Why does everyone care, out of curiosity?

I don't know.
What I do know is that it'll probaby dominate Tv for the next 3 weeks.

[QUOTE=zeppelinfan2k3]Why does everyone care, out of curiosity?[/QUOTE]
He's an important figure in the world. It's for the same reason people would care if a world leader died.

Only the third world war to go and then hello apocalypse

[QUOTE=MXican]Only the third world war to go and then hello apocalypse[/QUOTE]
Third World isn't a nice term :(

I think he meant WWIII, but I read Third World also.

Did anybody see Sin City? It was badass.

I meant WWIII because that dude made all these predictions and they have all came true so far. His final one was a meteor would hit the world after that pope just been dies and a war.

[QUOTE=magicbus]He's an important figure in the world. It's for the same reason people would care if a world leader died.[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't care about that either though...

[QUOTE=MXican]I meant WWIII because that dude made all these predictions and they have all came true so far. His final one was a meteor would hit the world after that pope just been dies and a war.[/QUOTE]
Ah, my mistake.
Carry on :)

[QUOTE=zeppelinfan2k3]I wouldn't care about that either though...[/QUOTE]
Some people would though. Just like some people (lots) will care that the Pope has died.

did he die?

He did about three quaters of an hour ago

[QUOTE=magicbus]Some people would though. Just like some people (lots) will care that the Pope has died.[/QUOTE]
It won't affect the majority of non-Catholics most likely.

[QUOTE=zeppelinfan2k3]It won't affect the majority of non-Catholics most likely.[/QUOTE]

That's probably true.

I just learned that before this pope there was a pope who died after 20 days. Thats gotta be really depressing for the catholic community.

[QUOTE=R. Blythe]I just learned that before this pope there was a pope who died after 20 days. Thats gotta be really depressing for the catholic community.[/QUOTE]
He got shot didn't he?

i am not catholic, and i want to know the signifigance of the pope... anyone know?

[QUOTE=PIGS(1 different one)]i am not catholic, and i want to know the signifigance of the pope... anyone know?[/QUOTE]

He's the head of the Catholic church. Above every other priest, bishop, etc.

Is that Steve Howe in your avatar?

[QUOTE=PIGS(1 different one)]i am not catholic, and i want to know the signifigance of the pope... anyone know?[/QUOTE]
He is the voice of god on earth if you're Catholic.

[QUOTE=Med57]For Catholics, he's God's representative on Earth. For non-Catholics, this particular Pope played rather a large role in the weakening and downfall of Communism in Eastern Europe, so he's more significant than the average Pope. As he was the 3rd longest serving Pope ever, he's also influenced global politics and ideas more than most people over the last 25 years or so.[/QUOTE]

I didn't know about the "God's representative" thing. But you're right, he was also a good influence on communism and other political issues. He was a good pope.

[QUOTE=zeppelinfan2k3]He is the voice of god on earth if you're Catholic.[/QUOTE]

So if he told all catholics to kill themselves would they have to do it?

if so power++

I'm quite suprised you two did not know this :eek:

[url]http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2532857?ns=1[/url]

Come on, he liked break dancing.

I'm not Roman Catholic, I'm PNCC (long story... in a nutshell, we are Catholic but do not care about the Pope or the Vatican because we were formed on dissent of the Roman Catholic church).

I thought he was a great humanitarian. He even had an assassination attempt on him and he personally forgave his shooter. He has personally apologized on behalf of the church for its mistakes.

He'll be missed, definitely.

[QUOTE=R. Blythe]So if he told all catholics to kill themselves would they have to do it?

if so power++[/QUOTE]
I'm willing to bet if he phrased it right, a ton of them would.

[QUOTE=magicbus]He's the head of the Catholic church. Above every other priest, bishop, etc.

Is that Steve Howe in your avatar?[/QUOTE]


Yeah. :cool:

[QUOTE=PIGS(1 different one)]Yeah. :cool:[/QUOTE]

Mine too. He rules.

[QUOTE=Med57]I got into an argument yesterday with a Catholic friend, so I'm being careful. :upset:[/QUOTE]

I'm sure it was unintentional... you're one of the few people here who is always up for some form of discussion.

[QUOTE=Med57]I've got mixed feelings about him. On the one hand, he was anti-gay rights, abortion, contraception (which could have done wonders in Africa), and the ordination of women priests. Then again he consistently spoke out against violence, war, and played a large role in the breakup of the USSR in Eastern Europe. Although he apologised for mistakes made by the Church, he also conspicuously really failed to take charge of the Catholic Priest/paedophilia scandal, which I think was really unacceptable. But given my beliefs (or lack of them) the fact that I care about this at all means that he was better than the average Pope. If there's any Catholics here who are offended by this, then please don't be, by the way. I got into an argument yesterday with a Catholic friend, so I'm being careful. :upset:[/QUOTE]

Who doesn't speak out against violence and war, though?

With a few exceptions, of course.

So he was good compared to the average Pope.

[QUOTE=Illmatic, in reference to Med's most recent post]So he was good compared to the average Pope.[/QUOTE]

[quote=Med57, earlier]... he's more significant than the average Pope.[/quote]

Hmm. Postcount?