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April 22, 2005
New Pope's Reaction To Ratzinger Fan Club
(Michelle Arnold)
Apparently the former Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, was once presented with a Ratzinger Fan Club t-shirt, enjoyed it, but claimed he couldn't keep it because he couldn't be his own fan:
"He was humble, outgoing and laughed at a T-shirt that read 'The Cardinal Ratzinger Fan Club.'"That's how Chris Haehnel, 15, of St. Charles, remembers his visit in Rome with the man who Tuesday became Pope Benedict XVI.
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"Chris, then a freshman at Duchesne High School in St. Charles, already had studied Ratzinger and papal politics. He said he liked Ratzinger's conservative stands on moral issues. He gave Ratzinger a T-shirt he bought from an online fan club.
"On the front, it read 'The Cardinal Ratzinger Fan Club. Putting the smackdown on heresy since 1981.' Ratzinger was head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and combating heresy was part of his job.
"Ratzinger laughed at the shirt, Chris said, but said he couldn't keep it because he couldn't be his own fan. When he flipped over the shirt to find a quote attributed to him -- 'Truth is not determined by a majority vote' -- he laughed again and said, 'That's true. That's true.' Chris still has the shirt."
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Earlier this week I ordered 3 coffee mugs from the Ratzinger fan club with the "putting the smackdown on heresy..." slogan!http://www.cafepress.com/ratzfanclub.3559924
Support the Holy Father! Get the gear!
Posted by: Devin Rose | Apr 22, 2005 3:53:59 PM
It would be great to have a video of that! It's up there with that pic of JP the Great making a face with his fingers over his eyes. I especially love the precise German logic; he can't be his own "fan."
I'm getting a stein and putting it to good use.
Posted by: J Wild | Apr 22, 2005 6:46:52 PM
Hey, we are now just waiting for payday to order our own "smackdown" gear in assorted sizes for the whole family!
Posted by: Tim J. | Apr 22, 2005 7:59:06 PM
Just heard on TV about a Catholic schoolgirl who thought the conclave had elected Cardinal "Rap-Singer" to be pope.
Come back, heretic!
Go with Benedict!
Posted by: Camilo | Apr 24, 2005 10:35:01 PM
I've got a t-shirt also. My sister has an acquantance whose brother is in the Vatican. She's going to try to get it autographed - I'm not holding my breath, but hey - it's worth a shot. And no - if it does get signe - it'll never be on ebay.
Posted by: cathy | Apr 25, 2005 8:47:50 AM
Yes, nice cups! However I prefer the following site to the official Ratzinger fan club, because it's commercial-free:
www.thepopesfanclub.com
Go in peace,
Tim
Posted by: Tim22 | Apr 27, 2005 8:28:17 AM
Yeh, I recon that the Ratzinger Fan club is great, I am going to get a t-shirt and wear it to the catholic school I go to.
Posted by: Patrick Doig | May 3, 2005 4:27:09 AM
It's actually www.ratzingerfanclub.com
Posted by: | Sep 11, 2005 12:50:17 AM
Earlier in this thread, Tim recommended the Web site www.thepopesfanclub.com. I just checked it out and, simply judging from its homepage, it seems like a very disrespectful site. The pictures on the homepage are quite insulting to our Holy Father.
Posted by: Christopher | Feb 2, 2006 4:00:34 PM
Earlier in this thread, Tim recommended the Web site www.thepopesfanclub.com. I just checked it out and, simply judging from its homepage, it seems like a very disrespectful site. The pictures on the homepage are quite insulting to our Holy Father.
Posted by: Christopher | Feb 2, 2006 4:00:36 PM
Earlier in this thread, Tim recommended the Web site www.thepopesfanclub.com. I just checked it out and, simply judging from its homepage, it seems like a very disrespectful site. The pictures on the homepage are quite insulting to our Holy Father.
Posted by: Christopher | Feb 2, 2006 4:00:57 PM
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