Ronnie T
Ol' Retired Mod
Good point. Do a blind vote, as they did for Justus, and Matthias. Leave it totally to chance (rather, totally to God for the choice).
Don't know if any of us have that sort of faith these days.
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I don't care who the new Pope is
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Good point. Do a blind vote, as they did for Justus, and Matthias. Leave it totally to chance (rather, totally to God for the choice).
Don't know if any of us have that sort of faith these days.
dawg2
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It is no different than saying the Bible (insert any version) is the inspired word of God.
It is no different than saying a preacher/elder/deacon/priest (insert denomination) is inspired by God.
It is no different than saying a true Christian is inspired by God.
Et cetera...
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bullethead
Of the hard cast variety
If inspired by all the same God the "vote" would always be unanimous.
rjcruiser
Senior Member
There's a reason that the last time lots were cast was in Acts 1 and it has nothing to do with faith.
You must care. You started a thread.
stringmusic
Senior Member
Amen to that; I care too because I will go back someday too, I just don't know when.
rjcruiser
Senior Member
Well...maybe the white smoke now coming out of the chimney will not only signal the fact of a new pope....but that this thread is done for as well. 
Uh...yeah. LOL
Figureheads are just "blowhards" that make a living off of their ego, are they not?
Folks literally pay them money to get smoke blown up their posterior sphincter...plain and simple. Who is the ho', and who is the john?
I know what you are alluding to, and let me just say that millions of "normal" church going Catholics are deeply disturbed by all those scandals not only because its their priests who did it, but they all indirectly funded their legal defense in last two decades against legitimate complaints. I hope that in future enough amends are made so disillusioned folks like me become at peace with catholic church.
You must care. You started a thread.
No I don't and no they didn't or was I supposed to yes they did ( I can't remember what we arguing about anymore).
Well...maybe the white smoke now coming out of the chimney will not only signal the fact of a new pope....but that this thread is done for as well.
not so soon
once we know who is elected then we can go back to fighting over who else could have been a better choice. 
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Artfuldodger
Senior Member
Is casting lots voting or more like a dice? Would the reason of not doing it anymore, the because of the dwelling of the Holy Spirit?
centerpin fan
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Artfuldodger
Senior Member
The only thing that threw me off was the voting. Now maybe they do use dice to cast their lot, then it would be divine intervention. A person becomes a Christrian without a committee.
dawg2
AWOL ADMINISTRATOR
Why would that throw you off? The Bible was a vote on inspired books. Many preachers are "voted" in for a church. A vote is a safe way of keeping personal prejudices from infiltrating a decision. Once that prejudice dictates a direction, more often than not the direction is more man (singular) inspired than God inspired.
Ronnie T
Ol' Retired Mod
There's a reason that the last time lots were cast was in Acts 1 and it has nothing to do with faith.
After thinking about it a moment, I agree.
Artfuldodger
Senior Member
Cleromancy is a form of divination using sortition, casting of lots, or casting bones or stones, in which an outcome is determined by means that normally would be considered random, such as the rolling of dice, but are sometimes believed to reveal the will of God, or other supernatural entities.
I would only consider voting the same as casting lots if one was to say every vote was 100% inspired by God. I would also consider it a strange way for God to intervene.
we have the first pope outside Europe in the modern world. I hope this is the change we all crave so much.
I know some folks are prejudiced against catholic church, some due to past historic divides, many due to all the current scandals. I just want to remind them the good stuff the church does for millions of folks everyday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QYeST_9FUg
I know some folks are prejudiced against catholic church, some due to past historic divides, many due to all the current scandals. I just want to remind them the good stuff the church does for millions of folks everyday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QYeST_9FUg
bullethead
Of the hard cast variety
Hopefully he picks the name Peter.
