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Why is the Pope not coming to Ireland?

flahavaj · 2010-09-15 22:06:02

He's in Scotland and England next week, why didn't we get him over for an aul concert while he was only over the water? I reckon he could've done a U2 level gig at Slane.

15-09-2010 10:06pm

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He's in Scotland and England next week, why didn't we get him over for an aul concert while he was only over the water? I reckon he could've done a U2 level gig at Slane.

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#2 15-09-2010 10:07pm

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two words- Nothern Proddies

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#3 15-09-2010 10:07pm

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The young people of Ireland aren't up to much religious stuff these days.

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#4 15-09-2010 10:07pm

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Because he doesn't want to have to deal with the booing crowds and possible questions put to him about child raping priests....

I'd sooner go to see the Queen than that ignorant, close minded mofo...

Also...he hates condoms....so by default he loves AIDS...dying people often become religious...the more dying people the more conversions he gets...

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#5 15-09-2010 10:08pm

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Because they'll be an odd mixture of egg throwing and feet kissing. It'll freak the Pope out.

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#6 15-09-2010 10:09pm

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flyton5 wrote: »

I'd sooner go to see the Queen

in charge of child killing soldiers in N. Ireland

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#7 15-09-2010 10:09pm

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He wasn't invited.

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#8 15-09-2010 10:10pm

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Given the reception that Tony got, I doubt it'd be a love in if he came over here.

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#9 15-09-2010 10:11pm

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Sykk wrote: »

He wasn't invited.

This.

He was invited to Britain; he hasn't been invited to Ireland.

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#10 15-09-2010 10:12pm

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He didn't get an invite. Just as well because it's costing about 23million to keep him alive for 2 days here in London. Don't think there would be that kinda money in Ireland somehow...
Think he should come over and apologise though.

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#11 15-09-2010 10:12pm

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Because the kiddies are allowed to go to the cop's now..

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#12 15-09-2010 10:13pm

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sligopark wrote: »

in charge of child killing soldiers in N. Ireland

Is that soldiers who kill children or child soldiers who kill?

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#13 15-09-2010 10:14pm

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sligopark wrote: »

in charge of child killing soldiers in N. Ireland

That'd be the Prime Minister I believe...

She's more of a symbolic head of state.

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#14 15-09-2010 10:14pm

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Who cares

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#15 15-09-2010 10:15pm

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http://dynimg.rte.ie/0000bdfd-421r.jpg

Brent Pope

http://passionweiss.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/bishop_lamont-pope_mobile-lg-front-dubcnn.jpg

Mobile Pope

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#16 15-09-2010 10:15pm

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I asked the same question tonight!

Apparently there was some huge scandal involving child molesting priests in the Catholic church and trials and the likes, massive news story all over the news so he would have to deal with these questions.

Then I got a lecture on how I need to be more up to date with current affairs

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#17 15-09-2010 10:16pm

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Why would we want that ******* over here anyway?

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#18 15-09-2010 10:17pm

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Taking bets on pope assasination !

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#19 15-09-2010 10:21pm

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sligopark wrote: »

two words- Nothern Proddies

I'd say him staying away has more to do with Southern Catholics than northern proddies.

not many northern proddies were buggered by priests.

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#20 15-09-2010 10:22pm

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Taking bets on nostadamus' antichrist will be next pope prediction.

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#21 15-09-2010 10:22pm

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Good riddance.

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#22 15-09-2010 10:24pm

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I's like to see a zombie John Paul shambling about.

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#23 15-09-2010 10:24pm

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sligopark wrote: »

two words- Nothern Proddies

Eh? He isn't welcome to Northern Ireland. I don't even think he is welcome to the republic either.

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#24 15-09-2010 10:29pm

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Probably because a lot has changed since JP's visit in 1979. We have certainly learned a lot since then.

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#25 15-09-2010 10:38pm

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dvpower wrote: »

Is that soldiers who kill children or child soldiers who kill?

I think it was a top secret program with a child that went around killing soldiers that were bold.

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#26 15-09-2010 10:41pm

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As far as I am aware, the Pope is on a visit to the United Kingdom- a country different from the Republic of Ireland. Ireland is not an annex of the UK so I am afraid OP you will have to wait till he decides to come here .

BTW I wont be keeping my fingers crossed if I was you.

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#27 15-09-2010 10:45pm

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about blank wrote: »

http://dynimg.rte.ie/0000bdfd-421r.jpg

Brent Pope

http://passionweiss.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/bishop_lamont-pope_mobile-lg-front-dubcnn.jpg

Mobile Pope

i hope you asked the recliner for permission to post a pic of him:pac:

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#28 15-09-2010 11:36pm

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The pope will be in ireland in June 2012 for the Eucharistic Congress probably visiting Armagh as well.

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#29 16-09-2010 12:00am

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some of the posts in here would be thanked if I could yet, i'll be back!
why would he even want to come here though?

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#30 16-09-2010 12:03am

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baldbear wrote: »

The pope will be in ireland in June 2012 for the Eucharistic Congress probably visiting Armagh as well.

He better be on the good side of the Mayans.

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#31 16-09-2010 12:04am

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baldbear wrote: »

The pope will be in ireland in June 2012 for the Eucharistic Congress probably visiting Armagh as well.

I hope not.

"Young people of Ireland I love you" (not in the good way).

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#32 16-09-2010 12:07am

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TNA need him for a show

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#33 16-09-2010 12:07am

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Has anyone actually sat down and thought for one second what the pope actually does?!

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#34 16-09-2010 12:09am

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RockinRolla wrote: »

Has anyone actually sat down and thought for one second what the pope actually does?!

Sell the riches of Rome if he gives a ****.

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#35 16-09-2010 12:09am

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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?u=362635

The chap is a boards member for god's sake. If you were him and saw all the death threats on here directed towards him would you come over? :P

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#36 16-09-2010 12:15am

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Dubs wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?u=362635

The chap is a boards member for god's sake. If you were him and saw all the death threats on here directed towards him would you come over? :P

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Pope Benedict has not made any friends yet.

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#37 16-09-2010 12:20am

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laugh wrote: »

Sell the riches of Rome if he gives a ****.

It seems like most of his time is taken up looking over child abuse investigations in the parishes.

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#38 16-09-2010 12:24am

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I suspect the pope is afraid he'll be bum-raped by crazed peadophile priests.

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#39 16-09-2010 12:25am

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When John Paul came to Ireland, most of the clergy on the podium with him were fathers, so it would cost pope Benedict far too much in presents for the children and grandchildren of those said clergy.
Anyway on a more serious note, pope Benedict was advised by his henchmen, that if he visited Ireland, he would be greeted by a chap called Brian Cowan and that as a consequence of this meeting, he would not be able to say mass the following morning, because he would have a sore throat. So he declined the invitation.

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#40 16-09-2010 12:27am

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policarp wrote: »

When John Paul came to Ireland, most of the clergy on the podium with him were fathers, so it would cost pope Benedict far too much in presents for the children and grandchildren of those said clergy.
Anyway on a more serious note, pope Benedict was advised by his henchmen, that if he visited Ireland, he would be greeted by a chap called Brian Cowan and that as a consequence of this meeting, he would not be able to say mass the following morning, because he would have a sore throat. So he declined the invitation.

What exactly are you trying to say?

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#41 16-09-2010 12:29am

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He's not coming here, for the same reason that he wears his underpants in the bath, and that's because he doesn't like looking down on the unemployed.

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#42 16-09-2010 12:33am

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ejmaztec wrote: »

He's not coming here, for the same reason that he wears his underpants in the bath, and that's because he doesn't like looking down on the unemployed.

They all have a bit on the side.

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#43 17-09-2010 8:23pm

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RockinRolla wrote: »

What exactly are you trying to say?

Well, my understanding is that he thinks that Cowen will mouthfuck the Pope, and so he won't be able to say mass, which is the whole point of a Papal visit, so what's the point in coming at all?

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#44 17-09-2010 8:28pm

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Because his team kiddy fiddled too many in ireland, simple really.

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#45 17-09-2010 8:35pm

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I dont think he was invited and I think there would of been alot of trouble with protesting and marches if he had come over. Hopefully he stays well clear of Ireland for a long time.:D

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#46 17-09-2010 8:41pm

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The Pope is the head of an organisation that has protected child abusers for quite a long time.
Many of these paedophiles were quite active in Ireland.
A lot of them have now been exposed for what they are.

Along with many other Irish people, I would be there with a sign calling for the legalisation of cannibas were he to come to Ireland.

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#47 17-09-2010 8:44pm

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sligopark wrote: »

two words- Nothern Proddies

Neither of those are actually words.
Now playing: Rammstein - Feuer Frei via FoxyTunes

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#48 17-09-2010 8:47pm

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He'd probably be given an awful reception after his handling of the child abuse scandals.

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#49 17-09-2010 9:11pm

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Disappointed that the protests in the UK haven't really been up to much, would have made for better telly coverage.

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#50 17-09-2010 9:12pm

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It's a state visit to Britain. Why would he come here?

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#51 17-09-2010 9:13pm

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The protestors probably were up to much they just didn't feature much on Sky/Fox News.

Back on topic though I'd say he wasn't invited by the govt because of the abuse revelations, not because they actually give a ****e, after all FF and Catholofascism go hand in hand, but because it'd be too much bother - in the same way we can't be arsed hosting the Eurovision.

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