Pope Might Visit. Would you go?

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Pope hints at Ireland visit
By John Cooney in Rome

THE first Papal visit for almost 30 years was looking increasingly likely last night after Pope Benedict XVI said he hopes to visit Ireland.

The Pontiff conveyed his wishes personally to Ireland's new Cardinal, Sean Brady, at a private audience in the auditorium of the Paul VI hall in the Vatican, where the two men embraced warmly.

Cardinal Brady took the opportunity to renew the invite which he first made in October last year on behalf of the Irish Hierarchy.

Pope Benedict's immediate confirmation that he would like to come to Ireland despite his limited foreign travel schedule was a clear signal that a visit is being seriously considered by the 80-year-old Pope.

Speaking to the Irish Independent immediately after his audience, Cardinal Brady said: "I took the opportunity of our brief meeting to renew the invitation on behalf of the Irish Episcopal Conference."

Asked what Pope Benedict's response was, Cardinal Brady revealed that the Holy Father said: "I hope so".

DarkJager

Nope, no interest whatsoever. The further this country starts to distance itself from the Catholic Church, the better.

bleg

DarkJager wrote: »

Nope, no interest whatsoever. The further this country starts to distance itself from the Catholic Church, the better.

i agree entirely

layke

Only for a sniping sesh.

odyssey06

No. Although if he starts laying into Islam again I might tune in...

Mossy Monk

Not interested in the slightest. This would be a day out for the grannies of the country.

leninbenjamin

only to boo.

Pighead

DarkJager wrote: »

Nope, no interest whatsoever. The further this country starts to distance itself from the Catholic Church, the better.

Load of bollox. We've gone to far the other way if you ask Pighead. Its time for us to reaquaint ourselves with the Catholic Church. A country without religion is a country without soul. Look at China.

Nothing to full on, just a nice dinner date with a peck on the cheek for starters. No riding just yet.

jester77

Only if Paisley is there and starts into one of his tirades like he did with the last pope

... but seriously, what would be the point? He'd just preach some backwards thinking nonsense that only a few gullible fools would believe in!

Terry

Wouldn't really be bothered.
Let people go if they want. It won't interfere with my daily routine.

AngryBadger

DarkJager wrote: »

Nope, no interest whatsoever. The further this country starts to distance itself from the Catholic Church, the better.

+1

RxQueen

not at all, my religon teacher when i was in school used to bang on about pope being the nearest person to god you can get in this world and i really bugged me. he was born like the rest of us, just choose to be a priest or whatever he was first the same way we all choose to be whatever we are now, what makes him so great!

jester77

emo!! wrote: »

what makes him so great!

duh, he gets to wear a white cape and drive around in a popemobile

RxQueen

jester77 wrote: »

duh, he gets to wear a white cape and drive around in a popemobile

but whos his robin???:rolleyes:

bleg

jester77 wrote: »

duh, he gets to wear a white cape and drive around in a popemobile

his hat looks ridiculous. it was actually designed for a rabbit

halfinch

Dont like the look of that benedict fella, think its the shifty eyes....john paul now theres a pope you could hang your soul on

whiskeyman

you betcha, but for a different motive.
I'd be the first to setup a tea stall and charge €5 Euro a cuppa... I'd rake it in..

Kalina

It would interest the generation who went to see the last pope 30 or so years ago. But I don't think I'd be bothered going to see him.

RxQueen

whiskeyman wrote: »

you betcha, but for a different motive.
I'd be the first to setup a tea stall and charge €5 Euro a cuppa... I'd rake it in..

or you could say its made from holy water to all the grannies and charge 10 euro a cup!! id bet theyd buy it!

Lands Leaving

whiskeyman wrote: »

you betcha, but for a different motive.
I'd be the first to setup a tea stall and charge €5 Euro a cuppa... I'd rake it in..

I'll sell the cakes, and we'll bleed the 'oul ones dry!

Dave!

I'd go for the Ian Paisley/Pope fight, but if he's just gonna say a mass and give a speech, methinks I'll give it a miss.

bleg

http://thepope.ytmnd.com/


this shows who the pope really is (short flash animation)

Cactus Col

jester77 wrote: »

Only if Paisley is there and starts into one of his tirades like he did with the last pope

... but seriously, what would be the point? He'd just preach some backwards thinking nonsense that only a few gullible fools would believe in!

Exactly!

Gullible fools? ... More like GULLIBLE MORONS!!!!!

What has the church ever done for us? .. eh? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING EVER. that's what.

Who would go and see him? Only goons and buffoons! Idiots who don't think for themselves and need to be led ... SHEEP!!!! Baah to your master ... BAAAH!

Spirituality? .. SCHMIRITUALITY!!!!!


and so on.

can i join the atheist gang now?

Lands Leaving

bleg wrote: »

http://thepope.ytmnd.com/


this shows who the pope really is (short flash animation)

Thats brilliant, they look remarkably similar.

Wonder if the pope can shoot lightning

RxQueen

Cactus Col wrote: »

Exactly!

Gullible fools? ... More like GULLIBLE MORONS!!!!!

What has the church ever done for us? .. eh? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING EVER. that's what.

Who would go and see him? Only goons and buffoons! Idiots who don't think for themselves and need to be led ... SHEEP!!!! Baah to your master ... BAAAH!

Spirituality? .. SCHMIRITUALITY!!!!!


and so on.

can i join the atheist gang now?

hahahahahahhahahahahahaha!! that got me laughing out loud! BAAAAAAAA

Senna

who are the support acts? Will he do much new material or will it be the old stuff i heard a million times? Will there be beer?
If there's beer, i'll probably go.

jester77

Senna wrote: »

who are the support acts? Will he do much new material or will it be the old stuff i heard a million times? Will there be beer?
If there's beer, i'll probably go.

If the last gig was anything to go by then there will only be uisce beatha

Trojan911

I'd have more interest in hacking my left foot off with a blunt knife.

It would be an event more suited for the brainwashed people of Ireland, not my cup of tea...

seamus

I'd definitely go to see him wrestle Ian Paisley, provided that they wear clothes. Lots of them. The fight must continue until they both die of heart attacks. Then we can party.

_blank_

I'd go and see him.

I'd bring my nazi paraphenalia and ask him to sign it.

I'd go.

Just to see him fly of course.

ScumLord

No interest other than to see how much smaller the crowd would be this time around.

I can't beleive the new pope is 80!

GeorgeBailey

emo!! wrote: »

i really bugged me

ooh errr, matron!

admiralofthefleet

i would go, but just to heckle

RxQueen

GeorgeBailey wrote: »

ooh errr, matron!

Burning Eclipse

I can't remember the last time I was in a church other than Weddings/Funerals (Don't even go at Christmas last few years) but yes... I would go. Certainly.

I don't agree with his policies... blah blah blah, but at the end of the day, he is the leader of one of the biggest organisations in the world, I would do the same for similar world leaders. Whether I share their opinions or not!

biko

If he was mud wrestling with Ian Paisley, maybe. It'd be a sight allright.

Sleepy

It'd be interesting to challenge him to prove the existence of his deity but I imagine he'd not be interested in a rational debate. Might be worth going for some sniper practice but then again, from the looks of things, the puppets he's surrounded himself with are all as right wing as he is.

mise_me_fein

Yeah I'd go. Might get me going to Mass again which isn't a bad thing.

vorbis

some right morons on this thread. I'd go if I was still in Ireland. He doesn't visit too often. I fail to see how a visit from the head of the Catholic church gets non members of the church so riled up. Must be leading really sad lives I suppose.

Pigletlover

Not even if he was out my back garden.

RxQueen

vorbis wrote: »

some right morons on this thread. I'd go if I was still in Ireland. He doesn't visit too often. I fail to see how a visit from the head of the Catholic church gets non members of the church so riled up. Must be leading really sad lives I suppose.

morons ??? *looks left looks right* oh there you are hi!

vektarman

I'll go and see him if he can do that great vampire impression that the last pope did, repeat in your best dracula accent: yooung peeeple of irrelaand, I waant yoour bloood.

super_furry

Depends on who's playing support.

Shiny

I would go.
For the craic.
1million+ in one location. It would be deadly.

Cunny-Funt

Cactus Col wrote: »

Exactly!

Gullible fools? ... More like GULLIBLE MORONS!!!!!

What has the church ever done for us? .. eh? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING EVER. that's what.

Who would go and see him? Only goons and buffoons! Idiots who don't think for themselves and need to be led ... SHEEP!!!! Baah to your master ... BAAAH!

Spirituality? .. SCHMIRITUALITY!!!!!


and so on.

can i join the atheist gang now?

Theres always one:rolleyes:

vorbis wrote: »

some right morons on this thread. I'd go if I was still in Ireland. He doesn't visit too often. I fail to see how a visit from the head of the Catholic church gets non members of the church so riled up. Must be leading really sad lives I suppose.

Ignorance is bliss

http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/

Goldenquick

Yes I'd love to go and see him, it would be an historic event, something to tell the grandkids about.

Tar.Aldarion

I voted Not even if he was mud wrestling with Ian Paisley, but well, if he was... I would go.

Lands Leaving

vorbis wrote: »

some right morons on this thread. I'd go if I was still in Ireland. He doesn't visit too often. I fail to see how a visit from the head of the Catholic church gets non members of the church so riled up. Must be leading really sad lives I suppose.

Its not the visit of the pope as opposed to the last vestiges of old catholic Ireland being brought to the fore that bothers people.

Tusky

DarkJager wrote: »

Nope, no interest whatsoever. The further this country starts to distance itself from the Catholic Church, the better.

Exactly. We have been under its strangle hold far too long.

Sam Vimes

i won't be going. i think we can all see where my loyalties lie


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