Ratzinger is new Pope

[BlueBimmer]

oh n mdyo weird but somehow napapaisip ko c palpatine of starwars hehe

[nicolodeon]

ang sabi e super conservative daw sya

Yes. He is super conservative. He had a hand in squashing a lot of...."progressive movements" within the Catholic Church. But, overall, he's a good guy.

[20vanda01]

Sana di siya kamag-anak ni Hitler. By the way he look too young at 78, considering na si JPII died at 84.

[jabbronx]

ano kaya tsikot ng pope?

merc ba o leyland T45 pa rin?

[badkuk]

wouie:bakit ba pinapalitan pa ang mga pangalan nila, para silang mga artista.

ung princes and princesses ng England, madals din magpalit ng name pag naging king or queen na. i think it has something to do with honoring the great kings or queens of old.

BlueBimmer, it must be his deep-set eyes. evil-looking B)

i think a little conservatisivism is ok nowadays, kasi sooner or later, you're gonna have to draw the line between what's ok and what's not. i just hope na he doesn't go to very drastic measures(remember the Crusades?)

he's a bit old compared to when PJP II started out, but from the looks of it masigla pa naman sya

[BlueBimmer]

yeah thats it, its his eyes...supreme chancellor palpatine hehehe

[shadow]

^^ diba sinabi ni St Malachy ito

According to the prophecy, the next Pope will be the second last Pope Gloria Olivæ ("Glory of the Olives"). Will it be someone from the Mediterranean (Italy, France, Spain)? Or will it be perhaps someone with olive skin (say, from Latin America)?
(From the Catholic Encyclopedia 1913 edition)

Now Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger decides to use the name Pope Benedictine XVI. A not so unusual name but if you consider that Olivetans are a branch of the white monks of the Benedictine Order, founded in 1319. It just starts getting you thinking.

here we go again OTO, you and your so called prophecy, palpak na nga yun prophecy eh.....pilit mo pang binubuhay.....if you want to believe in the prophecy then just live your day in fear for the rest of your life.... anyway, sandali na lang yun dahil sa so called "prophecy" mo.....

why do you need to connect everything to the prophecy...

[stinkaboy]

exactly my point ;)..not to flame

[jim]

The newly elected pope will have to deal with a lot of the church's issues. I think a conservative pope will do well especially nagiging masyadong liberal na ang mga tao ngayon.

OTO hindi naman lahat ng prophecies nagkakatotoo kasi PRAYERS can intervene. I just hope and pray that everything will be fine. God bless!!!

[OTO]

Not to flame but I thought people wouldn't see the connection. I dont believe in it but others might because Malachy is a saint. Parang announced recall of the Toyota Echo. I dont own an Echo but others might care.

If your Faith is strong then what I or others say wouldnt matter.

[bonch2484]

COngrats na lang and God Bless to our new pope: Pope Benedict XVI

[quiksie]

sabi na nga ba siya ang pope. Late na namin nalaman kasi wala yun diyaryo namin kanina

[IceColdBeer]

I don't mean any disrespect, but my first impression??? Whew those EYES!!!

[CLAVEL3699]

tanong ko lang... do people worship the pope?

naguguluhan lang po.

[NightRock]

I don't mean any disrespect, but my first impression??? Whew those EYES!!!

That's also my observation.. I hope the prophecy is wrong.. that the next pope will gonna be anti christ.adding the fact that he is a german. I wish he is not a Hitler type.

[2004lynxghia]

back when the roman empire couldnt get enough of its glory & fame napakasama ng pamamalakad ng papacy..talo pa ang emperador sa lakas ng impluwensya..

tapos heto na tayo sa bagong millenium..ala tayong magawa kung kalahi man sya ni hitler..

he was even drafted into the nazi anti-aircraft unit tapos nagkainteres ang nazi SS sa kanya..but he deserted and pursued his noble calling to be the servant of the Lord..

viva il papa..!bow ako:

[badkuk]

after reading the story on cnn.com, impression ko ultra conservative nga si ratzinger: he even question Islam as a faith. Funny thing is, magkaclose daw si ratzinger and si PJP II. i guess the two balance each other out somehow.

[van_wilder]

tsk tsk... lets wait and see... sana naman hindi tulad ng expected nun iba na anti-christ...

[van_wilder]

akala ko may black negro pope na tayo... racist pa rin talaga mga tao... tsk tsk...

[CLAVEL3699]

how come na he have the right to question islam as a faith?

Sino sya Diyos.