Pope has died

Nala

It is now official that the Pope had died aged 84 at 8.37 BST.

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13319758,00.html

seanogal

may he rest in peace

Gordon

van Winkle

marshmallow

R.i.p.

Ciaran500

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=241120

lukin

TV3 were only 25 hours out with their announcement so.

is_that_so

If you are on CET then they got the news the same day

bizmark

R.i.p

flogen

lukin wrote:

TV3 were only 25 hours out with their announcement so.

yeah, they're well ahead of the pack :rolleyes:

I didn't agree with a lot he said, but he was a great man in many respects.

bounty

so... when does the new pope get all his magic powers?

is_that_so

bounty wrote:

so... when does the new pope get all his magic powers?

Conclave will be held in 15-20 days and all the cardinals under 80 (117 of them I believe) get locked into a room to pick their favourite. You need 2/3 plus 1 to win. When we get one white smoke comes out of a chimney. JP2 was not the first choice and it could go on for a few days.

CathyMoran

May he rest in peace.

Sparky

John Paul 2 1920-2005
R.I.P

Waltons

R.i.p

Lump

LOL Gordon.

John

Eh. Good bloke teh pope... Pity he couldn't stop all the kiddy abuse.

is_that_so

Gordon wrote:

van Winkle

Jilted John

Calibos

bounty wrote:

so... when does the new pope get all his magic powers?

Was wondering that myself. ie one minute you are fallible and then the next minute when they put the pointy hat on you to make you pope......Puff. I am invinci......I mean, I am infallible!! Muahahahaha!!

Despite what I might think about religion though I do Respect the man himself and all the good he did (well except for the condom bit).

May he rest in peace.

Agent Smith

pope john paul 2nd

GG

tinkerbell

I have to say that when I saw the article on the Sky News website, I felt awful sad when I saw this picture. I can't explain it, I just feel v. sad looking at that photo. Considering I ain't the biggest fan of the Catholic church, I'm finding this feeling a bid odd.

billy the squid

the pope is to be buried on wednesday according to BBC

as for when does the new pope get elected.

The college of cardinals will gather between 15 to 20 days after the death's pope. and will be sequestered in conclave in the cestine chapel. they will be moved then to accomodation at night time and return to the cestine chapel the following day until a pope is elected.

two thirds majority is required to elect a pope, but if after thirty ballots a two thirds majority cannot be reached a 50 percent plus one vote will suffice.

dendenz

tinkerbell wrote:

I have to say that when I saw the article on the Sky News website, I felt awful sad when I saw this picture. I can't explain it, I just feel v. sad looking at that photo. Considering I ain't the biggest fan of the Catholic church, I'm finding this feeling a bid odd.

its called guilt

alleepally

Feeling very sad tonight but happy he is relieved of his pain.

RIP

tinkerbell

dendenz wrote:

its called guilt

Guilt for what exactly?

dendenz

not liking the church? That was my view

Standard Toaster

R.I.P [size=-1]Karol Wojtyla....aka Pope John Paul II[/size]

tinkerbell

dendenz wrote:

not liking the church? That was my view

I don't feel guilty about not liking the church. I think if you are a good person, then that's all that matters.

Anyway, may the pope rest in peace. At least he's not suffering anymore.

Gordon

tinkerbell wrote:

I have to say that when I saw the article on the Sky News website, I felt awful sad when I saw this picture. I can't explain it, I just feel v. sad looking at that photo. Considering I ain't the biggest fan of the Catholic church, I'm finding this feeling a bid odd.

Photoshop tbh

Willymuncher

Gordon wrote:

Photoshop tbh

Nah its not photoshop, seen that as a tv clip tonight, kids were standing beside him and the doves were flying about...theres a bit of useless information, anyway may he rest in peace

*Angel*

It is sad, but I think it is good for him to be relieved of pain. Rest in peace.

Piste

As much is I disliked him and his views I'm glad the poor old man is at peace now.

Branoic

Gordon wrote:

Photoshop tbh

Nope, that happened a few weeks ago. He was on a balcony with a couple of kids and they were suppose to release a bunch of doves, except one of the birds wouldn't go away and kept flying around them.

Anyway, I don't consider myself a Catholic, but then that's not a requirement in order to recognise the passing of a very decent human being. RIP.

ether

May he rest in peace.

Guy:Incognito

RIP

Does he get to be god now?

Healio

I believe he was a few tokens short.

jmor

I am very sorry that a person has died. can someone tell me what this person did to be regarded as being so great; how many lives did he save ; how many wars did he stop; how much employment did he bring to the world; how many chances for economical improvement did he provide for the '3rd' world??????????????
can someone please inform me of wht he did.

D-Generate

He was one of the key figures that brought about the end of the Cold War and the collapse of communism.

Piste

But influenced the spread of AIDS, Homophobia and the birth of millions of children into poverty.

JBoyle4eva

John Paul II: 1920-2005

RIP

Dinner

jmor wrote:

I am very sorry that a person has died. can someone tell me what this person did to be regarded as being so great; how many lives did he save ; how many wars did he stop; how much employment did he bring to the world; how many chances for economical improvement did he provide for the '3rd' world??????????????
can someone please inform me of wht he did.

As already said, he did so much work to rid Poland, and many other countries Communism, he buitl bridges between Catholics and so many other fates, most importantly the Jews and the Eastern Orthodox faiths.

That good enough for you to respect a great man.

What ever about his views on homosexuality or contraception, it was his right as a human to believe what is right or wrong. While those views may now seem to be out of date, they were his, and you should respect his views as I respect yours.

jmor

hello ...I am an Atheist & cant understand what all the fuss is about? I grew up catholic & soon realised what my opinion was. but can someone tell me wht this pope guy is all about morj@o2.ie

jmor

I am an atheist because i was brought up catholic ...can someone tell me what the deal is? what did JP2 actuallly do ? how many lives did he save ?what did he stand for ??@?

alleepally

jmor wrote:

hello ...I am an Atheist & cant understand what all the fuss is about? I grew up catholic & soon realised what my opinion was. but can someone tell me wht this pope guy is all about morj@o2.ie

Might I suggest you use your internet connection to visit any news site? Switch on RTE? Are you really so detached from day to day life that you are totally unaware of the influence of a major figure in the World for the past 27 or so years? Are you seriously saying you are so uninformed about world events that your first post on boards is asking such a question?

Dinner

Wow 3 posts all pretty much the same. Try reading back through this and the other threads posted about him, and also use google, its your friend.

kmart6

R.I.P.

alleepally

jmor wrote:

I am an atheist because i was brought up catholic ...can someone tell me what the deal is? what did JP2 actuallly do ? how many lives did he save ?what did he stand for ??@?

Here's a little link for you

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1044120,00.html

It's from a magazine called TIME. It's a pretty popular publication throughout the world. As a starting point for your considered research you might take a look there.

Good luck and best wishes in your efforts in catching up on the last 27 years.

abccormac

It's like a distant cousin died or something, all in all a very strange experience. While I didn't agree with all of his views, I'm sad to see him gone.

jmor

no offence intended but what did he do?
did he stop wars did he pro-actively do anything, did he help people from starving to death ...just what did he do?
i am just interested in what he did? he was a Polish bloke and my Polish friends cant remember what he did for poland apart from putting them on the map ...poland still suffers from mass unemployment and from massive poverty ....so what did he do for Poland ???

Dinner

jmor wrote:

no offence intended but what did he do?
did he stop wars did he pro-actively do anything, did he help people from starving to death ...just what did he do?
i am just interested in what he did? he was a Polish bloke and my Polish friends cant remember what he did for poland apart from putting them on the map ...poland still suffers from mass unemployment and from massive poverty ....so what did he do for Poland ???

Jesus Christ read the damn thread.

He helped Poland get rid of Communism, he built bridges between Catholicism and the Jews and the Eastern Orthadox Church and many other religions.

Get up off your ar'se and try do research and maybe, just maybe you will be known as something more then some idiot trolling the internet and not reading where and what he is posting.

alleepally

I think jmor is a troll to be honest and most likely a regular boards.ie user too. Shame.

Piste

Arabel wrote:

What ever about his views on homosexuality or contraception, it was his right as a human to believe what is right or wrong. While those views may now seem to be out of date, they were his, and you should respect his views as I respect yours.

One could say the same about Hitler's views on the Jews.

Sure everyone's entitled to their own views but when they begin to make a huge negative impact on the world then there is a huge problem.