Pope Francis has Died

[Butler1000]

Christianity: Approximately 2.6 billion adherents, accounting for about 31.7% of the global population.

Islam: Approximately 2.04 billion adherents, representing over 25% of the global population.

Catholics: Approximately 1.39 billion adherents.

You do realize the various other sects are primarily a REJECTION of the Catholic version don't you?

However in the interests of clarity I will add there are about 1.7 billion Sunni Muslims. Making it still the largest in the world.

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

Did you ever visit the ER? The waiting time for the one visit
of my elderly father with me was longer than 6 hours.

Well if you are that sick that you need an immediate appointment you'd have to visit the ER.

 

[oil&gas]

Well if you are that sick that you need an immediate appointment you'd have to visit the ER.

Not all appointments with one's family doctor requires an immediate
appointment. That doesn't mean unnecessary dealy of booking an
appointment is of no to little consequence.
It could be frustrating if you were hit by certain ailment
on Thursday/Friday which you want your family doctor to examine but
was unable to book an appointment until Monday or Tuesday because
the day Jesus was crucified and the day he rose from death warranted
designation of a long weekend for commemoration.

If you are healthy and in your youth you may not appreciate this. As
one gets old he is more likely to become more actively managed
by his family doctor. Often visits to a family doctor do not deal with
emergencies. An elderly would not likely go to visit ER because he wanted
the doctor to examine an recurring ailment that might require arrangement
for a MRI. More importantly it is sometimes up to the family doctor to
decide the patient is a case for the ER. A patient for instance may
feel a minor discomfort around the upper right side of the abdomen
which the doctor figures out to be a sign of imminent gall bladder attack.
In such case the patient will be sent to ER immediately.

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

Not all appointments with one's family doctor requires an immediate
appointment. That doesn't mean unnecessary dealy of booking an
appointment is of no to little consequence.
It could be frustrating if you were hit by certain ailment
on Thursday/Friday which you want your family doctor to examine but
was unable to book an appointment until Monday or Tuesday because
the day Jesus was crucified and the day he rose from death warranted
designation of a long weekend for commemoration.

If you are healthy and in your youth you may not appreciate this. As
one gets old he is more likely to become more actively managed
by his family doctor. Often visits to a family doctor do not deal with
emergencies. An elderly would not likely go to visit ER because he wanted
the doctor to examine an recurring ailment that might require arrangement
for a MRI. More importantly it is sometimes up to the family doctor to
decide the patient is a case for the ER. A patient for instance may
feel a minor discomfort around the upper right side of the abdomen
which the doctor figures out to be a sign of imminent gall bladder attack.
In such case the patient will be sent to ER immediately.

Family doctors they are often times not able to accommodate you on a few days notice anyway.
It is either urgent or it isn't.
If it is urgent then your choices are walk in clinics, ER or urgent care.
Another option is services like Rocket Doctor, which I have used once during the Christmas holidays.
If it isn't urgent you wait.
Either way the holiday isn't preventing you from seeking treatment.

 

[Leimonis]

Catholics: Approximately 1.39 billion adherents.

You do realize the various other sects are primarily a REJECTION of the Catholic version don't you?

However in the interests of clarity I will add there are about 1.7 billion Sunni Muslims. Making it still the largest in the world.

Right, Lilliput insists on cracking eggs at the small end, while Blefuscu prefers the big end

 

[Butler1000]

Right, Lilliput insists on cracking eggs at the small end, while Blefuscu prefers the big end

Pretty much. Of course the Anglicans came about because the King wanted to divorce at whim. And the others to get rid of the all the pompery and get back to basics.

As for the Islamic split it's even more convoluted. A Muslum friend explained it to me once but without the context of a deeper understanding of the Koran it's difficult. It's pretty much a fight over who is the direct line of the Phophet.

 

[Frankfooter]

Family doctors they are often times not able to accommodate you on a few days notice anyway.
It is either urgent or it isn't.
If it is urgent then your choices are walk in clinics, ER or urgent care.
Another option is services like Rocket Doctor, which I have used once during the Christmas holidays.
If it isn't urgent you wait.
Either way the holiday isn't preventing you from seeking treatment.

Its by design.

Ontario has millions without family doctors, most walk in clinics have been closed and now the only other option than ER is private care.
Which is Doug Ford's goal.

Privatize health care

 

[Leimonis]

Pretty much. Of course the Anglicans came about because the King wanted to divorce at whim. And the others to get rid of the all the pompery and get back to basics.

As for the Islamic split it's even more convoluted. A Muslum friend explained it to me once but without the context of a deeper understanding of the Koran it's difficult. It's pretty much a fight over who is the direct line of the Phophet.

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[Big Rig]

there is no spiritual being that annoints these individuals...like I said...whoever gets the most votes...they have several factions within the Vatican too.

You continue to miss my point

To decide which faction to vote for, the Cardinals claim, and believe, they are guided by the Holy Spirit, or Christ who is God and the son of God at the same time

So, how do they, real or imaginarily , receive that sign? .

You seem to claim they do not even seek such a sign and are absolute liars to the faithful that God can show you the correct path through prayer

I believe that they believe in holy intervention and spend most of their time praying and reading scripture and a small percent of their time discussing politics

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

You continue to miss my point

That's his specialty and area of expertise. lmfao.

 

[Insidious Von]

Oh no, Uzbeks drink my battery acid and Jody Vance killed the Pope.

 

[Insidious Von]

Doesn't it look like Papa Francesco would have given The King of Kings a Brock Lesnar suplex if he got any closer?

 

[richaceg]

You continue to miss my point

To decide which faction to vote for, the Cardinals claim, and believe, they are guided by the Holy Spirit, or Christ who is God and the son of God at the same time

So, how do they, real or imaginarily , receive that sign? .

You seem to claim they do not even seek such a sign and are absolute liars to the faithful that God can show you the correct path through prayer

I believe that they believe in holy intervention and spend most of their time praying and reading scripture and a small percent of their time discussing politics

Here's a thought for you...they don't receive signs period. They may choose who becomes pope eventually believing a certain individual will represent the papal state best. Sure they pray, but prayers do what? It does give reassurance that the decision made is the right one. They probably spend their time mulling over who will be next in line, follow guidelines on how to choose the best candidate.

 

[onomatopoeia]

Oh no, Uzbeks drink my battery acid and Jody Vance killed the Pope.

Jody Vance has an air-tight alibi. She was hosting Breakfast Television in Vancouver when Francis gave up the ghost.

 

[Pilgrimesque]

To be clear , Pope Francis was 90 years old, cant walk, barely talk, dementia , no energy, cant dress himself but one of the worlds most influential men in charge of an extremely rich powerful corporation stays in power because God chose him as the 'Vicar of Christ' to "Feed my lambs . . . Take care of my sheep."

According to Catholic reasoning, Peter the Prince of the Apostles, was the first pope, and fulfills the words of Jesus calling Peter the rock upon which Jesus will build His church and the Pope is in direct line to Peter.
There is noithing biblical about that believe, indeed a lot of Cathoilic beliefs are made up by the Vatican "thinking" about it

What I wonder is the Cardinals say God directs them to chose the Pope but how does that go down?

They prayed , no doubt, then WTF did God do? Where they using a Ouija board? Why
is using a Ouija any stranger than the method of how they do chose the Pope which is what?

I guess that is a little secret

That's because Catholics do not follow Scripture. They do opposite of what the Bible states in the New Testament. The Papacy isn't even written or ever mentioned in the Bible. Also, there is no actual written on the actual birth and death of Jesus written in the Bible and yet, Christians celebrate Christmas and Easter believing December and April as the exact dates of Christ's birth and death. The last human being to witness Christ was the Apostle Paul and he later went on to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to various parts of the known world during that time which is quite fascinating if one reads the actual history.

I'm kind of surprised the Dalai Lama is still alive and the Buddhist's would view him as a pope like figure.

 

[Valcazar]

Largest Cult would be Islam by your definition......

I thought Christians still outnumbered Muslims.

 

[Frankfooter]

Doesn't it look like Papa Francesco would have given The King of Kings a Brock Lesnar suplex if he got any closer?

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The Adams Family visits the pope.

Looks like the pope was just bored to death.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1914241059883802726

 

[Vinson]

 

[onomatopoeia]

The last political official to meet with Pope Francis before his death was Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković.

 

[onomatopoeia]

I thought Christians still outnumbered Muslims.

Muslims outnumber Catholics.