2007-03-12 11:04:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think Mr Ratzinger carefully planned his career moves and was jockeying for position all throughout his long career since leaving the Hitler Youth Movement.
2007-03-12 11:08:40 · answer #1 · answered by CHEESUS GROYST 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sullied by divinely inspired greed and politics.
(it is so seldom I get a chance to use the word sullied)
2007-03-12 18:09:15 · answer #2 · answered by U-98 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is sure isn't politically motivated. If you remember, the last person the liberals in the Church wanted to be Pope was Cardinal Ratzinger, a conservative orthodox priest. Doesn't really seem like conservatives are too popular these days either...
2007-03-12 23:06:14 · answer #3 · answered by Terial 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While one would hope that the former would be the truth, I would say that both inspiration and political motivation are involved. They might be "princes of the church," but the cardinals are still fallible human men with weaknesses like anyone else.
2007-03-12 18:12:22 · answer #4 · answered by Church Music Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe God is in any way involved in the process of choosing a Pope, or the Mormon prophet either.
2007-03-12 18:08:32 · answer #5 · answered by supertop 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The latter. A divinely inspired Pope blessing Hitler on his campaign just doesn't do it for me.
2007-03-12 18:08:50 · answer #6 · answered by Starjumper the R&S Cow 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
wasnt there a pope who got shot?
doesnt the pope ride aroudn in a bullet proof car?
does his god protect him as he did moses and the many, many other of gods chosen?
2007-03-12 18:08:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
definitely Divinely inspired. There would have been a far more liberal one if not for that
2007-03-12 18:13:47 · answer #8 · answered by Midge 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's definitely nothing to do with the involvement of Heaven.
2007-03-12 18:08:46 · answer #9 · answered by Wayne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-03-12 21:18:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋