# New Pope

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-pope/173766
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [April 19, 2005, 10:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-pope/173766 "2005-04-19T10:30:52Z")
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### Author: ![scottiemac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@scottiemac](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/scottiemac)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2005, 10:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-pope/173766/1 "2005-04-19T10:30:52Z")

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There’s now a new pope, German Joseph Ratzinger aka Pope Benedict XVI. But why did they elect someone who is almost as old as the last one? He’s 78 years old.

[http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/19/pope.tuesday/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/19/pope.tuesday/index.html)

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### Author: ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2005, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-pope/173766/2 "2005-04-19T10:31:48Z")

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cause they are dumb. and most SUPER SUPER religious people are close to death anyway