So, whats up with the Pope then?

[VectraMan]

Isn't that like saying that if he's God's representative he should be immune to sickness which might impair his abilities? Couldn't it very easily be argued that getting to ill to carry out the duties IS "God firing you"?

Good point. But then all previous popes (at least recently) have been "fired" by God killing them. Has God gone soft?

As pope he's meant to be infalible, or so the billion or so catholics believe. I'm not sure how that works if he is suffering from dementia. What if one day he believes he's a banana? Then a billion people also have to believe the pope is a banana.

[ctdctd]

More to the point, what's the day rate, do you need SC clearance, and is Dodgy Agent on the preferred agents list?

[Bunk]

More to the point, what's the day rate, do you need SC clearance, and is Dodgy Agent on the preferred agents list?

Isn't it a pretty bad IR35 fail? I don't think you can provide a substitute, the direction and control from him upstairs is terrible and I reckon you've got mutuality of obligation there too. I'm out.

[SimonMac]

I wonder what would happen if they got a Bob in to replace him?

Much Holiness, Plenty redemptionful?

[SimonMac]

Stole from Twitter

The Pope has proved his credentials as a good Catholic - by pulling out before finishing the job.

[d000hg]

Good point. But then all previous popes (at least recently) have been "fired" by God killing them. Has God gone soft?

Maybe the whole concept of it being a job until death was the mistake in the first place.

As pope he's meant to be infalible, or so the billion or so catholics believe. I'm not sure how that works if he is suffering from dementia. What if one day he believes he's a banana? Then a billion people also have to believe the pope is a banana.

Just one of the reasons why papal infallibility is a foolish concept IMO.

[Mich the Tester]

Good point. But then all previous popes (at least recently) have been "fired" by God killing them. Has God gone soft?

As pope he's meant to be infalible, or so the billion or so catholics believe. I'm not sure how that works if he is suffering from dementia. What if one day he believes he's a banana? Then a billion people also have to believe the pope is a banana.

[barrydidit]

He's probably jumping before he's exposed as the kingpin of a horse smuggling operation. All those headless ponies the mafia have finished with must end up somewhere....

[cojak]

Speckulashun started when he turned 85 last April

Edit: It started before that:

Yep, he's proably just tired.

Very tired. It's a busy old job being Pope, he probably wanted to back to musing to Big G on a more one-to-one level than have to bother with stuff that didn't really interest him, like homosexuality or marriage within the Church, or HIV. Y'know, stuff like that...

[petergriffin]

He must have been pi$$ed off with Carly Rae Jepsen fan's comment on his twitter page: