Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Popecasting

On my way to a meeting yesterday, an eager reporter shoved a microphone in my face. Here’s the transcript:

Pope Joe:
“Chill out, I’m not Jesus.”

Reporter:
“Yes, but you do speak for him, don’t you?”

Pope Joe:
“Well, yeah—sometimes. Ex Cathedra. When I speak from the throne of God. It’s Latin. Not sure when it happens, but it does . . .”

Reporter:
“Well, now is one of those times. I want to know what God says about the situation in Iraq.”

Pope Joe:
“Okay, are you ready?”

Reporter:
“Mhhmmm.”

Pope Joe:
“Shouldn’t you have a pen and notebook or something. Don’t want to miss a word—-a jot or tittle.”

Reporter:
“I don’t need a notebook. I can record everything on this mp3 recorder—and then release it on the internet as a podcast—or in your case a popecast.”

Pope Joe:
“My voice will go in that little thing.”

Reporter:
“Yeah, it will record it and then I can post it on the internet for various news feeds to get to it.”

Pope Joe:
“Pretty cool. Only the best technology for the new pope. Too bad Moses didn’t have one of those. Could have sent a popecast to the Pharaoh: Let my people go. Would have been a lot safer.”

10 Comments:

Blogger TLP said...

Hey! You left us hanging here. What did you say?

Oh, sorry, I mean, Most Holy Father, please enlighten the masses with your words of wisdom.

6/08/2005 12:09 AM  
Blogger Jamie Dawn said...

You got a little sidetracked didn't you?
Your voice could be altered to sound like Darth Vader or Kermit or Phyllis Diller. I'd love to hear you give a message with voice distortion to sound like Ben Stein.

6/08/2005 11:15 AM  
Blogger GodlessMom said...

Most Holy Father,

Technology is indeed a wonderful thing. I'm sure you will enlighten us with your world views when the time is right. Perhaps we are not yet ready.

Your Servant,
GodlessMom

6/08/2005 12:45 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

hell hell! most amazing blog!

6/08/2005 1:48 PM  
Blogger mireille said...

Not a jot or a tittle ... you divine sidestepper, you!

6/08/2005 3:59 PM  
Blogger dddragon said...

Speaking of voices, who would play you in a movie, or provide your voice in an animated movie about your life? James Earl Jones? Ben Stein?

6/08/2005 6:38 PM  
Blogger admin said...

Susie,
It's Vatican politics.

6/08/2005 7:30 PM  
Blogger admin said...

dddragon,
I always imagined Jerry Stiller doing my voice.

6/08/2005 7:32 PM  
Blogger karoki said...

that was pretty funny dude..good job.

6/15/2005 7:35 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Your Holiness:

You have to be teaching from the Bible for ex cathedra to work.

You should give a popecast every week -- a fireside chat. FDR did it so why not! It's good publicity!

2/05/2006 8:53 AM  

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