Under a decade ago, the Catholic leader, Pope John Paul II died at the age of eighty-five years old, which meant a new pope was set to take over. Pope Benedict ended up being the successor to Pope John Paul II. Over the past eight years, some of the biggest changes in the world have taken place.
When it comes to communication, the internet has become a primary way for the world to stay connected. Among the leading social networking websites are Facebook and Twitter, where everyone from average people to celebrities can be found. One of the more high-profile Twitter joiners was Pope Benedict.
Less than a month after Pope Benedict joined Twitter, he resigned from his post as the pope, the first to do so in over 500 years. One of the most politically-charged rappers in the game is Common. Still in Los Angeles, Common was coming out of a workout when TMZ asked him how he felt about Pope Benedict’s retirement and the potential of a black pope.
