HERE IS THE ARTICLE WITHOUT THE PICTURE. MY COUSIN SENT THE ARTICLE TO ME WITH PICTURE BY EMAIL BUT THE PICTURE WAS ALMOST 4 MEGS SO I AM POSTING THE ARTICLE.
Pope Remembers Steffie
"But he's still just a naughty boy to me" say Cooma Cousin
By Markus Mannheim
He may be the spiritual head of the world's largest Christian church, but a cousin of Pope Benedict the XVI says that he is still a naughty boy to her.
Steffie Brzakovic, 78, of Cooma, received a call from her famous first cousin shortly after his election in a papal conclave in April.
It was the first time she had heard from him in more than 50 years.
Mrs. Brzakovic, who was raised in the southern Germany city of Weilheim before moving to Australia in 1956, said she remembered Joseph Ratzinger as a young boy who was often up to no good.
"He was everywhere he shouldn't [have] been, she recalled yesterday, shaking her head. "When I think today of what we did, it's a wonder that [we are] alive."
When she received the phone call three months ago she first thought it was a prank. It wasn't until His Holiness told her it was "Ratzinger Pepi", referring to his childhood nickname, that she realized who was on the other end.
"I said, 'Are you the Pope?' and he [replied]. 'But for you I am still Ratzinger Pepi'."
Mrs. Brzakovic was raised as a Roman Catholic, but became a Jehovah's Witness in the 1970's.
She said that while her religious differences with her family had caused frustration, the Pope had encouraged her for following her faith.
"He told me that 'You are doing the work that we should do'," she said, referring to her church's missionary work. "He said, 'You have halls that are not too big, but they are full. We have cathedrals, churches, chapels and they are empty'."
Mrs. Brzakovic is spending this weekend at a Jehovah's Witness convention in Canberra with about 3000 district worshippers.
Pope's Cousin a JW You can save the pic of the news article and make it larger to read it. The sister has a DC lapel pin on.
Popes cousin a witness. Pope praises witnesses.
by PaNiCAtTaCk 17 Replies latest jw friends
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PaNiCAtTaCk
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misspeaches
The article was published in the Canberra Times 2 Sunday's ago... It got a mention at the convention too. Evidently everyone gushed about it. sigh.
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Daunt
Ah crap... I'ma here this from my parents in full force.
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in a new york bethel minute
yea i got a forward from a witness with this article. i had to msg her a thank you for the spiritual encouragement. it was obviously sarcastic
bethel minute
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DanTheMan
Too bad Jerhover's gonna kill him for being Catholic. But it's all good.
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vitty
So when do you think this will be featured in the AWAKE
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Pubsinger
So when he studies the knowledge book and sees the light he'll decree all Catholics become JWs and the WT will increase by half a billion in a week.
What a field service report THAT would be!!
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LittleToe
Sorry to rain on their parade (...not!!!), but I'm guessing that's not the entire transcript of the conversation
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Mulan
"He told me that 'You are doing the work that we should do'," she said, referring to her church's missionary work. "He said, 'You have halls that are not too big, but they are full. We have cathedrals, churches, chapels and they are empty'."
This sounds like something she made up...............or has said it so many times she believes it. I can't believe he would have said something like that to anyone.
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badboy
WHAT THIS!
PRAISE FROM BABYLON THE GREAT!