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quote:
Originally posted by Schroedinger's cat:
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Originally posted by Crœsos:
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Originally posted by Zach82:
True story: I once got into an argument with one of my confirmation kids trying to explain that Schroedinger's cat is a thought experiment about the quantum level of existence, and that an actual cat in the experiment would certainly be dead, even if no one looked.

Ummm, no. The whole point of the Schrödinger box is that it's only fatal to the cat 50% of the time. It's the uncertainty that the thought experiment is supposed to illustrate.
On the macro scale, the cat is most certainly either alive or dead, if you were to conduct the experiment.
Please note that being "certainly either alive or dead" is very different than "certainly be dead".

To illustrate this using a somewhat tasteless papal example (because why not?), take two conversations:

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Q: How's Benedict XIV?
A: He's dead.

versus

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Q: How's Benedict XIV?
A: He's either alive or dead.

These are not even remotely equivalent to each other.

[ 13. March 2013, 19:38: Message edited by: Crœsos ]

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Originally posted by Schroedinger's cat:
On the macro scale, the cat is most certainly either alive or dead...

And if extraneous influences, such as fresh air, are excluded, we can take a pretty good guess at which...

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Originally posted by Doublethink:
What is a plenary indulgence ? (Impressed with the shout out to twitter.)

By fulfilling certain conditions one can have the temporal punishment (purgatory) removed for all sins already forgiven. All nonsense, of course, but that's what it means.
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To my surprise I'm impressed. He seems warm and likeable. Was asking the crowd to pray for him before he blessed them an innovation? It felt modest and disarming.

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I can't understand any more than his body language, but he appears as a confident leader and teacher to me, and close to the popular. Good on him for getting a laugh inside the first minute of speaking.

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Originally posted by New Yorker:
First Argentinian pope.
First South American pope.
First Jesuit pope.
First Francis.

Anyone know how he stands on liturgy?

Commentators implying he goes with more stripped down, less ornate, liturgy. They noted particularly he didn't sing the blessing.

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It does seem to be a clear - things are different message, which is positive.

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Unassuming, modest and Franciscan in spirit. I get the impression that this one is spiritual and he lives what he preaches.

And I agree with Twilight. There's an innate kindness and simplicity about him. First impressions and all that, but I like him very much so far.

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Una Papa ab ultra leuia!

[ 13. March 2013, 19:41: Message edited by: Sober Preacher's Kid ]

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quote:
Originally posted by Doublethink:
quote:
Originally posted by New Yorker:
First Argentinian pope.
First South American pope.
First Jesuit pope.
First Francis.

Anyone know how he stands on liturgy?

Commentators implying he goes with more stripped down, less ornate, liturgy. They noted particularly he didn't sing the blessing.
So where does he stand with regards to Benedict's reform of the reform and the Tridentine rite?

[ 13. March 2013, 19:42: Message edited by: Ad Orientem ]

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I'm impressed he's had the imagination to pick a new Papal name. About time, there's been too many Johns already.

And nothing wrong with being a Jesuit. As long as he doesn't try and assassinate the Queen or conquer Japan, it'll be fine.

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To me I think it is significant that his first act of worship was communal, the recitation of Lord's Prayer, Hail Mary and Gloria (the prayers nearly all the faithful could recite by heart); that was followed by a request for the crowd to pray for him, before he blessed. It makes worship communal and reciprocal.

It invokes a dynamic that I recognise occassionally in Reformed worship but find even more rarer in higher traditions.

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Well, that was different! Beginnings are very important; that felt like a good one.

What's the significance of membership of the Liberation Community?

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Impressive how he got the excited, shouting, flag-waving, noisy and bubbly crowds to silence and pray for him.

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I liked his informality, his asking the people to pray for him, (WAS that an innovation??) his saying at the end, OK I'll leave you now, but see you soon...ci vediamo presto!

Also I liked his first words being about his role as Bishop of Rome.

And of course his choosing of the name Francis 1 is very appealing and inspires hope, as Francis is a saint beloved by so many in the world, far beyond just the Catholic church.

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Seems like a nice chap.

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The next days will juxtapose his humble first minutes as a Pope, his silencing of the crowds, the look on his face as he stood on that balcony and the potentially programmatic choice of his name with the question of what he did or did not do during the Dirty War in Argentina, the question of the Jesuits' consternation over his closeness to Community & Liberation.

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quote:
Originally posted by Ad Orientem:
So where does he stand with regards to Benedict's reform of the reform and the Tridentine rite?

It's hard to know for certain so soon, but I suspect it's not as important to him as it was to Benedict.

Somewhere (possibly on the Ship, but I don't think so...) I read someone speculating that the new pope would put an end to the "crap coming out of St. Louis". (This from someone of the ilk who thinks anything but Gregorian chant is a vile Vatican II innovation). Given that he's a Jesuit, it doesn't seem likely.

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The BBC spent ten minutes telling us all about Scola before the name was announced!
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quote:
Originally posted by Ad Orientem:
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Originally posted by Doublethink:
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Originally posted by New Yorker:
First Argentinian pope.
First South American pope.
First Jesuit pope.
First Francis.

Anyone know how he stands on liturgy?

Commentators implying he goes with more stripped down, less ornate, liturgy. They noted particularly he didn't sing the blessing.
So where does he stand with regards to Benedict's reform of the reform and the Tridentine rite?
The Tridentine rite is not his bag at all. Look at the comments on the Rorate Caeli website for wailing and gnashing of teeth which may answer your question. He has not been a promoter of Summorum Pontificum.

He came out in the simplest "piano" dress, with no mozzetta. He took the stole off. He prayed with the people and spoke conversationally with them before and after the formal parts. He did not intone; he spoke.

He's not your man, Ad Orientem.

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quote:
Originally posted by Ad Orientem:
quote:
Originally posted by Doublethink:
What is a plenary indulgence ? (Impressed with the shout out to twitter.)

By fulfilling certain conditions one can have the temporal punishment (purgatory) removed for all sins already forgiven. All nonsense, of course, but that's what it means.
Nonsense or not, as my wife's Jewish aunt and uncle said at our Christian wedding when offered a blessing, I'll take any blessing I can get!

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That was genuinely beautiful. [Tear]

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After watching his initial blessing, I haven't felt this good about a new Pope since +++John Paul I of short but blessed memory.

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I wonder what his name signifies. I'd been assuming it was a reference to St Francis of Assisi, which could signify a desire to purify and rebuild the RCC. Certainly all that Channel 4 could say about him was very positive: a humble man, as Archbishop lived in a modest flat rather than the palace, and did his own cooking. Well, whatever qualities he turns out to have may God bless him, and use him to bless the whole Church [Votive] .

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Best I can tell from a quick web surf, Francis I is a conservative on doctrinal issues and a progressive on social justice. He certainly is no trad. He has broken the regular ceremony for the appearance on the balcony (dress, ritual), stressing simplicity and prayerfulness. That was a rather strong statement already.

(Doublethink, a plenary indulgence means that - under certain conditions - all temporal punishment for one's sins is removed. It's not about going to heaven or hell then, but rather about dealing with the consequences of already forgiven sins in purgatory.)

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quote:
Originally posted by Robert Armin:
I wonder what his name signifies. I'd been assuming it was a reference to St Francis of Assisi, which could signify a desire to purify and rebuild the RCC. Certainly all that Channel 4 could say about him was very positive: a humble man, as Archbishop lived in a modest flat rather than the palace, and did his own cooking. Well, whatever qualities he turns out to have may God bless him, and use him to bless the whole Church [Votive] .

Given the simplicity of his presentation, I would say S. Francis of Assisi.

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Hear he's a bit of a Catholic Evo. St Francis is a figure most traditions warm to, was noted for living simply, and reckoned it was worth having a go reaching out to Muslims even in during a time of armed conflict. Don't know how much of all that the new Pope aspires to.

Says a lot about the cardinals that they reckon he's the man for the next phase of the life of the church.

Good day for Christendom I reckon.

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Originally posted by bad man:
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Originally posted by Ad Orientem:
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Originally posted by Doublethink:
quote:
Originally posted by New Yorker:
First Argentinian pope.
First South American pope.
First Jesuit pope.
First Francis.

Anyone know how he stands on liturgy?

Commentators implying he goes with more stripped down, less ornate, liturgy. They noted particularly he didn't sing the blessing.
So where does he stand with regards to Benedict's reform of the reform and the Tridentine rite?
The Tridentine rite is not his bag at all. Look at the comments on the Rorate Caeli website for wailing and gnashing of teeth which may answer your question. He has not been a promoter of Summorum Pontificum.

He came out in the simplest "piano" dress, with no mozzetta. He took the stole off. He prayed with the people and spoke conversationally with them before and after the formal parts. He did not intone; he spoke.

He's not your man, Ad Orientem.

That's what I was afraid of.
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quote:
Originally posted by Truman White:

Says a lot about the cardinals that they reckon he's the man for the next phase of the life of the church.

Good day for Christendom I reckon.

This. I have a good feeling about this. [Smile]
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Oh, and one piece of trivia from your desert girl who has travelled to Argentina many times...

Bergoglio used to be titular bishop of Auca.

And "Auca", in the local Mapuche (North Patagonian Indians)language, means "rebel".

Nomen sit omen...

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Could refer to Francis Xavier, seeing he's a Jesuit ...
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quote:
Originally posted by Ronald Binge:
Given the simplicity of his presentation, I would say S. Francis of Assisi.

Actually, since he is a Jesuit I would say that St Francis Xavier (co-founder of the Society of Jesus) is as likely. In fact, given that St Francis Xavier was a famous missionary, I think the name choice very cleverly point to both saints.

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quote:
Originally posted by Ronald Binge:
After watching his initial blessing, I haven't felt this good about a new Pope since +++John Paul I of short but blessed memory.

Yes, that was what I thought. This one could be the best thing that's happened to the church in years. He's someone who could win a lot of people over, I think - an engaging personality.
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I heard his words from the balcony as hinting that he might devolve power to bishops a bit. He said the duty of the Cardinals was to choose a "Bishop for Rome" and he asked the crowd to pray for their bishops.

Presenting himself first and foremost as Bishop of Rome and not as leader of the whole church may mean bishops in general are more important in his book.

I undertand he spoke out against the Curia in the pre-meetings and so part of his mandate may be, not simply to reform the Curia, but to make the whole organisation less dependent on its centre.

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I don't agree with everything he has said and done, but he seems nice and I like the name he has chosen.

Just prayed for him at EP. I know other Anglicans are doing so.

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quote:
Originally posted by IngoB:
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Originally posted by Ronald Binge:
Given the simplicity of his presentation, I would say S. Francis of Assisi.

Actually, since he is a Jesuit I would say that St Francis Xavier (co-founder of the Society of Jesus) is as likely. In fact, given that St Francis Xavier was a famous missionary, I think the name choice very cleverly point to both saints.
Yes, that entirely makes sense.

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quote:
Originally posted by IngoB:
quote:
Originally posted by Ronald Binge:
Given the simplicity of his presentation, I would say S. Francis of Assisi.

Actually, since he is a Jesuit I would say that St Francis Xavier (co-founder of the Society of Jesus) is as likely. In fact, given that St Francis Xavier was a famous missionary, I think the name choice very cleverly point to both saints.
I guess it does point very cleverly to both saints--except surely a bit more towards St Francis of A, as don't you usually pick Xavier or Javier when calling someone after St Francis Xavier?

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Does it say anything that he was chosen so quickly?

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quote:
Originally posted by Rosa Winkel:
I don't agree with everything he has said and done, but he seems nice and I like the name he has chosen.

Just prayed for him at EP. I know other Anglicans are doing so.

As a gay person (and an Anglican), I didn't expect much nor did I receive it, but I too prayed for him in his new ministry.

I reserve the right to say "Lighten up Francis" when he speaks though.

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Monseigneur Strange predicted this last night - including the name I think (according to BBC news) I wonder if the conclave leaked.

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I hope his days are long and healthy, and that he brings peace and healing to the church. And that he revokes the filioque of course.

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Well, you never know your luck !

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Originally posted by Doublethink:
Monseigneur Strange predicted this last night - including the name I think (according to BBC news) I wonder if the conclave leaked.

Not sure how it could have been leaked. They went through three more voting rounds today. It was probably just a pretty shrewd guess based on knowing the personalities as he did.
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quote:
Originally posted by Sober Preacher's Kid:
Una Papa ab ultra leuia!

Translation, please? [Confused]

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Originally posted by Autenrieth Road:
Does it say anything that he was chosen so quickly?

Rumour here is that he received a lot of votes at the previous conclave, so he started as a known papabile.

Seems to me that the feeling of hope that so many share when a new man takes office points to a deep dissatisfaction with how things are.

And the hope is somehow never entirely fulfilled; by the time of the next election, the service (I refuse to say reign) of Pope Francis will have become the unsatisfactory norm and we'll all be hopeful about the next guy...

Or am I too cynical ?

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Congrats to my Catholic brothers and sisters on your new Pope! [Smile]

This evangelical chickie finds the whole thing quite fascinating.

The first Francis! [Smile] A South American! [Smile] . A man who lived in a small flat in Buenos Ares and who spoke up for the poor. A man who, like the saint whose name he has taken on and the Jewish rabbi all Christians worship, seems to value gospel simplicity. May it be so. He seemed awed at first, when he appeared on the balcony, then very warm and personable. [Smile]

My first impressions are very favourable. [Smile] .

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quote:
Originally posted by Wesley J:
quote:
Originally posted by Sober Preacher's Kid:
Una Papa ab ultra leuia!

Translation, please? [Confused]
I missed this on my first read-through distracted by my interest in the news, but yes. Translation please. This is an English board.

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Sober Preacher's Kid

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Originally posted by Sober Preacher's Kid:
Una Papa ab ultra leuia!

*A Pope from across the Seas!

A Non-Italian Pope is referred to as "Una Papa Ultramonta", "A Pope from beyond the Mountains (Alps)."

A little different in this case.

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Originally posted by Cara:
I guess it does point very cleverly to both saints--except surely a bit more towards St Francis of A, as don't you usually pick Xavier or Javier when calling someone after St Francis Xavier?

Well, let's not forget that there's also St Francis Borgia, who among Jesuits is usually considered their second founder (as their arguably most successful General, who nevertheless was considered a humble saint even in his lifetime).

So I'm thinking that St Francis is already the intersection of two famous Jesuits, before we start considering the Franciscan St Francis.

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What does his age mean? Is he considered transitional, like his predecessor was called?

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