anti-whites are already screaming racism because some people may be upset about the possibility of having a black pope.
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In the Catholic mythology the first pope was Simon, called Petrus (The Rock, no not that one), a fisher from the Middle East. How do you think this guy looked? I give you a hint: He would most probable not have fair skin, blond hair and blue eyes
or an Italian catholic as rabbi in Israel!
You do realize that the black candidates for the pope are Catholic clergy, right? I guess they are even cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church, so this comparison is quite meshugga (sp?) or even stupido.
I don’t know much about Tibetan Buddhism, but isn’t the current Dalai Lama always meant to be the reincarnation of the last one? Does anyone know if anything would prevent the “soul” of the Dalai Lama to reincarnate into a German baby?
(I recall a movie named “Little Buddha” where an American (or British) boy is suspected to be the reincarnation of a Lama, but I haven’t seen it in years.)
The difference is that there are black candidates for Pope. You know, ministers of the Church from Africa. The first pope was a middle Eastern man. Peter, remember?. The possibility of a German Dalai Lama is not that unthinkable, bearing in mind that there are German Buddists and that there was a Spanish candidate in the past but the problem is that Catholics can't be rabbis. They belong to different religions. See who is having problems and prejudices?
So, are you upset about the possibility of a black pope, or not? And if you are, how is that not racist?
Why do we need to have a pope at all? Wouldn't it be far better if the senior cardinals said:
"We have been thinking for the last 200 years and we've finally come to the conclusion that our parasitic, fear-inducing doctrine is inherently dishonest and counter-productive to the development of humanity. We can no longer sustain our promotion of a badly constructed illogical fallacy constructed from the politically biased and delusional screeds of ancient people. We have therefore decided to end the papal succession and close down the Roman Catholic religion.
We are therefore donating our entire 243 trillion dollar fortune to various charities (especially charities for victims of child sex abuse), and returning our vast teasures to their rightful owners, including the many thousands of art treasures we took from the Nazis all the way through to the 1980s as payment for helping them to escape to Argentina and elsewhere. The Vatican state will also revert to being part of Italy once more.
We are now promoting scientific understanding of our Universe and all life. The millions of works we have seized as heresies from our foundation up to 2011 will all be released uncensored.
This also means all consecrations, dedications, beatifications, and canonisations that have been administered since our foundation are now null and void. We apologise for the inconvenience, as all places and buildings with "saint" in their titles will have to be renamed.
Our old manager, Joe Ratzinger, has flown to Tanzania this morning to distribute condoms in the fight against AIDS."
There are plenty of black Catholics, so it's not out of the question that one might be pope some day. But it is funny to see the racism of people when it's suggested that the next pope come from Africa. I don't think that'll happen, but it's funny to see them get upset over the idea.
Black people are catholic too, deal with it or kill yourself.
"German Dalai Lama"
"Italian catholic as rabbi in Israel!"
There aren't many Germans who could qualify as the previous Lama's reincarnation, but if an Indian can become a German folk singer , I don't see why not.
As for an Italian Catholic, again that's not impossible. All he has to do is convert to Judaism, study to be a rabbi and receive smicha from a yeshivah or other rabbinical institution.
I think I'd like to see a black pope just to hear all the racist Catholics in my town bitch and moan about it. Again, I don't think that will happen because the Vatican knows that many of their church members are racist and they don't want to provoke a schism when their numbers are already dropping.
>>I want a German Dalai Lama next!<<
Would you take an American woman whose mother was Austrian and father Italian? There is such a lama: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetsunma_Ahkon_Lhamo . You may also consider a Spanish man: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osel_Hita_Torres . Not all lamas are men, and not all are Tibetan.
But this quote is from someone who is incredibly ignorant about the rules of the Catholic Church, which only require that the pope be a Catholic male (technically, he doesn't even have to be a priest before being elected - although that hasn't been applied since Leo X was elected in 1513). So perhaps we should not expect him to know about tulku lineages.
I'd personally prefer that the hierarchy of the Church cease to be relevant on the geopolitical stage, but that will only happen by the membership of the Church choosing to leave it.
It's entirely possible for an Italian Catholic to convert to Judaism and become a rabbi in Israel. And nothing in Buddhist theology requires the Dalai Lama to be Asian. The current opinion is that the Dalai Lama will usually be reborn into the same region where the previous incarnation lived most of his life. Right now, that's northern India. But if the Dalai Lama spent his life in Germany, then why not? For that matter, maybe the next incarnation will be born to the German ambassador to India or Nepal!
Dear, 'italian guy'; You don NOT speak for me or any other Italians. You LOSE, BUON GIORNO, SIGNORE!
Signed, a predominantly Italian/Sicilian-American lady-person called SpukiKitty.
Erm, a German Dalai Lama is not actually out of the question. It's a line based on reincarnation, so he doesn't have to be Tibetan, and in fact, the current Dalai Lama says he will not be reincarnated in Tibet while it's under Chinese occupation. The other situation is completely non-comparable, because there's an inherent religious incompatibility with a Catholic becoming a rabbi that doesn't exist for a black pope.
Silly, the term 'Black Pope' refers to the Superior General of the Society of Jesus - the Jesuits. And not because they liked him, either.
Don't study much Church history, do you?
I was waiting for someone like this to complain about the possibility of a black Pope. Man, these guys are sure are predictable. Also, you Sir, are an embarrassment to Italian-Americans everywhere.
Maybe people are complaining it's racist because being upset about the pope possibly being black, is racist?
Race has nothing to do with religion you jackass.
I applaud Italian Guy. I am a race realist. I am Catholic. Sure there are black Catholics, but I do not want to deal with them. Most black people are a pain in the arce. It is my CHOICE to want to deal with a black person or not. And I think the new black Ms Israel is ugly as fuck. That is my choice to have that opinion.
Just as I would condone a German Tantrayana Buddhist Dalai Lama or Italian Jewish rabbi, I would condone a black Catholic pope.
There's no problem, really, except for racists.
@White Mom
It is your choice for you to have your opinion, but it is also our choice to call it a racist idea.
"Race realist?" Racism has no basis in reality. Race realism would, in a semantically correct sense, mean opposition to racism.
Confused?
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