Guess the Antichrist!
Cardinal Giacomo Biffi is certianly a long shot (125-1) to win Pope Madness, but he looks to be the most interesting [Newsmax says his odds have dropped to 50-1, but it's Newsmax, so we'll say 100-1 and call it even]
Biffi told a conference meeting [in 2000] in Bologna that the Antichrist was a prominent philanthropist who advocated causes like human rights, the environment and ecumenicism.Biffi said that this man – who he never identified – had a "fascinating personality" and espoused causes like vegetarianism, pacifism, environmentalism and animal rights.
Biffi added that this Antichrist would be a Bible expert who would discard its truths to prosletyze for "vague and fashionable spiritual values."
Who could it be, now?
My guess? Bono.
Comments
who can it be now?
Men at Work?
Posted by: Dave in Texas | April 18, 2005 10:20 PM
I figured it I had that song stuck in my head, you all might as well suffer.
Maybe that makes me the Antichrist. Or at least a minion.
Posted by: michele | April 18, 2005 10:26 PM
No, i think it's a man from Brussles that's 6 foot 4, full of muscles.
Posted by: tommy | April 18, 2005 10:41 PM
My snap answer to the question was "George Soros" but the second paragraph kinda knocks him out of the running.
How 'bout Kucinich?
Posted by: TC@LeatherPenguin | April 18, 2005 10:44 PM
Biblicly speaking, there is no AntiChrist, per se, as an individual. Neither is it, properly speaking, capitalised.
But, what the hell.
Paul McCartney it is.
Posted by: urthshu | April 18, 2005 10:51 PM
Moby
Posted by: Eric | April 18, 2005 10:51 PM
Wait, wait, wait. The AntiChrist is supposed to champion human rights?
Boy sounds confused.
Posted by: Shawn | April 18, 2005 11:01 PM
JPII fits most of the criteria, or fit them before he died.
"Vague and fashionable spiritual values"? Madonna, Dr. Andrew Weil, Billy Blanks.
"vegetarianism, pacifism, environmentalism and animal rights"? It's that damn Deepak Chopra dude.
John Lydon's gonna get pissed, destroy.
Posted by: jon | April 18, 2005 11:05 PM
Nah, I agree with Bobcat Goldthwait -- Scott Baio. Definitely Scott Baio.
Posted by: Blackjack | April 18, 2005 11:12 PM
I think it's Peter Gabriel.
Posted by: Laurence Simon | April 18, 2005 11:27 PM
Well, everything I know about the Antichrist I learned from The Omen, so the guy has a 666 somewhere on his head. Does Bono or Peter Gabriel have enough hair to cover that?
At least we can eliminate Bruce Willis and Sting.
Posted by: Mark | April 19, 2005 12:47 AM
And that Midnight Oil guy, too.
Posted by: jon | April 19, 2005 12:57 AM
Prince WIlliam.
Posted by: Mumblix Grumph | April 19, 2005 12:59 AM
David Hasselhoff
http://www.esquilax.com/baywatch/index.shtml
Posted by: dammitjanet | April 19, 2005 01:26 AM
Antichrist will end religion, so we may be more concerned with caring for each other and the environment. This is what they are afraid of. It's not the Yang of Jesus, it's the opposite of christianity specifically, and religion in general. Once this cancer is removed, life will be so much easier for everyone. I could expound on why, but this is only a comment. Suffice it to say: no religion, far fewer wars.
Posted by: bsti | April 19, 2005 05:50 AM
SpongeBob SquarePants. Duh.
Posted by: Solonor | April 19, 2005 06:12 AM
I just wish that I had a cool name like Giacomo Biffi.
Posted by: skillzy | April 19, 2005 07:05 AM
Fabio
Posted by: g | April 19, 2005 08:15 AM
Bono makes a lot of sense--dude hasnt aged in 20 years. Plus, who knows what he hides behind those shades.
Posted by: Doug | April 19, 2005 08:48 AM
Why the red demonic eyes of Hell-spawn of course!
Posted by: coolrobc | April 19, 2005 09:04 AM
I just think it would be spiffy to have a pope named Biffi.
Oh, I am SO sorry.
Posted by: Sekimori | April 19, 2005 09:11 AM
Tom Cruise.
Posted by: Tracy | April 19, 2005 11:48 AM
You know, it would make perfect sense for the new Pope to be a Scientologist.
There are only 500,000 scientologists in America. 90% of them work in Hollywood. If Hollywood took over Catholicism, they would be rid of their main opponent. Then they would be free to make more subversive films that will tear at the moral fabric of America, destroy our families, turn our teenagers into sex zombies and eventually turn the entire population of the world into Satan worshippers who will gladly pay 20 bucks to see that latest movie about sex, drugs and rock and roll, in sensurround, of course.
The future is looking sweeeeet.
Posted by: michele | April 19, 2005 11:57 AM
Ted Turner
Posted by: prairie biker | April 19, 2005 12:10 PM
Paul McCarteny was good for a laugh, but I think Ted Turner may be on the money. Creepy...
Posted by: Eric | April 19, 2005 12:27 PM
Mmmmmmmm. Sex zombies.
Posted by: Bill from INDC | April 19, 2005 12:27 PM
No one has mentioned Steve Jobs yet?
Posted by: tubbtubb | April 19, 2005 12:41 PM
Sorry, but if there is no religion there will be more wars and death. There is no rational basis to believe that human life has any intrinsic value based on what we see here on earth. That is what allowed atheists like Communists to kill millions upon millions of peoples.
Posted by: ATM | April 19, 2005 01:43 PM
Shut the fuck up, Donny.
Posted by: michele | April 19, 2005 01:45 PM
It's totally Dr Phil.
Posted by: G-Do | April 19, 2005 02:00 PM
All these guesses and no one has said Bill Gates, yet. I'm surprised.
No, wait. Maybe you are all part of his evil plot!
Posted by: Rubber Duck | April 19, 2005 02:05 PM
Ted Turner?
Peter Gabriel was a great guess btw. The man oozes Satan :)
Posted by: Russ | April 19, 2005 02:10 PM
Except for the pacifism, it is a description of Hitler.
Posted by: john | April 19, 2005 02:16 PM
Except of the "Bibile expert" part, it sounded just like George Soros.
Posted by: Neo | April 19, 2005 04:59 PM
Hrm, I would've had to guess either Deepak Chopra or Richard Gere.
Posted by: akronin | April 20, 2005 12:22 AM
Gordon Lightfood maybe?
Posted by: Beck | April 20, 2005 01:43 AM
"The AntiChrist is supposed to champion human rights?"
Confused? Why? The feminists are supposed to champion women's right?
See?
Posted by: Peter | April 20, 2005 02:24 AM
Glenn Beck thinks it is Jimmy Carter!
Posted by: Jeanne | April 20, 2005 03:11 PM
Beat me to it. Jimmah would be my pick, too.
His initials are just right.
Posted by: Joe Mama | April 21, 2005 01:25 PM
Isn't the Antichrist supposed to wear a blue robe and have had some kind of head injury?
Janet Reno is the AntiChrist. The more I think about it, the more sense it makes!!
Posted by: teddulese | April 26, 2005 10:34 PM
In the movie The Omen, little Anti- has 666 tatted on his head. JUST because it happened in the movies, doesn't make it gospel(haha). My vote has to goe with Sting(not the wrestler, though he would make a rockin antichrist!!). Sting the singer, ne' Gordon Sumner used to be a teacher, AND sings about"Murder by Numbers"...maybe those number are ...666?
Posted by: Sparky | April 30, 2005 06:30 PM