We have a new Pope!

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by catinthedark

And. You don't earn a nickname like God's Rottweiler or The Enforcer for nothing. He's never even acknowledged the sexual abuse by priests. This is not a step forward. No wonder there was confusion about that smoke. Maybe even it didn't want to burn white. Black day for the Catholic Church. And I believe his election will only serve to drive more and more Catholics from the Church.

And I would be one of those going away from the church....there is now NO hope of me following anything the Vatican decrees....screw it - I'm going to the Lutherans or Episcopalians...

BTW - Thanks Jessica for the info on the Lutherans..I hadn't even thought about them to be honest....

The search commences to find a new religion