So the popes dead....oh and I'll probably be punished from on high for this post

So the popes dead. It's true. The head-hauncho of that brood of vipers that is the catholic bureaucracy has finally kicked the proverbial bucket, ate his last juice and crackers, or my personal favorite......pulled a Terri Schiavo. All I want to know now is are they going to be auctioning the pope mobile? Or that way kick ass hat?? I could really use a cool hat like that.

According to tradition, the death of the pope is signalled by the slamming of the giant brass door on Saint Peter's Basilica. According to the daily practices of the church however, the door is always closed at sunset. I bet that if the pope had died in the middle of the night, his flunkies would have had no idea what to do.

I wonder what his last words were? I bet it went something like this: "Baahhhh, shhpllltt, gah ::cough::"

So now, in accordance with catholic law, cardinals from across the world will lock themselves within the walls of the Sistine Chapel no sooner than 15 but no more than 20 days after the pope's demise to elect the next pope. I think that its really wierd that one of the most powerful men in the world is going to be chosen by a bunch of birds. But, I suppose that it is better than being chosen by a bunch of creepy child touchers.

Man....looking back over this, I'm almost wary of posting it. Almost.......