Papabile: Papal predictions thread

[Grey Fox]

That's handy for carrying a big bottle of scope, yes.

[Martinus]

I have a messenger bag.

They are called "faggot bags" in Polish slang. I see the trend is global.

[garbon]

I have a messenger bag.

They are called "faggot bags" in Polish slang. I see the trend is global.

Well yes I assume that gay American habits from the 90s eventually make it everywhere.

[garbon]

Btw, I have one bag that can double as a backpack. I like that if I wear it as a backpack, I'm asked to check it at museums and some thrift stores. If I wear it as a messenger bag, it just gets considered a large purse and there's no problem.

[Ed Anger]

I have a messenger bag.

They are called "faggot bags" in Polish slang. I see the trend is global.

Well yes I assume that gay American habits from the 90s eventually make it everywhere.

It's cute when Mart thinks he's from the First World.

[11B4V]

If I wear it as a messenger bag, it just gets considered a large purse and there's no problem.

Well it IS a purse. You could carry a good sized handgun in a purse like that.

[Ed Anger]

If I wear it as a messenger bag, it just gets considered a large purse and there's no problem.

Well it IS a purse. You could carry a good sized handgun in a purse like that.

That's a tackling.

[garbon]

If I wear it as a messenger bag, it just gets considered a large purse and there's no problem.

Well it IS a purse. You could carry a good sized handgun in a purse like that.

I prefer knives.

[Sheilbh]

It's starting to seem like Benedict was a "cleansing the palate" kind of Pope.

Not really. I think to an extent what we're seeing is still Benedict's Church. He did a lot of the work that built I think the vision he and JP2 shared. Francis was a big fan of Ratzinger and, apparently, supported him in 2005. It's a change of style not of design - Paul VI to JPI springs to mind.

Clearly the media like him more but that's probably inevitable given the shameless hounding they gave Benedict.

There's been a story about his visit to St Mary Major. It is Cardinal Law's church in Rome (and where he has his grace and favour apartment) and apparently he met the Pope on his first day in the office. According to Italian reports he was informed that he wouldn't really be welcome but joined the other clergy of the church to welcome the Pope anyway. Francis greeted him, according to reports, grimly. On leaving the Italian press are reporting that he said 'I do not want Law in this church again' and the Vatican are now planning to remove him from his apartment to a cloistered monastery where he'll be permanently secluded. We'll see.

Edit: And still no-one's been reappointed to the Curia which makes it look more like a decision than an oversight.

[mongers]

It's starting to seem like Benedict was a "cleansing the palate" kind of Pope.

Not really. I think to an extent what we're seeing is still Benedict's Church. He did a lot of the work that built I think the vision he and JP2 shared. Francis was a big fan of Ratzinger and, apparently, supported him in 2005. It's a change of style not of design - Paul VI to JPI springs to mind.

Clearly the media like him more but that's probably inevitable given the shameless hounding they gave Benedict.

There's been a story about his visit to St Mary Major. It is Cardinal Law's church in Rome (and where he has his grace and favour apartment) and apparently he met the Pope on his first day in the office. According to Italian reports he was informed that he wouldn't really be welcome but joined the other clergy of the church to welcome the Pope anyway. Francis greeted him, according to reports, grimly. On leaving the Italian press are reporting that he said 'I do not want Law in this church again' and the Vatican are now planning to remove him from his apartment to a cloistered monastery where he'll be permanently secluded. We'll see.

Edit: And still no-one's been reappointed to the Curia which makes it look more like a decision than an oversight.

It's almost smoke and mirrors, the reporting of this matter:
http://www.stpeterslist.com/asides/report-pope-francis-bans-disgraced-cardinal-law-from-his-church/

[Caliga]

@ Shelf

Good.  Law is a very bad man.

[Sheilbh]

Yep. The Italian media - and picked up by Rocco Palmo , of Whispers in the Loggia - are reporting that Law wasn't welcome and the Pope's dealing with him. The Telegraph were reporting it as one of the Pope's first meetings was with Law - which seems a bit disingenuous. At the moment I trust Palmo, but he did say they're not fully confirmed by the Vatican.

From what I can tell SNAP have released two statements. One guardedly welcoming one story and the other condemning the Pope based on the other.

[Caliga]

This shouldn't really be an issue anyway, because Law should be in prison in the United States.

[DontSayBanana]

I prefer knives.

And in the Italy thread, no less.  Didn't know you were Italian.

[garbon]

I'll be whatever they like.