Was the Right Man Named Pope?

Oct 17, 2005 10:48

Was the right man named Pope? As I understand it, Ratzinger was not the Cardinals first choice. That was, interestingly, Cardinal Hans Grapje. Grapje was raised in a Catholic school in The Hague and, as a young man, aspired to become a priest, but was drafted into the Army during WWII and spent two years co-piloting B17s until his aircraft was ( Read more... )

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linnapaw October 17 2005, 16:10:47 UTC
Oh, Lord, that is a bad pun! :)

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desertfaith October 20 2005, 18:15:15 UTC
cheeeeeeeeeeeeeze!!!!!!!!!!!

omg I'm going to die now.

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joffridus October 20 2005, 18:17:15 UTC
:)

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desertfaith October 20 2005, 18:48:49 UTC
hehe i'm dead! are you not sorry?

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joffridus October 20 2005, 18:54:01 UTC
Ah! But to die laughing! What a way to go!

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