#conclave2013

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It's a Great Time to Be Catholic!

It’s a Great Time to Be Catholic!

So, I’m thinking now’s a good time to be getting all Catholic on the blog because HABEMUS PAPAM, y’all!  This doesn’t happen every day–I mean, this is only the fourth time it’s happened in my whole life (which is edging ever closer toward the–gasp–half-century mark).

Pope Paul VI was just a picture on the school wall to me, less important by far than Father Henkel, whose picture was up there too.…

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I know I'm a little late but here's most of the pics from the 2013 Conclave! I'll miss you all so much and our times like this! #Conclave2013 #Monticello #HowDoYouEvenEatThis #239DollarBreakfast #Yasss #TheExplorers @sammmb18 @_trumptastic @parallelmark #Arvin #Ray #Delilah

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New Pope

I know I will never forget day we got a new pope. I was in the library with my math class taking a test when they came over the loud speaker. They said they had chosen a new pope and to turn on the tv to EWTN. During my math test I couldn't concentrate because I couldn't believe they had chosen a new pope so soon. The bell had rang and  my theology class was told to go to the social studies classroom. There I sat watching the coverage and chat with people about the pope on the Christianity chat and subreddit. The bell had rung but we were told to stay in the classroom. I was sat next to best friend when the Pope came out. At that moment I wanted to cry tears of joy. I definitely will never forget this day.

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The new Pope has been elected...now we wait to see who it was and what their chosen name shall be.

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Is it a Conclave or a pageant?

Conclave is a meeting of the College of Cardinals convened to elect a new Bishop of Rome, also known as the Pope.

-Wikipedia

That's what CONCLAVE means. It's a holy process, cardinals who are part of the electors do sets of prayers prior to their voting. They keep on praying that the holy spirit may guide them in choosing the new Pope, a new leader for the Catholic Church. For the past few days, this meting of the College of Cardinals made a buzz, due to the resignation of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Since the former pope resigned, someone should be elected as the new Pope. With this buzz are also the news for the so called "contenders" for the said position. Few names came up, including our very own Cardinal Tagle. As a Filipino, it makes us proud, even I was proud, that somehow his name was mentioned as "papabile" (cardinal/s who are considered as Pope). But I also do have this certain kind of feeling that this Conclave is beginning to feel like a pageant for the cardinals. 

Pageant in a sense that, people are hoping too much (?) that someone is going to be a Pope. To a point that, people are campaigning for their preferred papabile. Feels like we're betting who's going to be the new pope. As far as I can remember, the Conclave that happened eight years ago  after Pope John Paul II died and the same Conclave that elected Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI did not create this much of a buzz. Watching news about the Conclave, the people cheering for the cardinal they like, gives me this feeling, the same feeling while watching Ms. Universe or any pageant. Wherein, people are supporting their candidates on winning a certain title.

The holiness of the process is there, the process still complies with the tradition. The excitement for the news of having a new pope is there. Every Catholic is excited to know who's going to be the new Pope. But, the buzz about this is a bit too much, the "pageant" feeling is there. I find it annoying that this is like a pageant and not a Conclave. For me, whoever be chosen as a pope is the one who deserves it. The one that the college of cardinals believe will bind the Catholics around the world.

Let's just pray that the electors be guided to choose the right person and not to pray that certain cardinal should be a pope.