Congratulations to the new Pope - Benedict XVI

[quinnox]

Just wanted to show there are different perspectives out here on DU

[Lone Pawn]

1. I'm not certain how

you can be a liberal and support a man who calls liberalism spiritually "dangerous," and claims pro-choice Catholics and all non-Catholics are Hellbound.

Edited to remove pointing out glaring grammatical error, since fixed.

[UCLA Dem]

2. Not mention thinks gay and lesbians are "evil."

From what I've read the Germans aren't even that keen on him.

[quinnox]

4. It is a simple congratulations

no more, no less

I'm not a Catholic but I recognize for millions around the world a new Pope being chosen is a celebration event

[Tinoire]

3. Cardinal Ratzinger - one of the prime movers for ecumenical engagement

Congratulations and may the Holy Spirit give him the strength to continue along his path. After Vatican II, Cardinal Ratzinger was one of the prime movers for ecumenical engagement and engagement with Jews and Muslims is an extremely important concern right now.

Much more important than we realize when you look at the world the neo-Liberals and Conservatives are preparing for us.

[arcos]

6. and how exactly is he going to oppose conservatism?

He's way far to the right...

In my opinion, they could hardly have chosen someone worse.

He also once wrote that Catholicism was the "only true religion". Very ecumenical and tolerant of him... :eyes:


"How many doctrinal winds we have known in these last decades, how many ideological currents, how many styles of thought," he lamented.

"The thought of many Christians has often been tossed about by these waves, tossed from one end to the other: from Marxism to liberalism, to libertinism, from collectivism to radical individualism, from atheism to religious mysticism, from agnosticism to syncretism," the prelate observed. "

http://www.aina.org/news/20050418192446.htm

[Hardrada]

8. Heresy is when two people disagree

about something they know nothing about.

-Brann the Iconoclast

[KC21304]

7. Are you serious ?

This kind of engagement we can do without.
http://ncronline.org/NCR_Online/archives/091500/091500a.htm

[TlalocW]

5. Congrats, Pope!

Now let's pants him and drag him around the track!

TlalocW