said:
I am a Catholic and the selection of the pope is very important to me. You as a non Catholic would never understand this in a million years.
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If it's the one called Peter, whose dad was a carpenter, then we're all in deep doo-doo, allegedly.
 
Yes. It's an important Church, one that I at least grew up in and respect, and it's a valuable political institution.
 
Originally Posted by Navy Pride
I am a Catholic and the selection of the pope is very important to me. You as a non Catholic would never understand this in a million years.
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I don't think that's true NP. Lots of us non-Catholics understand well how important the Pope is to Catholics. Historically it's why they weren't all that trusted here in the US.
 
Dragonfly said:
I'm already sick to death about all the attention the election of the next Pope is getting. It's headline news all over the internet.
You'd think there's nothing else in the world that's of any importance.

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Why the hell is this such a HUGE news item?

Outside of Vatican City, who really cares?

Do you?
Does a pope really effect your daily life?
Do you honestly have a personal stake in who the pope is?
Does your day change at all depending on what the pope says or does?

Is this "next pope" phenomena really that big of a deal?
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No - I couldn't care less. and until this all blows over i'm avoiding the news.
 
Dragonfly said:
Why the hell is this such a HUGE news item?
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Because it is huge for millions of people.

Outside of Vatican City, who really cares?
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I'm guessing the 68.5 million Catholics in the US alone.

Do you?
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Not really, no.

Does a pope really effect your daily life?
Do you honestly have a personal stake in who the pope is?
Does your day change at all depending on what the pope says or does?
Is this "next pope" phenomena really that big of a deal?
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No to all of these, but just because I don't care, it doesn't mean there isn't a substantial demographic of people who are affected by this. I avoid this kind of crap by not watching tv anymore.
 
Personally I'm not religious and I don't care who the pope is, but I understand why it's a big deal to devout Catholics.
 
I really couldn't care less who the pope is. I'm not Catholic, and the Catholic church has basically no influence on my life.
 
I couldn't care less.

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