Pope Benedict announces his resignation
 

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perhaps next time they will elect someone a bit younger, FFS he was 78 when he was elected..

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Oh dear. Noastradamus predicted this, didn't he? I wonder what else is going to happen :ohmy: ?

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Sorry, but yawn......................zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzz WGAF?

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well it's the first time in 600 years a pope has resigned

they are meant to be the word of God and die in the job before a new one is elected... it's a pretty major event in Catholicism...

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My first thought that there must be a major scandal about to go public.

or maybe he just wants to spend more time with his family?

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yes and unfortunately its a bigger deal than several hundred years of institutionalized pedophilia.

fortunately if St Malachy is to be believed then the nazi pope was either the last pope ever or the penultimate

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophecy_of_the_Popes

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Hmm.

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I think you'll find it's because he want to spend more time with the kids...

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:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

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Alan Pardew has just ruled himself out

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Bur Harry Redknapp says he's interested, "It's a massive, massive job"...

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Could be an interesting tussle between The Chosen One and Old Red Nose if they both stood...

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but a lot of people believe in madeupicsm (or however you speel it!) ;)

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It's been a rough winter, he may have been feeling a bit Parkie.