LIVE VIDEO: Sistine Chapel Smoke Watch

March 13, 2013 Subscribe · Forward LIVE VIDEO: Sistine Chapel Smoke Watch As the 115 cardinal-electors of the Catholic Church are gathered in conclave, The Huffington Post is running a live stream of smoke appearances at the Sistine Chapel. If you're waiting as breathlessly for white smoke as we are, you've come to the right place!  Continue reading... Black Smoke At Sistine Chapel On Third Vote Voting Begins In Earnest How Do We Come Closer to God? Black Smoke Appeared At Sistine Chapel Chimney And So The Election For Pope Begins Cardinal's Mom Says Son Not Up To The 'Bitchiness In The Vatican' LIVE VIDEO: Sistine Chapel Smoke Watch Cardinal's Mom Says Son Not Up To The 'Bitchiness In The Vatican' Emptiness: The Most Misunderstood Word In Buddhism Anti-Mafia Police Raid Diocese Of Papal Frontrunner LIVE VIDEO: Sistine Chapel Smoke Watch ANI ZONNEVELD Marriage Equality is Islamic and American If God can be the most gracious and compassionate then why can't we human beings do the same? Why are we the judge and prosecutor of God's creation, in this case, our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters? Continue reading... BRIAN D. MCLAREN 'We Are Poor, but We, Too, Are Human Beings' Many of us in the faith community are realizing that it is inappropriate to bow our heads to thank God for our food without also lifting our heads to hear from our neighbors whose labor brought that food to our table. Continue reading... RABBI SHMULEY BOTEACH Religious Sexual Repression and the Responsibilities of the New Pope As the world's foremost religious figure, no one can do more to address carnal repression in religion than the new pope whom, if he chooses to ignore the sexual crisis facing the Church, will be absconding on the responsibility of leadership. Continue reading... PHILLIP MARTIN Progressives vs. Conservatives: The War over Catholic Doctrine Whoever succeeds Pope Benedict faces challenges that will impact Catholics everywhere, but will the choice have any impact on Catholic doctrine, which many believe is suspended somewhere between the Council of Trent counter-reformation and Vatican II. Continue reading... MARCO CáCERES The Pope Will Be Austrian or Honduran The choice will depend on whether the 117 Cardinals voting will lean more toward seriously reforming the Catholic Church -- notably as it relates to the continuing problem of pedophilia and lack of transparency -- or roughly keeping to the status quo. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.