Does anybody else dislike the current Pope?

I just think he looks a tad bit creepy lol

All i will say is, there was something about John Paul II that just automatically made him more likeable, he was very loved by many- that is the difference i see in the two...

*I know this might be alittle weird, but i consider myself Catholic to a certain extent, i don't fully agree w/ all the beliefs of the church.

I'm very open to all types of people & other religions out there as well.

Yes, and I am so sorry that John Paul II could not accomplish that dialogs he started with other religions.He started to fight that machinery too late and being too old. I am the catholic in evidence and partly in heart - not in brain that much. The real catholics - those who I admire are dying out /the same as real muslims etc... good people/. This pope is the one that I somehow dislike. I expect him to be strict in this world - this is OK, but I also want him to be strict to the pedophile priests and be strictly logical about the celibacy for example. Otherwise I cant take him seriously. He looks being orthodox - mason ?- who cares, for me orthodoxy means to be stuck in rut and that's why dangerous or useless.

John Paul II endorsed Benedict long before his death. Keep in mind JP II was also a conservative that was slowly taking apart the Vatican II reforms.

He is someone who I deeply love, respect and obey. He is the Human Head of my faith and successor of St.Peter and it is about time someone started standing for the Church instead of changing the Church to comply with modern times. Faith doesn't change, if it does it is false.

Pope John Paul II I deeply loved as well, I am glad Pope Benedict XVI is bringing back some of the Sacred Traditions lost to Vatican II like the Tridentine Mass. I truly feel this Man is great and holy and I for one stand behind the Holy Father, that is what Christ asked us to do before He ascended into Heaven, and regardless of who is the Pope I will always obey my Lord and Savior and follow the one He through His Holy Ghost placed as Head of His Church.

All honor and glory to Jesus Christ our Redeemer, by His Holy Cross He has redeemed the world!

Pray the Rosary and receive the Sacraments for the Glory of God in the Highest!

well your not alone i was surprised his ***** self showed his face this far south during election time somthin mighta happened to it the nigra is a god damn commy and round the parts that i come from we are all american how do you think we feel? we have to be governed by this muslim unamerican piece of garbage hell the muslims are our enemies we didnt elect a chink to be president while vietnam was goin on or a jap while world war 2 was goin on sounds a little racist? well im not racist at all im patriotic i just wanna know why im an american living in my country and poor as hell and can't get a job while some towel head darkie can be the president of these united states whats up with that huh? i think the founding fathers would be very disappointed if they could see what their country has become

I'm Catholic, although I don't really practice. Anyway, Benedict creeps me out, he looks scary! I agree that he is way too conservative. I understand that Catholicism is very conservative, but times change and some things just aren't very realistic. I liked John Paul so much better.

But then you didn't like the Pope at all. Because he really loved the current Pope. Look it up !! I am not kidding !! He wanted to be suceeded by him !!!!

But what you don't understand is what a Pope is. And I won't explain, because you wouldn't accept it. But your idea that he should never contradict you personally is very un-Christian. In fact Jesus contradicted St Peter. This is all true and you can find it in the Bible. But I'm not going to tax your credulity. Many of your readers know I'm dead on.

Benedict XVI creeps me out. I'm Episcopalian by the way. The Catholic Church is stuck in the 1300s. Even most American Catholics don't follow all of their teachings. I'm sure quite a bit of them use contraception.

I don't dislike him. I don't know much about him. He is not as charming as the previous Pope. He also added an Easter prayer to pray for the conversion of Jews. I didn't like that but then I am Jewish so I guess its not up to me to judge Catholic prayer.

It will be interesting to see Catholic responses to this.

The Pope doesn't like me, I don't care. Islam doesn't like me, I don't care.

Darla S doesn't like me, I really don't give a fig.

And some Christians have been more outspoken than her.

Dislike him? Not quite, but I had a notch or two more respect for the previous one.

Now ask me about the Archbishop of Canterbury.