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katinmn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-05 01:58 PM
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Have they hammered the pope with the silver hammer yet?
According to tradition, each time a pope dies the pop him on the head three times with a silver hammer while calling his name.
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Dookus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-05 01:59 PM
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1. maxwell edison
majoring in medicne....
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Burma Jones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-05 01:59 PM
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2. Does Maxwell wield said hammer?
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Democrat 4 Ever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-05 02:05 PM
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5. Priest reported earlier they no longer do the head bopping thing
with a hammer when a pope dies but they do call his name three times. Guess some traditions have outlived their usefulness. Said it was changed during this pope's tenure.

Doesn't that call into question how many popes in the past were just resting their eyes when they got zonked on the noggin? Now that would make anyone real leery of sneaking a cat nap and then!
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GalleryGod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-05 01:59 PM
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3. I Believe John XXIII did away with that ancient tradition.
:hi: FWIW
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katinmn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-05 02:02 PM
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4. Too bad. I like harmless traditions.
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mcscajun Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-05 02:13 PM
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6. They still call him three times by his baptismal name.
Edited on Fri Apr-01-05 02:13 PM by mcscajun
It's just with medical advances, they don't need to hammer him. :)

They still use that silver hammer to break his ring and seal, though.
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katinmn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-05 02:14 PM
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9. why do they break the ring and seal?
Do they give it to his successor?
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mcscajun Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-05 02:36 PM
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13. I haven't a clue. I do know they give a deceased Cardinal's ring to his
closest relatives, but for whatever reason, they destroy that of the Pope.

Perhaps someone more conversant with Catholic esoterica can illuminate us on this. I'm just a old collapsed Catholic. :)
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Hobarticus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-05 02:14 PM
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7. What was the origin of this tradition? Interesting...eom
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katinmn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-05 02:15 PM
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11. yes, it is. Glad we have some knowledgeable people commenting
I'm learning stuff here.
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CanuckAmok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-05 02:14 PM
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8. Was that to confirm they were actually dead?
Wow... Just wow.
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elperromagico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-05 02:15 PM
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10. Problem was, they did it in '78 before JP I had died.
Edited on Fri Apr-01-05 02:16 PM by elperromagico
Whoops...
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-05 02:16 PM
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12. if i had a hammer
i'd hammer in the morning
i'd hammer in the evening
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