Erk!

[fluffymark]

While discussing the power structure of the catholic church (as you do), I decided to try a websearch on a related subject and got back the disturbingly pertinent message:

We apologise, but Papal Infallibility is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later.

Well yes. Quite.

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[fluffymormegil.livejournal.com]

*snrk*

[elettaria.livejournal.com]

That's a mercifully succinct version of events.

[rosie-rhi-bee.livejournal.com]

I was thinking about this... who looks after the souls of all the catholics till a new pope comes in? Maybe the current pope carries on with it as a filler from upstairs... but then you would think he would be pretty busy with all the meet and greets etc.

And on a vaguely related note, why are all the canditates for the job so old?

[fluffymormegil.livejournal.com]

The candidates are all so old because even talented individuals rarely become bishops before middle age.

[rosie-rhi-bee.livejournal.com]

It is wierd to think of religion having a career ladder. I suppose experience is a good thing but then again there is a lot to be said for energy and enthusiasm too.

Maybe I will put in for the job myself :)

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

Maybe they have a waiting list, like in Asda at the cheese counter.

[elettaria.livejournal.com]

Doesn't seem odd to me, I believe there's one hell of a hierarchy in the church and always has been.

[rosie-rhi-bee.livejournal.com]

:)
*bizarre mental images*

[rosie-rhi-bee.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... hierarchies in lots of religions, but the idea of it is crazy. Levels of holiness.

[fluffymark]

The big swiss cheese at the top of the pile at the cheese counter. Very holy indeed.

[elettaria.livejournal.com]

The BBC were really going too far when he was dying. They kept having more and more debates in the Have Your Say section, and there's a limit to how much you can say about, "Yup, the Pop is still dying." I spotted one entitled: "No change in the Pope's condition: your reaction".

[rosie-rhi-bee.livejournal.com]

lol :)... I heard it was going to be a big italian cheese, but I could be wrong. So that would be mozarella then.

[rosie-rhi-bee.livejournal.com]

:)

The mirror had commemorative plates advertised on sale by sunday morning.