Vatican Chooses New Pope

As the whole world now knows, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope (Pope Francis) today. Clearly, the cardinals saw him as a safe, compromise choice. He holds traditional Catholic Church views otherwise he would not have been elected. That is, he opposes abortion, euthanasia, homosexuality, same-sex marriage, adoption by gays and lesbians, and contraception.

He was criticized by human rights activists for not openly confronting the terrorism by the Argentine dictatorship in the 1970s that was kidnapping and killing thousands of people as it sought to eliminate "subversive elements."

How will he deal with the various scandals, including pedophile priests, blackmail and money laundering allegations (the "Vatileaks" incident), facing the Catholic Church? Will he sweep them under the rug or institute real reform? I suspect the former, not the latter, but only time will tell.

The larger question is whether the Catholic Church has become too rich, powerful, and corrupt. If so, perhaps the Pope should cede all the church holdings to the poor and resume the church's mission in poverty. Is this likely? A resounding "no."

DJ: I was just starting to get used to a Popeless world. 

the really good news from Argentina is this: Former Argentine Dictator Sentenced for Campo de Mayo Abuses Facebook_20 Twitter_20 Reddit_20 Email_20 Addthis_20 Argentina’s last dictator, Reynaldo Bignone, has been given a new life sentence over the kidnappings and disappearances of political opponents and the deliberate theft of babies from political prisoners. Bignone and two other defendants were convicted on Tuesday for crimes at the Campo de Mayo, a military base used by the dictatorship during its rule from 1976 to 1983. The three are already serving jail sentences for other abuses under their military regime. Bignone is currently being tried in another case focusing on Operation Condor, a coordinated effort by Latin American military rulers to target their political opponents in the 1970s and 1980s. old Bush and Cheny and Wolfowitz and their ilk can't rest safe. The crimes being punished this week are from the 1970's. They will pay too. And so will those child molesting popish priests who wear dresses and hate women.

I happen to believe in the teachings of Jesus Christ, but I dont like the vatican..Here is a quick video explaining a small portion of what it is..its a circus to control the sheeple. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEydmE57Vew