A lot of it too? Must be a good joint in there? :smokin:
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Black smoke billows out of Vatican; No first ballot Pope
VATICAN CITY — Cardinals from around the globe locked themselves inside the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday, but a billowing cloud of black smoke indicated they were not able to select a pope on the first ballot.
The 115 scarlet-robed men entered their conclave early Tuesday with a final appeal for unity to heal the divisions that have been exposed by Pope Benedict XVI's shocking resignation and revelations of corruption in the Vatican bureaucracy.
Led by prelates holding a crucifix and candles, the cardinals chanted the Litany of Saints, the hypnotic Gregorian chant imploring the intercession of the saints, as they filed into the chapel and took their oath of secrecy.
With a dramatic closing of the thick double doors and the exhortation "Extra omnes" or "all out," the ritual-filled conclave began beneath Michelangelo's frescoed "Creation" and before his "Last Judgment" — potent images for the task at hand.
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Still getting rid of incriminating evidence...
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I don't recall it billowing out like that in previous times.Bella Fortuna wrote:Still getting rid of incriminating evidence...
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The pressure's on, these days.Scrumple wrote:I don't recall it billowing out like that in previous times.Bella Fortuna wrote:Still getting rid of incriminating evidence...
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revelations of corruption? Was it ever a secret?
Outside the ordered universe is that amorphous blight of nethermost confusion which blasphemes and bubbles at the center of all infinity—the boundless daemon sultan Azathoth, whose name no lips dare speak aloud, and who gnaws hungrily in inconceivable, unlighted chambers beyond time and space amidst the muffled, maddening beating of vile drums and the thin monotonous whine of accursed flutes.
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They've just exorcised the bad guy from Lost from the Vatican finally, on instructions from Christian Shepherd.
Yeah that's right, I mentioned Lost, wallow in the nostalgia of disappointment.
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One of my FB statuses today...
IN THE NEWS THAT OUGHTTA BE:
The Cardinals emerged from the Sistine Chapel unexpectedly early today. Having raided the Vatican of its sacramental wine, they bumbled out mirthfully drunk, admitting what many of us have known all along: the whole Catholic church is a put-on.
“We can't keep it up any more,” one chortled. “No one thought it would go on this long – I mean seriously, who can believe this stuff?”
Another choked on his wafer in laughter: “We kept thinking – 'they'll never swallow this one' – the doctrines, the councils, the outlandish outfits... the fucking magisterium fer crissakes! And every time they bought it and kept giving us money we'd look at each other and go 'Holy SHIT!!'”
“But we just can't keep a straight face anymore... and really, the challenge is all gone. I mean, you let us get away with Nazi collaboration and molesting kids and everything... there's really nowhere to go after that.”
So what were they really doing in the conclave?
“We watched The Walking Dead on Netflix and staged fights with those big Bo-Peep staffs.”
“Yeah, and we burned as much incriminating evidence as we could... but now – you know, just fuck it.”
“And I'm sick of Italian food and big hats.”
The 115 red-cloaked men then threw up their hands in mock disgust, bid adieu, and wove stumblingly down the road to the nearest bar.
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Bella Fortuna wrote:One of my FB statuses today...
IN THE NEWS THAT OUGHTTA BE:
The Cardinals emerged from the Sistine Chapel unexpectedly early today. Having raided the Vatican of its sacramental wine, they bumbled out mirthfully drunk, admitting what many of us have known all along: the whole Catholic church is a put-on.
“We can't keep it up any more,” one chortled. “No one thought it would go on this long – I mean seriously, who can believe this stuff?”
Another choked on his wafer in laughter: “We kept thinking – 'they'll never swallow this one' – the doctrines, the councils, the outlandish outfits... the fucking magisterium fer crissakes! And every time they bought it and kept giving us money we'd look at each other and go 'Holy SHIT!!'”
“But we just can't keep a straight face anymore... and really, the challenge is all gone. I mean, you let us get away with Nazi collaboration and molesting kids and everything... there's really nowhere to go after that.”
So what were they really doing in the conclave?
“We watched The Walking Dead on Netflix and staged fights with those big Bo-Peep staffs.”
“Yeah, and we burned as much incriminating evidence as we could... but now – you know, just fuck it.”
“And I'm sick of Italian food and big hats.”
The 115 red-cloaked men then threw up their hands in mock disgust, bid adieu, and wove stumblingly down the road to the nearest bar.
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I went a bit nuts with the pope statuses today. 
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You too? I really enjoyed that show, I'm not ashamed to say (or maybe slightly). Up until the last season and the ridiculous ending.Audley Strange wrote:They've just exorcised the bad guy from Lost from the Vatican finally, on instructions from Christian Shepherd.
Yeah that's right, I mentioned Lost, wallow in the nostalgia of disappointment.
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Noooo....Bella Fortuna wrote:I went a bit nuts with the pope statuses today.
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rEvolutionist wrote:Noooo....Bella Fortuna wrote:I went a bit nuts with the pope statuses today.
My other personal favourite...
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You should be writing articles for The Daily Mash.Bella Fortuna wrote:One of my FB statuses today...
IN THE NEWS THAT OUGHTTA BE:
The Cardinals emerged from the Sistine Chapel unexpectedly early today. Having raided the Vatican of its sacramental wine, they bumbled out mirthfully drunk, admitting what many of us have known all along: the whole Catholic church is a put-on.
“We can't keep it up any more,” one chortled. “No one thought it would go on this long – I mean seriously, who can believe this stuff?”
Another choked on his wafer in laughter: “We kept thinking – 'they'll never swallow this one' – the doctrines, the councils, the outlandish outfits... the fucking magisterium fer crissakes! And every time they bought it and kept giving us money we'd look at each other and go 'Holy SHIT!!'”
“But we just can't keep a straight face anymore... and really, the challenge is all gone. I mean, you let us get away with Nazi collaboration and molesting kids and everything... there's really nowhere to go after that.”
So what were they really doing in the conclave?
“We watched The Walking Dead on Netflix and staged fights with those big Bo-Peep staffs.”
“Yeah, and we burned as much incriminating evidence as we could... but now – you know, just fuck it.”
“And I'm sick of Italian food and big hats.”
The 115 red-cloaked men then threw up their hands in mock disgust, bid adieu, and wove stumblingly down the road to the nearest bar.
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Hell, you should submit that one to the Onion. 
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Worst. Ending. Ever.rEvolutionist wrote:You too? I really enjoyed that show, I'm not ashamed to say (or maybe slightly). Up until the last season and the ridiculous ending.Audley Strange wrote:They've just exorcised the bad guy from Lost from the Vatican finally, on instructions from Christian Shepherd.
Yeah that's right, I mentioned Lost, wallow in the nostalgia of disappointment.
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