Proving that #ThePhilFactor is one of the oldest continuous running blogs on the interwebs, today’s Throwback Thursday post goes back to not the most recent Pope election, but the one in 2005. That’s right, The Phil Factor has now spanned two Popes and four Presidents.
In fact it was almost three Popes. Pope John Paul II died the day before The Phil Factor was born. Or did he die <em>so that</em> The Phil Factor could be born? Hey, it’s the circle of life. I don’t make the rules. What I think I’m trying to say here is that God wants you to read The Phil Factor. It’s his favorite blog. In the picture below Pope Benedict is saying “All hail The Phil Factor!” He was speaking in Latin, but I’m pretty sure that’s what he said.
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(4/19/2005) There’s a new Pope and it’s not me. <em>Again</em>. The whole process just pisses me off. It’s all political. It’s who you know. It’s who you kissed up to. Just because I’m not a glad handing Cardinal in the Catholic church I don’t even get a whiff of consideration for the job.
I didn’t even get a single write in vote. That is totally not fair. If I am ever elected Pope the first thing I’m going to do is revise that hat. It’s got to be a total pain in the ass to get through doorways wearing a 3 foot hat. I think a nice papal baseball cap worn backwards would be cool. It could have a big “V” on the front for Vatican. If I was Pope I’d also have one of those big foam No. 1 fingers for waving from the balcony to the millions of people who wait outside all the time. You know there is no way that the guy standing 800 rows back from the Vatican can see that little Miss America wave the Pope does. I’ve got a goatee. If I were Pope I’d keep that. A Pope with a goatee would be cool. Especially if it was me.
<img class=”size-full wp-image-17737″ src=”https://thephilfactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/download-11-e1741528338873.jpg” alt=”” width=”1000″ height=”563″ /> Pope Benedict taking his first ever cell phone call from me.To be honest, I added the two pictures to the post about ten years ago. In 2005, when I wrote this, I had no idea how to add pictures to my posts, and I’m not even certain that <a href=”http://Wordpress.com”>Wordpress</a> offered that as an option.
As always, if you enjoy The Phil Factor please leave a comment, (like what you would do if you we’re Pope), and/or hit the Facebook share button below. Have a great Thursday and thanks for reading! ~<em>Phil</em>
