The clear choice for Pope... Pope Ozzy III (I think there were two other Pope Ozzys in the 6th and 8th centuries. )
I love these sorts of things. I read a great doomsday spinoff that points out how the leading candidate into the clubhouse turn - Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana - not only fulfills the prophesy, but the also shares the same exact birthdate as...... Dun-dun-duuuuuuuuuuuuuuun! Ray Mabus. Heh. The Mayans had it all wrong.
On some level, they're self fulfilling. Benedict XVI wouldn't have fit at all - until he took his name. As you said, this is an intelligent man. He had to know that his choice of names would fulfill the Malachy prophesies. I have to think there are plenty more like him who will be locked in the Sistine Chapel thinking that their vote is Afro something more than JUST the next pope, and they'll vote with that in mind. Funny story I read: when voting was to take place to elect John XXIII, the prophesy was something like "Mariner and Shepherd." Cardinal Spellman is said to have rented a boat, loaded it full of sheep and chugged it up and down the Tiber River. I hope it's true, because it's just about the coolest pope story I could ever imagine.
latest betting lines http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_t1#/video/bestoftv/2013/03/12/natpkg-odds-on-pope.cnn
And you guys thought I was just joking earlier in this thread. His odds have now improved to 12 to 1! http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/03/13/rodman-in-rome-to-promote-cardinal-from-ghana-in-pr-stunt/ Dennis Rodman In Rome To Promote Cardinal From Ghana In PR Stunt ROME (CBSNewYork) – Basketball star Dennis Rodman was in St. Peter’s Square Wednesday to help Cardinal Peter Turkson from Ghana become the first black pope. “He’s going to be black, guys – I’m letting you know he’s going to be black,” Rodman said when asked who he was promoting. “The one from Ghana — the black one.” His trip is being organized by the Irish betting firm Paddy Power that is putting $1 million on the line that the cardinals will elect a black pope, a spokesman for the firm told reporters. The spokesman said Turkson is currently in the lead, adding that Rodman was there to “spread the gospel of pope betting.” This is the second stop on Rodman’s bizarre global tour that started with a trip to North Korea last month where the Hall of Famer met with Kim Jong Un. When asked by 1010 WINS’ Juliet Papa if he considers himself to be a diplomat of sorts, Rodman said he has no particular “mission” with his recent travels. “I just like to go around — I just love people and right now, as an older man, I’m understanding how life works,” he said. “A lot of things right now are really changing around the world and each day that I go by, I see a lot of difficult things that are really not right — so now that I have a little bit of power, I need to go around and at least talk about it.” He added he doesn’t really care who wins the papal election, just as long as “you believe in what he says and what he does.” Rodman said he also plans on meeting the new pope, whoever he is, in the near future. “If I was a betting man, I think I’d probably meet the pope in a couple of months,” he told Papa, adding he doesn’t need to put in a request. “I just got to come back here and walk through.” Rodman had planned to enter St. Peter’s Square in a custom-built “pope-mobile,” but the vehicle had reportedly been delayed by snow in northern Italy.
> not catholic > not a single F##k given Jesus was not a catholic and he did not have a pope. not sure if catholicism is a cult or its followers are just stupid and gay and pedophiles. enjoy worshipping your false gods and idols you catholics!
