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Offline bigbaldben

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Daily Poll: The Pope
« on: September 28, 2015, 09:47:35 PM »
VOTE DAMMIT.
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Re: Daily Poll: The Pope
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2015, 10:52:07 PM »
He's the head of the largest branch of one of the world's major religions - like him or dislike him or simply dismiss him, the Popes have been involved in politics and the like for a very long time, indeed.
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Re: Daily Poll: The Pope
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2015, 12:34:36 AM »
He's just like a guy, ya know?
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Re: Daily Poll: The Pope
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2015, 12:50:33 AM »
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In the past, the Pope was arguably the most powerful man in Europe. The Papacy was imbued with pomp and prestige and majesty, and even as the Pope became the Prisoner in the Vatican and eventually a spiritual leader alone this majesty remained.

People like the Pope for the same reason they watched Will and Kate's wedding - Americans have a fascination with bejeweled royals.

Pope Francis in particular is exciting to many people because he represents a change in the Catholic Church. Despite him upholding their archaic views on abortion and gay and women's rights, he seems more liberal than Benedict in other areas and that's appealing to a lot of people. He apologizes for sexual abuse by priests and focuses on the poor. People like that.
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Re: Daily Poll: The Pope
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2015, 04:22:30 AM »
Because dis pope is dope
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Offline Solclquial

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Re: Daily Poll: The Pope
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2015, 11:55:26 AM »
A lot of Filipinos are remarkably devout people and Bergoglio seems like an actually tangible good guy figure. Plus with all the "Acts of God"(sic) that seem to hit the country as often as town fiestas, especially after Haiyan, you can't blame them for being so religious.
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Re: Daily Poll: The Pope
« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2015, 07:20:16 PM »
Other.

Don't get me started!
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Re: Daily Poll: The Pope
« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2015, 09:11:20 PM »
Quote from: Myroria on September 29, 2015, 12:50:33 AM
People like the Pope for the same reason they watched Will and Kate's wedding - Americans have a fascination with bejeweled royals.

Hrm, hadn't thought about it from that perspective.
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