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maryam · 02-15-2013, 01:52 PM

I think the most interesting thing about the news the past few days is the way the conspiracy theorists and "End of Days" crowd are tying the Pope, the comet and the meteor together. (That sounds like the beginning of a bad joke. "A Pope, a comet and a meteorite all walk into a bar"...) I am not either of the above, but I do watch them closely for two reasons. I'm fascinated by psychology of the groups (especially comparing the way the mass responds to something as opposed to the individual) and because I feel, as a member of a marginalized group, (or two!) that for the safety of my friends and loved ones, I have to keep a weather eye out for the crazy. In this, I suppose I am a prepper. I am not afraid of the end of the world, but I am concerned about the rampaging hordes reacting en mass to a perceived threat to humanity. So I make sure we have groceries and an escape route planned...

So anyway, the Pope resigns, for whatever reason (I'm kind of buying into the martyr thing, but I'm not committed to that yet. Gotta wait and see) but he was a placeholder Pope. The Church is swinging more conservative, and in some ways, he was liberal enough to get the nod from the less conservative Bishops 8 years ago. He then began appointing more conservative Bishops, who will make the next Pope. Many of the End of Days Crowd who think we've entered the Revelation, say that the second to last Pope was supposed to be preparing for the AntiChrist Pope, who then unite the nations, bring peace to the Middle East before it all goes to heck. According them, Benedict was the Second to Last Pope and the next elected Pope is the AntiChrist. Some blogs have been saying for weeks that the comet passing us today is another Sign, and the meteorite in Russia is just more proof. The end of the world is coming, folks.

This is like people watching at the mall, in a train wreck sort of way.

I don't buy any of the second paragraph above, aside from the fact that the there's more to Benedict's resignation than meets the eye. I do think he was supposed to move the Church in a more conservative direction, and that he hasn't succeeded as well as he thinks he did. I see a schism in the making. Some will claim that's a Win as the people who formally separate will make their own Church and be out of their hair, but it's a Phyrric victory at best.

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maryam Member How Do You Identify?: femme-ish Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: taken Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: somewhere, out there.... Posts: 263 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 675 Thanked 794 Times in 231 Posts Rep Power: 4979164	I think the most interesting thing about the news the past few days is the way the conspiracy theorists and "End of Days" crowd are tying the Pope, the comet and the meteor together. (That sounds like the beginning of a bad joke. "A Pope, a comet and a meteorite all walk into a bar"...) I am not either of the above, but I do watch them closely for two reasons. I'm fascinated by psychology of the groups (especially comparing the way the mass responds to something as opposed to the individual) and because I feel, as a member of a marginalized group, (or two!) that for the safety of my friends and loved ones, I have to keep a weather eye out for the crazy. In this, I suppose I am a prepper. I am not afraid of the end of the world, but I am concerned about the rampaging hordes reacting en mass to a perceived threat to humanity. So I make sure we have groceries and an escape route planned... So anyway, the Pope resigns, for whatever reason (I'm kind of buying into the martyr thing, but I'm not committed to that yet. Gotta wait and see) but he was a placeholder Pope. The Church is swinging more conservative, and in some ways, he was liberal enough to get the nod from the less conservative Bishops 8 years ago. He then began appointing more conservative Bishops, who will make the next Pope. Many of the End of Days Crowd who think we've entered the Revelation, say that the second to last Pope was supposed to be preparing for the AntiChrist Pope, who then unite the nations, bring peace to the Middle East before it all goes to heck. According them, Benedict was the Second to Last Pope and the next elected Pope is the AntiChrist. Some blogs have been saying for weeks that the comet passing us today is another Sign, and the meteorite in Russia is just more proof. The end of the world is coming, folks. This is like people watching at the mall, in a train wreck sort of way. I don't buy any of the second paragraph above, aside from the fact that the there's more to Benedict's resignation than meets the eye. I do think he was supposed to move the Church in a more conservative direction, and that he hasn't succeeded as well as he thinks he did. I see a schism in the making. Some will claim that's a Win as the people who formally separate will make their own Church and be out of their hair, but it's a Phyrric victory at best.