Pope Fact #2 - Papal names

Pope Fact #2 - Papal Names

Popes often change their names when they take the oath of office and officially begin their Popedum. The choice of a papal moniker is often a means of symbolically thanking and honoring a past pope. The spanking-new Pope just takes the name of a prior pope and adds a Roman Numeral. One need not look further than our current Pope, John Paul II (JP to his friends) to see this phenomenon in action.

As a result of this practice, some papal names go into the double digit, such as John, Stephen, Barcelona, Dr Dre, and Gregory.

On a personal note, I would just like to thank the 37 popes that have come around since Pope Sixtus V's death in 1590 for showing the self-restraint and maturity not to take the name Sixtus the Sixth.

MEDIA BIAS ALERT!

The Media Are Trying to Steal the Election!!!!

In a recent edition of Time magazine, Jeff Isrealy wrote an article entitled "Rome's Next Choice?[subscription only]". The piece deals with the potential choices for the next Pope. Mr Isrealy demonstrates a typical, anti-American media bias by talking about Ratzinger (a German), Tettamanzi (an Italian), and Hummes (a Brazilian), but not Devin.

I guess Mr. Israely hasn't heard of Devin, he couldn't take the time to do any real research about papal candidates. As the only viable canidate from the United States you'd think Isrealy would at least mention Devin in the article, but noooo, he just tows the line of the Main Stream Media (MSM). I guess we know who the MSM wants to be the next Pope - "Anyone but Devin".

Next thing you know Devin is going to be shut out of the debates...I guess Devin will learn what Ralph Nader feels like.

Pope Fact #1

Pope Fact #1:

The pope has the ability to speak "ex cathedra" which is Latin for "from the chair [of Peter]". When the pope speaks ex cathedra it means that what he is saying is unchallengable dogma of the Church from that moment forward.

When the Pope speaks form the Chair of Peter he is creating Church doctrine.....This is not to be confused for when the Pope speaks ex catheter, which is when the Pope is speaking from his peter.

Here a Tic, There a Tic, Everywhere a Heretic #1

Here a Tic, There a Tic, Everywhere a Heretic #1

Gnosticism - The name of this early Christian heresy comes from the Greek "gnosis", which means "knowledge". Gnostics claimed to have secret knowledge about God, encapsulated in the silent, secret "G" in their name. Gnostics also believed that salvation was achieved through knowledge (of the fact that both "g" and "k" can be silent).

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Press Conference

First off, I'd like to thank you all for coming today as I officially throw my miter into the ring.

Now, I'm not the kind of candidate that goes around making all sorts of promises about what I will or will not do when I assume the Papacy. But let me just say, that if I am elected pope I will:

- create a Vatican Softball Team and arrange a pan-religious tournament with the world's other major faiths
- abolish the Vatican Ping Pong Team
- simplify the Tithe Code
- improve the Swiss guards rapid response teams for deployment at crisis points all over this world and beyond
- update the look of our convented and abbeyed colleagues
&
- reduce the size of Church bureaucracy by eliminating the unnecessary position of Monseigneur and giving the Deacons more responsibility.

Obviously, I have a much broader platform than can be detailed in a brief press conference. My campaign will be issuing numerous policy papers in the coming weeks and months until the position officially becomes available to better illuminate where I stand on the issues

I look forward to a spirited and fruitful debate with my revered opponents that will beget a better understanding of the Pontiff's role for the next 23 years.

In closing you may ask: for whom does the smoke waft? Ladies and Gentlemen, the white smoke wafts for me.

DEVIN FAR POIPS

DEVIN FAR POIPS.

Devin onder paus

Devin onder paus.

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Devin ili baba kanisa?

Devin Taishite Houou

Devin Taishite Houou!

DEVIN FAVOUR PAPIEŻ

DEVIN FAVOUR PAPIEŻ

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Evinday orfay opepay.

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DEVIN PER IL PAPA!

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Devin para o papa...

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Devin para el papa.