M O N D A Y , A P R I L 1 8 , 2 0 0 5You Don't Care Who The Next Pope Is? YouSHOULD!by Michael in New York on 4/18/2005 03:07:00 PMA number of people have scoffed at paying attention to theconclave -- who cares, religion is a farce, the Catholic Church isblah blah blah.</p><p> Well, it does matter.</p><p> Whatever you think ofChina or WalMart or numerous other countries andtransnational institutions, they have a huge impact on manypeople's lives.</p><p> Paying attention to the direction they're headingin and who is leading them is important.Maybe -- like me -- you thought the former Soviet Union reallywas an evil empire.</p><p> Or maybe you thought it was no better orworse than the U.S.</p><p> But its leader mattered.</p><p> Mikhail Gorbachevis a far different ruler than Josef Stalin.So, yes, it does matter who becomes the next bishop of Rome.So far, day one and the smoke is black, meaning no new pope.Remember, JP II instituted the nuclear option ahead of BillFrist, so the longer it drags on (10 plus days), the more likelywe are to have a divisive candidate who couldn't muster thesupport of the super-majority (2/3rds plus one) that used to bethe benchmark for a pontiff.</p><p> MORE POSTS ABOUT: CATHOLIC CHURCH Add New CommentYou are commenting as a Guest.</p><p> You may select one to log into: Logged in as Logout from DISQUSLogged in asusing Facebook Connect (Logout)Type your comment here.</p><p> HuffPost PoliticsJames Crowley, Policeman Who Arrested Gates,Won't Apologize - NATICK, Mass. — A white policesergeant accused of racism after he arrestedrenowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. at hishome insisted Wednesday...5 minutes ago Daily KosIOKIYAPI (It's OK If You're A Private Insurer) -Here's William Kristol revealing the *horrors*hidden within the health care bill as it emergedfrom the HELP committee...</p><p> For Kennedy and hisco-autho...14 minutes ago Ben SmithObama: Cambridge police acted 'stupidly' - Afterspending most of an hour patiently reiterating hisarguments for changing the health insurancesystem, President Barack Obama turned his press57 minutes ago Crooks and LiarsGlenn Beck Defends His Radio Show Freakout: ItWas Just Common Sense - You can view this videoright here by getting the latest version of FlashPlayer! 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