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The Pope (12-10-2008)
My favorite part of the selection of a new Pope after the unfortunate death of the previous Pope is...
...when God comes down from Heaven and scours the Earth looking for the most honorable, most dedicated, most religiously knowledgeable person to be His emissary...His voice...His representative...His protector of His beliefs and laws.
It is just such a magical, life-defining moment to see God personally select that one person most worthy of the position.
Oh wait...there is something fundamentally wrong with this scenario.
If only I could put my finger on what it was.
What is the fundamental issue regarding the selection of the single human being who represents God here on Earth. If only I could figure out what it was.
Hmm...
Oh yeah, that's right! God in His infinite wisdom does NOT choose the Pope!
Duh! How silly of me. Of course, a bunch of men get together and choose the next Pope...and somehow endow him with the authority to Speak For God.
How the Pope is chosen has got to be the truly most ridiculous part of Catholicism. One would think that God would select the person to fill this all-important position. Afterall, as mentioned, the Pope tells us how we are supposed to live and what we are supposed to believe in. It's rather incredible that a popularly elected...er I mean a male popularly elected...er I mean a male Cardinal popularly elected human being has all of this power. Just goes to show how utterly stupid people of certain faiths are.
This Rant Brought To You By Matthew T. Chernay
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