Pope of Rome to Step Down

[shirley1929]

Originally Posted by Gusteau

I'm troubled that you would suggest I think the Church is exclusive to certain races.

Originally Posted by Gusteau

Diversity encompasses much more than that, and quite frankly a person of color in the papacy will not likely mean much change in inclusivity in the Church.

Then what did you mean by the 2nd quote? Because that's exactly how I took it? Suggesting there needs to be a "change in inclusivity" means to me that you think that the Church has an exclusivity problem.

Originally Posted by Gusteau

To your first point, I suppose it does make a stronger statement, but being non-white does not automatically qualify one to be the next pope.

I didn't say it did. I just said that I HOPED that the person that is chosen (thus deemed qualified by the Cardinals and through them the Holy Spirit) was non-white.

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_a...e_ex_pope.html

This was very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Originally Posted by IrishLake

My personal favorite is Cardinal Bergoglio from Argentina.

I have heard good things about him!

Originally Posted by IrishLake

"And with your spirit" has been a pain in the ass for me to remember, even a year after the change. (And it wasn't Bene16 changing things, it was an implementation of the correct Latin translations.)

I know it wasn't Bene16 per se, but the correction happened under his Papacy, so thus I blame him for all my blunders! "And with your spirit" hasn't been as much of a problem for me as the little one word changes here and there throughout the Mass... "Consubstantial", for one!