The pope coming to ireland anytime soon?

StephenHendry

with so much controversy following the popes visit to the
uk this week, would anyone here care if he was to visit
ireland , would it prove to be equally unpopular ?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11313328

personally i don't think there would as many people turn out
to see as in 1979, now with scandals the church has gone
through and the way the current pope handled the abuse
scandal really badly, sending out confusing message etc.

Sykk

Just GTFO.

Scarinae

One of the top tweets in London at the moment is 'Happy ex-Hitler Youth condom-denying paedophile-apologist visits your nation at great expense to the taxpayers in a recession day!'

I think that sums up my feelings on the matter

RockinRolla

When I'm Irelands dictator no pope will be coming here or any other religious figure for that matter.

kfallon

StephenHendry wrote: »

with so much controversy following the popes visit to the
uk this week, would anyone here care if he was to visit
ireland , would it prove to be equally unpopular ?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11313328

personally i don't think there would as many people turn out
to see as in 1979, now with scandals the church has gone
through and the way the current pope handled the abuse
scandal really badly, sending out confusing message etc.

And the frame.....

Mark200

I wouldn't have a problem with him coming here. I would have a problem with tax money going to pay for his visit.

Banned Account

Personally, I do not think that his positions on a number of issues fully accord with my own views on those same issues.

I am not stating this a a categorical fact as I do not know the man personally, I do, however feel that I am in a good position to comment on the stance he takes on behalf of the church he heads up.

Disclaimer - I have never met Pope Benedict in person and he may be very nice, as I have only been exposed to him though the media he may have been misrepresented and may not even have grey hair in real life. Boards.ie does not have any liability for this post which is ourely my own musings.


This post is from the future after the new charter has been brought in - I now post elsewhere.:(

Prof.Badass

I would use the event as an excuse to protest for the rationalist cause.

bonerm

I for one welcome our old catholic overlords

TobyZiegler

280,000 people turned out in Ballybrit the last time - surely there'd only be a fraction of that that would turn out if the pope visited now.

Though I suppose its sort of an 'event' even if you aren't a practising Catholic.

kfallon

TobyZiegler wrote: »

280,000 people turned out in Ballybrit the last time

You're getting The Pope's visit mixed up with Ladies Day at the Galway Races!

Hail 2 Da Thief

The Pope wont be visiting here any time soon.
God forbid he should have to face up for the crimes comitted by the most corrupt organisation in the world :rolleyes:.

OT: How anyone still follows the Catholic church is beyond belief IMO!

Brendog

StephenHendry wrote: »

with so much controversy following the popes visit to the
uk this week, would anyone here care if he was to visit
ireland , would it prove to be equally unpopular ?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11313328

personally i don't think there would as many people turn out
to see as in 1979, now with scandals the church has gone
through and the way the current pope handled the abuse
scandal really badly, sending out confusing message etc.

Mein Furher coming?......................*hehe*

Heisenberg.

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Pauleta

He bottled out of coming this time so i doubt it anytime soon. He wont be welcomed by me.

Auldloon

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/celebrity/queen-to-have-lunch-with-insane-criminal-201009163093/

Biggins

O' for gods sake!

Mint Sauce

if the pope did come here he would get no way near the numbers he JPII got in '79. He has got no way near the numbers expected in the UK so far either. 100,000 thousand tickets were made available for one of his masses during his visit, capacity was reduced to 65,000 after slow demand.

Pete M.

It also begs the question whether or not he sh1ts in the woods?

The funny hat, ok fair enough, but I certainly don't want anyone who people like just because he smokes dope to be defiling our wonderful woodlands on top of everything else.

ejmaztec

The people would still be out in their thousands if he came here, in the same way that a large number of FF voters will be racing to the polling stations at the next election.

Old habits die hard.

Des Carter

That would be an eccuminicle matter!

Motley Crue

bonerm wrote: »

I for one welcome our old catholic overlords

Don't blame me - I voted for Konos!

CreepingDeath

I think we should rename the PopeMobile to the ChildMobile.
It's there to the protect the children on the streets from him.

Sanjuro

Mark200 wrote: »

I wouldn't have a problem with him coming here. I would have a problem with tax money going to pay for his visit.

What, even Mohammad?

freyners

irish-stew wrote:

if the pope did come here he would get no way near the numbers he JPII got in '79. He has got no way near the numbers expected in the UK so far either. 100,000 thousand tickets were made available for one of his masses during his visit, capacity was reduced to 65,000 after slow demand.

heres my problem, paying for a mass

PeterIanStaker

ejmaztec wrote: »

The people would still be out in their thousands if he came here, in the same way that a large number of FF voters will be racing to the polling stations at the next election.

Old habits die hard.

Sadly true, there are still plenty of hand-wringing Joe Duffy calling holier than thou (mostly women, despite or perhaps because of the RCC's mysoginy) types who would go see him.

Captain Darling

http://www.theonion.com/articles/pope-vows-to-get-church-pedophilia-down-to-accepta,17201/

flyton5

So we just slightly alter the name of a thread and repost it. All the while claiming originality.


You make me sick OP....

Nodin

There was a thread called 'Ireland coming to pope...'?