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Pope Francis Named Time Person Of 2013
The 21st century has proven interesting when it comes to Time's choices for person of the year: George Dubya, twice, Barack Obama, twice, Vladimir Putin, Ben Bernanke, and of course, Mark Zuckerberg. And now, moments ago, the Time person of the year 2013 has been revealed: the winner - Pope Francis, best known recently for bashing materialists and those who cry over a 2 point drop in stocks everywhere. Sorry Miley Cyrus - more twerking will be required in 2014 to make up for this epic loss.
Time has named Pope Francis its person of the year.
Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina is known as a humble man, a capable administrator and -- as expected of a new Pope -- a man of great faith.
He is also a man of many firsts: the first non-European Pope in the modern era; the first pontiff from South America; and the first Jesuit to be elected head of the Roman Catholic Church.
In his first public act, the new Pope broke with tradition by asking the estimated 150,000 people packed into St. Peter's Square to pray for him, rather than bless the crowd first.
Francis, 76, was born in Buenos Aires on December 17, 1936. The son of an Italian immigrant, he trained as a chemist before deciding to become a priest.
He was ordained by the Jesuits in 1969 and became co-archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1997, then sole archbishop of that city one year later. He was made a cardinal in 2001 and was president of the Argentine bishops conference from 2005 to 2011.
As cardinal, Francis clashed with the government of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner over his opposition to gay marriage and free distribution of contraceptives.
He was runner-up in the 2005 papal conclave, behind then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, according to a profile by CNN Vatican analyst John Allen published by the National Catholic Reporter.
The new Pope brings together the first and the developing worlds, Allen writes. Besides his Italian roots, Francis studied theology in Germany.
His career coincided with the so-called Dirty War in Argentina, which lasted from 1976 to 1983. It is estimated that as many as 30,000 people were killed or disappeared during the country's military dictatorship.
The church was seen by some as not having done enough in that period. In particular, Francis was accused in a complaint filed three days before the 2005 conclave of complicity in the 1976 kidnapping of two liberal Jesuit priests, Allen writes. Francis reportedly denied the charge.
He is known for his simplicity and has a reputation of being a voice for the poor.
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The only thing I see is a wolf in sheeps clothing
As long as it ain't no one of'em Kardashians or Twerking cunts ;-)
Looney
I thought to be jellen for Yellon as the man of the year.
FIrst he was the black pope....then he was the white pope.....first time ever I might add.
Then he's the Time's man of the year.....should get his Nobel prize next week.
Not many people understand this. Then again, not many people understand anything.
Always nice to be on a list with most of the worst war criminals and oligarchs of the 20th century
Roosevelt
Hitler
Stalin (twice)
Chiang Kia-shek
LBJ (twice - as bad stalin in my book)
Kissenger
Nixon
Ayatolla Khomeini
Ted Turner
Person of the Year...same as Socialist of the Year or Thug of the Year...like I give a flying fornication anyway!
They wanted to go with Snowden, but the Time editors realized that would land them on some "lists" so they went with a safer choice.
Snowjob isn't real. He's just a face for the edicts that come out of the MIC. He states that all US citizens are under surveillance 24/7 - and nothing happens. Not to him, not to the corrupt criminals we call politicians, not to the people in the military who are sworn to prevent this shit and protect our rights ... no one.
Anyone who thinks Snowjob is real is dreaming. He's just a mouthpiece who will continue to dribble the latest oppression rules when convenient for TPTB.
Francis is an absolute trainwreck of a Pope, a crypto-Marxist and closet moral relativist. In other words, exactly the kind of Pope that Time magazine has been looking for.
Pope (San) Francis(co) said "who am I to judge" (homosexuals)? He told the International youth convention to go back to their diocese and "make a mess".
It's a nod to the homos and feminists lurking in the churches to act out and act up, and act up they are beginning to do.
http://henrymakow.com/2013/09/the-final-implosion-of-the-cat.html
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http://henrymakow.com/jewish_peril.html
douple post...im baked.
+1 Buckaroo. I was hoping for much better, He turned out to be in lock step with south american Liberation Theology. Of course the progressive Times love him.
if you ever wanted a defining event for the MSM being completely irrelevant and controlled - it is this Time Cover - the only person who changed everything this year is ...Snowden - no one else!
> ... the only person who changed everything this year is ...Snowden ...
[emphasis mine]
What did he change?
nope, Pope Francis was never Superior General of the Company of Jesus, aka "the Black Pope"
I believe he meant that it was the first time ever a Jesuit was elected to the papacy.
Seems like the latent evil pulling the strings in this plane is boldy revealing itself; not a good thing.
You may be joking but the rumor is that the Nobel committee is looking at him for the prize. I wonder if he can do for spirituality what Obama did for Hope and Change.
Quasimodo, crawl back under your rock.
The real man of the year is the unknown homeless man, found in a snow drift. Viet Nam Veteran, hero in battle fighting for his country and then abandoned like a dirty dish rag.
The tragedy deepens when you consider that he believed he was "fighting for his country", when in reality, he was more likely securing trade routes - physically and politically - of illicit goods for the CIA.
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Zero Hedge Person of the Year 2013
is this one of the TIME magazine covers which have a cover for the "rest of the world" and a different one for the US?
So lame. The real person of the year is Edward Snowden.
i think this will be the first comment on zerohedge with 1000 up votes and zero down votes
Let us hope.
However, there will always be an asshole. I hope I am wrong.
and by getting down voted someone ironically proved your point
trolls....camp....here
As long as they send them my direction. It would be nice to see an awesome post with no negatives for a change. Snowden is not a Saint...but he has balls...well maybe not for long.
double-agent?
Time Magazine ranked Snowden second. They couldn't have a hero trump the religious scam, could they?
War = Washington DC + obelisk
Money Creation = Inner City of London + obelisk
Religion = Vatican + obelisk
I keep expecting a new, larger obelisk to appear in Beijing or Shanghai as notification that one of these headquarters has been relocated.
Obama shook the hand of Castro
But Time just shook Obama's c_ck.
What a bunch of cowards.
Yeah, obelisks are creepy.
Ancient occult shit is ruling this planet by people who think its their divine right to rule over us.
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They think they are gods...born of special blood lineage passed down from way back when from generation to generation within the family (tree). Blue bloods.
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The clues are out their, you just need to pay attention and then they start to stick out like a sore thumb.
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They follow and symbolize through sacred geometry, numerology and astrology.
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Aside from the Oblesisks all over the world. Even the main police station in Downtown Toronto has an occult sculpture of a child wheeling an Obelisk is a toy wagon and someone constructing an unfinished pyramid = what the fuck does that have to do with the Police Services? Until you start to research and begin
http://www.boldts.net/TorBc.shtml
to fall
down,
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the rabbit hole...
Ding-ding-ding!
I'm a "popist" and I agree with you. problem is, for an important part of the world Snowden is a traitor. and his "potential" after his exploit is now sadly spent, except if he accepts to speak before the EU parliament and angles for some political career in europe - another can of worms he might wisely want to avoid
meanwhile Pope Francis has some chance in steering the biggest organized church of the world in some hopefully wise direction. we'll see
He's a socialist - what direction are you hoping for?
Francis? a socialist? oh, only seen through the (imho distorted) lens of American "politology". you know, the kind where you discuss and after a while you get the answer: "you europeans, africans and asians have a thing with -isms, for me it's all the same"
yes, the Catholic Church embraces the poor and the downtrodden. and reminds everybody what Jesus said about rich & poor. blame the Sermon of the Mount and his author
The pope dude really needs to get his own house in order and I mean world wide not just in Vatican City.
Pope thinks he's Vicar of Christ. Bible says "you can't do that". Pope's a fraud. Nuff' said.
So do you disagree with applying the socialist label to him or not?
I was raised catholic and spent 8 years in jesuit schools. The whole organization is socialist by anybody's definition, which is all well and good when they mind their own business and act charitably and all that, but when this old bag gets up on stage as a world leader (both religious and sovereign) and pitches socialism to the masses he becomes a part of the problem.
Ghordius, the Vatican is loaded in wealth and even has its own bank for money laundering. Much of the wealth is managed by the Rothschilds in ventures that oppress. The Vatican is in possession of much of man's history and knowledge and have for millennia, kept these from the general population as a means of control. Furthermore, they push the big scam known as religion, the one developed by Constantine as a mix of Jesus' teachings, Mithra, Zoro-astrianism, as well as the heap of other myths popular at the time.
The fact that you don't know any of this speaks to the level of success the Vatican has had in suppressing the truth.
Largest landholder in the world outside of government.
Time to pay taxes bitchez
Sam, since you know so much about the Vatican, why do you bring in the Rothschilds? yes, they banked for the pope. no, the whole thing did not last long
look, I'm not in the business of debunking waspish truthiness, so I'll leave it by that and congratulate you on your very interesting and thoughtful take on Christianity's heritage from Emperor Constantine. did you know that he had a small portable shrine where a figurine of Jesus was next to one of Mithra? or that Christmas is actually derived from the most important feast in Mithra's calendar?
I'm impressed, you do know some real history... The solstice is cornerstone of the earliest religions as man has been watching the stars for a very, very long time. The friction of the atmosphere keeps most of the gods at bay, but every now and then, one gets through or at least comes close enough to create an upheaval.
Wasp, huh? Catholics vs Protestants? The same old Crown vs the Vatican? They are on the same team these days, the triangle team.
I strongly doubt we even share the same definition for socialist, Gene
for me there is, for example, a big difference between wanting to alleviate the suffering of the poor and wanting to eradicate poverty
You're arguing about degrees of socialism, I'm rejecting the notion that any government has the right or authority to take from one man at gunpoint and give to another as it sees fit.
Jesus said give to the poor, not take from the rich
World of difference my friend.
If a poor person robs me? is that giving to the poor. does god give me brownie points if a poor person robs me?
no, only if you GIVE your money away. at least the recipient will look you in the eye and say thanks.
getting fucken taxed to the shithouse is not a saintly deed....and being told you are taxed coz others are entitled to it.
fuck...that...shit
i love brownies.
I use to love brownines too....until I got kicked out of Boy Scouts for eating one....(underage)
> yes, the Catholic Church embraces the poor and the downtrodden
Yes, certain members of the Catholic Church embrace the poor and the downtrodden children. Tax & rape, just like the government!
And let's not forget their support for various globalist schemes.
He's a frikkin' COMMUNIST!
Probably he was endorsed by some Nobel Prize winners?
I suppose we should be grateful that he's at least not a former Nazi.
Yep. Edward certainly is the man of the year, perhaps of this century as we continue down this dark road to blanket surveillance and the emergence of the global blackmailing, industrial espionage committing criminals with their fingers in every pie, and everyone's privates.
(I can't blame anyone for taking a dim view of Catholics, but even though I'm not a particularly good one - the Dogma among other things trouble me - I am catholic and have high hopes for our pope. The Jesuits are known for their academic excellence, bravery, and evangelism - three essential ingredients to tackle the problems of the organisation and the future). Maybe organised religions have had their day, they certainly have a tendency to cause more grief than solutions, but as long as the central messages of love and forgiveness are held high, I think it's worth having a meeting place for like-minded individuals to share the burdens of life.
Very refreshing to see a post like this. Reminds me of what discussion can be like.
Thank you!
pods
> The real person of the year is Edward Snowden.
Nonsense. What did he do? He merely stated what every thinking person already knew.
What has changed as a result?
Nothing.
funny he doesn't look jewish.
He's Jezuit.....or Jesuit.....however you want to spell it.
go ahead and spell it. inside the Catholic Church the nickname for the members of the Company of Jesus is: "God's Soldiers"
We have skull and bones over here.
Bush and Kerry are among the top guys in that outfit.
They get that name for the proselytizing aspect of their mission. Just a bunch of pseudo intellectuals selling the same story.
A socialist or communist will always make Times cover
I guess that this gives even more credibility to the rumors of the Vatican’s Bank involvement with the Anglo-American Banking Cartel.
I still find it strange that the last Pope “resigned” just a few months after a scandal that involved the same Vatican’s bank. Popes never resign.
"Popes never resign" - is a tad exxagerated. the last one did it seven hundred years ago. but do bring some beef with your rumours, please
That's not why Benedictus stepped down. Read his press release. His health is failing him.
AIDS ?
And press releases always contain the whole truth...
Unprotected butt sex with other men will do that to you.
how come the title on the cover dosent say the last pope
WTF, Winston Churchill was the man of the half-century back in 1949? Joseph Stalin 1942?
Where is Hitler? And what about the devil himself?
Pope Francis should be ashamed.
if memory does not fail me Hitler did indeed make it on TIME's magazine's cover. meanwhile according to theology the devil is not a person, but a (fallen) angel, so I'm not sure he qualifies
Fuck TimeRag.
Ed Snowden, man of the year.
i just love tha horn from M on his head
There are no accidents on the world stage.
Brillant observation!
Agreed. I missed that spot. That will get some attention in the conspiracy pages.
My hunch is this will be a full blown conspiracy spin by the end of the week...or day.
here, more devil's horns:
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=devil%27s+horns+on+Time+magazine+cover&FORM=HDRSC2
True...lots of examples. However, this wiil get more attention due to the subject matter. Oblviously, leading to more sales and attention at Time.
Snowden is far and away the 2013 Person of the Year. What has the pope been up to?
I just like how Assad beat Ted Cruz...
silver crosses bitchez!!!!!
The washing of the feet rubs me the wrong way.
The reason it is not Snowden... Is the IRS, DOJ and NSA would have ruthlessly persecuted everyone connected with Time. Just Saying!
If Adolf Hitler can make Time's Man of the Year.......in 1938.....then I guess anyone can. Fuck Time...oh and the Nobel Committee for that matter too.
TIME?
As always, horned hand behind his head.
Nice Iluminati job.
They're not even being sneaky about it anymore.
History repeats. Another infallible chimp wearing clothing assumes the robes make him omniscient. As Lord Acton in 1887 wrote about the Pope declaring himself infallible in doctrine, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority, still more when you superadd the tendency or the certainty of corruption by authority. There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it."
here is my pope and man of the year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO8x8eoU3L4
Time? I thought the only stores still carrying magazines are gun shops.
The President sucks too.
The Man Of The Year is right up there with the Nobel Peace Prize for being just another attempt to scam the great unwashed.
Who cares what contrived delusional bullshit the nameless, faceless, criminally personality-free MSM scum behind propaganda outlet Time are slinging? Ever? Thats Wasted Time.
Anyone see a pattern here???
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Catholicism.
Repression, Execution, Lies, Murder, Inquisition, Theft, Sex with children.
Has been making Hitler look good for 2000 years.
yep, The pope gets my vote
AMEN!
Islam.
Repression, Execution, Lies, Murder, Inquisition, Theft, Sex with children.
Has been making Hitler look good for 1400 years.
The RCC was behind Hitler. Hitler was a good Catholic. The Jesuits also started Islam.
http://alamoministries.com/content/english/Antichrist/nazigallery/
fiftybagger has his ground when saying that... just read all over below!
search "Alberto Rivera Former Jesuit priest"
Try this one too: "Dr. Alberto Rivera" Ex Jesuit Father Fr. Priest - http://bit.ly/WBBUWO
Talking about this RCC & Islam relationship, just read ALBERTO RIVERA's revelation on "How the Vatican created Islam": http://scr.bi/dEbmgh ...as a starter
Another fascinating read too - THE GODFATHERS: http://bit.ly/hsbNwK
We are all really living in a "fascinating" world (or, should i say, a pathetic and scarying world?) The bright side is life has endgame for all with no exception :D
If you can't trust a guy with a rice bowl on his head, who can you trust? got my thumbs up on this one.
MOAR QE.
Pope Francis, Snowden of the Year!
you see they are all vampyre.
all demonic
all child rapists.
that is how you join the masonic club.
look at the revision on mandela.
the guy was a thug look at his country.
this old papal man is another smiling gentle looking fuck.
he is a jesuit zionist tool with childs blood on his hands.
feel free to neg you saturnic cern scum.
5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. 6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
Jesus Christ
Matthew 18 KJB
Snowden is the obvious choice, but he ran while Manning stayed put and willingly faced the UCMJ.
As a young pastir, I once had a revelation that put me at odds with the official theology of my church. So I set out to reform the church. In the midst of my frustration that the church seemed unwiling to reform itself, an old Mennonite told me, " No churchj in the history of the world has ever reformed itself. If you want to preach your revelation without persecution, you'll have to start a new church."
Well, guess what? The old Mennonite was right. No church in the world has ever changed theior doctrine and become a new, reformed church.
Of course truth is in the eye of the beholder, and there is no accounting for the absurdity of evreyone's faith.
But next year its Yellen, person of the year and saviour of the world
what a fucking joke that Snowden wasn't recognized. But really, who cares? Time is run by a bunch of elitist soclialists that are a bunch of prentenders.
Re: Pope Francis. As a Catholic I see him doing some good things for the poor, etc. But he will in the end, bring down the whole chruch. Marxists always have a way of destroying whatever they touch, all in the name of social justice.
My father laugh at tha fact that this Pope looks a lot like Stan Laurel...anyway, I've read somewhere that Time Magazine has this thing where they write Time behind the head of those they respect and put it right on the forehead of those they want to slander...needless to say, Berlusconi had TIME all over his face.
Who gives a fuck who the Time person of the year is when a rigged US media...... and is that a gold necklace he is wearing?
Snowden was another Time headfake, like that time they were teasing Bin Laden as POTY.
Communist child molester.
20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
Revelation 19 KJB
Fuck the pope and his silly hats too...
Long live Snowden!
Also, who the fuck reads time!?!
Somehow, I doubt the new pope is really as world-shatteringly different as they would have us believe. Why would the church with all its interests and the bishops with all their axes to grind go against their personal and organizational interests by selecting a guy who might actually start reforming things? I doubt he's going to do really change as much as people think. I might be wrong, but how hard is it to seize the moral highground of the poor? It isn't like anyone could argue AGAINST the poor without looking like a monster.
Francis is going to figure out the real face of the beast once Obama and his HHS minions close down all those Catholic hospitals for not embrancing infanticide. Then he can hang out with the poor all he wants.
Anyone and anything that distracts from the monster state, whether Francis, Cyrus, or Ryan, is an enemy of free people.
Nice guy to place in the store window while neo-realism keeps the well-fed crony feudal fascists in bed with the carabinieri, enjoying their landscapes while the streets are ruled by the darker pools of quick cash operators.
Next year's Man of the Year "Ron Paul" - title "He was right - as usual" (yeah - I know - by the time the PTB begin to realize this they'll all be hanging from lampposts).
I was Times Man of the Year in 2006.