Judy: <There's suggested candidate who's something of a liberal -- as Cardinals go -- he probably has no chance.> I think no chance is correct. Here, as there, it's Pope, etc. 24/7 to some degree on all channels. The reason the somewhat liberal has no chance is that I just heard that all but three of the cardinals were appointed by JPII. My Catholic friends keep waiting and waiting and waiting some more for the next Pope, expecting him to be more in tune with gays, women, stem cell research and the things we more or less know from scientific information. I myself don't expect this. I think to myself, how many generations are they willing to wait? Probably doesn't matter one way or the other, as on the post regarding the state of the planet posted by Steven I think, the earth is at or near the tipping point. Over population is at the base of much of our environmental woes. Attempts at rescuing the planet are probably too little, too late. Veronica > [Original Message] > From: Judy Evans <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 4/3/2005 9:46:20 AM > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Right to Life, Right to Die > > Friday, April 1, 2005, 8:56:44 PM, Veronica Caley wrote: > > > > VC> I myself don't much care what they do, as this Pope has already packed the > VC> College of Cardinals to insure that his successor will be as reactionary as > VC> he is. > > There's suggested candidate who's something of a liberal -- as Cardinals go > -- he probably has no chance. > > *** > > Yesterday's BBC News Online, lead story, Pope dies. In its Around the > UK section, England, lead story, English Catholics mourn Pope, > Scotland, Scotland mourns Pope, Wales, Wales mourns Pope... Today's > BBC News Online, Pope; England, Pope (Queen), Scotland, Pope, Wales, Pope. > Entertainment, Pope (Bono) > > Newsflash: Tony Blair's postponing naming the general election date > because of the Pope's death. > > Current survey finding: 52 per cent of the British population don't > know Easter has a religious meaning. > > Now to Starbucks to mourn the Pope > > > -- > > mailto:judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html