Ratzinger apparently to visit Ireland in 2012

robindch

Reports indicate that Ratzinger might be considering a visit to Ireland next year, around the end of the International Eucharistic Congress in June, 2012:

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/papal-visit-for-2012-on-cards-but-protests-expected-2568362.html
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Pope-Benedict-follows-the-Queen-and-confirms-visit-to-Ireland-117510413.html

Thoughts?

Ickle Magoo

Fingers crossed Norris gets the presidency then.... :pac:

Shenshen

Give him a pint, show him the Cliffs of Moher and all that, as long as he's got the cash to pay for it.

Ghost Buster

Ickle Magoo wrote: »

Fingers crossed Norris gets the presidency then.... :pac:

Oh f*ck yeah. That would be a bit wonderful!!:D

GLaDOS

If we're not paying for it I won't mind, there is a "majority" of Catholics here. I suspect taxpayers money will be gong towards it though

Shenshen

ScienceNerd wrote: »

If we're not paying for it I won't mind, there is a "majority" of Catholics here. I suspect taxpayers money will be gong towards it though

Am I the only one feeling that he had a look around Europe to find out who's in the most financial troubles, and then decided to add to them a little more on the basis that poor people are more likely to be believers?

oldrnwisr

Shenshen wrote: »

Am I the only one feeling that he had a look around Europe to find out who's in the most financial troubles, and then decided to add to them a little more on the basis that poor people are more likely to be believers?

Well if he did then he's on to something. Just look at the USA. Anytime in the last 60 years that the economy has been sliding down the tubes the people have voted Republican and anytime there's been a boom they've voted Democrat.

Dades

Shenshen wrote: »

Give him a pint, show him the Cliffs of Moher and all that

Show him the Cliffs of Moher and give him a shove, more like.

Seriously though - the welcome he could expect would be mixed to say the least.

Galvasean

Let's get him fellas! :mad:

Mark Hamill

Shenshen wrote: »

Get him and push him off the Cliffs of Moher

FYP

Shenshen

Dades wrote: »

Show him the Cliffs of Moher and give him a shove, more like.

Seriously though - the welcome he could expect would be mixed to say the least.

You think better of the general public than I do if you assume that just because some priest were outed as rapists, and the church was found to have covered up for them, the majority of the population won't be cheering and throwing flowers if pope Palpatine should grace them with his presence...

Improbable

If it's confirmed, we should start a protest group. I know I'll definitely be going with a sign regardless.

the culture of deference

I would love to perform a citizens arrest on him because of his crimes against children.

like peter tatchell with robert mugabe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Tatchell

Improbable

the culture of deference wrote: »

I would love to perform a citizens arrest on him because of his crimes against children.

like peter tatchell with robert mugabe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Tatchell

4.—(1) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), any person may arrest without warrant anyone who is or whom he or she, with reasonable cause, suspects to be in the act of committing an arrestable offence.

(2) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), where an arrestable offence has been committed, any person may arrest without warrant anyone who is or whom he or she, with reasonable cause, suspects to be guilty of the offence.

(3) Where a member of the Garda Síochána, with reasonable cause, suspects that an arrestable offence has been committed, he or she may arrest without warrant anyone whom the member, with reasonable cause, suspects to be guilty of the offence.

(4) An arrest other than by a member of the Garda Síochána may only be effected by a person under subsection (1) or (2) where he or she, with reasonable cause, suspects that the person to be arrested by him or her would otherwise attempt to avoid, or is avoiding, arrest by a member of the Garda Síochána.

(5) A person who is arrested pursuant to this section by a person other than a member of the Garda Síochána shall be transferred into the custody of the Garda Síochána as soon as practicable.

(6) This section shall not affect the operation of any enactment restricting the institution of proceedings for an offence or prejudice any power of arrest conferred by law apart from this section.

c_man

Just how dedicated to protest are ye lads? :P

Improbable

c_man wrote: »

Just how dedicated to protest are ye lads? :P

As many various friends have informed me, despite my having a girlfriend at the moment, I couldn't be classified as 100% heterosexual. :rolleyes:

Dades

c_man wrote: »

Just how dedicated to protest are ye lads? :P

Time to drag up those Boards Matchmaking lists again! :pac:

Daftendirekt

Ha... Joke's on him! Everybody knows the world's going to end in 2012. :pac:

robindch

Ickle Magoo wrote: »

Fingers crossed Norris gets the presidency then.... :pac:

And they're off!

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0314/norrisd.html

bnt

Thoughts? No, not really. He doesn't deserve any of my time. If a Pope had any pull with a supernatural deity, he wouldn't need a bulletproof "PopeMobile", would he? :rolleyes:

Dave!

I'm totally voting for Norris now.

stingray75

aren't the Rat and Queenie's impending visits essentially the same thing for differing zealots....

they should come together...maybe we could all hold hands...

Lawrence1895

I guess, you can't send him straight back when the plane lands?

So we have to opt for the Cliffs of Moher

robindch

^^^ What about a really big sack?

NecroSteve

Who's on for a national "Go Gay Day" if this yoke does pay a visit?

(Hetero here, btw).

Dades

NecroSteve wrote: »

Who's on for a national "Go Gay Day" if this yoke does pay a visit?

This guy:



He posts here a bit.

Galvasean

Dades wrote: »

This guy:



He posts here a bit.

ColmDawson

Yoo-hoo...

PeterIanStaker

ScienceNerd wrote: »

I suspect taxpayers money will be gong towards it though

More taxpayers money the likes of which Michael Woods TD used to pay off the religious orders.

Liam Byrne

Heard this on the radio earlier and my first thought was that I'll be outside protesting at the guy who told bishops to shut the f**k up about child abuse.

Galvasean

Considering there's ANOTHER Vatican related scandal in the Irish media now I wonder will teh people of Ireland welcome him?

robindch

Galvasean wrote: »

I wonder will teh people of Ireland welcome him?

I'm with Dave! above in hoping that President Norris will be doing the welcoming

Bottle_of_Smoke

Wonder will he visit the north. Would be weird standing alongside Ian Paisley protesting at the same figure

strobe

Bottle_of_Smoke wrote: »

Wonder will he visit the north. Would be weird standing alongside Ian Paisley protesting at the same figure

Maybe we could get them to stand in single file? Bullets don't grow on trees you know.

(I kid, I kid...)

Ambersky

Hmm Ratzinger the supporter and comforter of pedophiles and pederasts welcomed by Norris the man who draws a fine line between pederasty and pedophilia but has said he sees nothing wrong in an older man intorducing a youth to sex and who believes there should be no age of consent. Lovely.

goose2005

Has he applied for a visa yet? Bit presumptuous to just assume that we'll let him in.

jhegarty

goose2005 wrote: »

Has he applied for a visa yet? Bit presumptuous to just assume that we'll let him in.

You think a German needs a visa to visit Ireland ?

Orion

He has to be invited as head of a make-believe state. Can anyone actually see Gilmore inviting him?

The only reason he should be let into this state is to stand trial for aiding and abetting scumbags.

Galvasean

based on what our government has been saying in the past week, looks like PapaRazi may have some 'splainin' o do before he's let in.

Turtwig

Galvasean wrote: »

based on what our government has been saying in the past week, looks like PapaRazi may have some 'splainin' o do before he's let in.

Why don't we let him in? Then kidnap and hold him to ransom to the Vatican State? That would help pay the costs of these scandals while also paying off a little of our debt. (Though hardly make a dent in it:()

Sarky

It'll be interesting to see how many folks still flock to the streets waving little Pope flags and buying little commemorative Pope souvenirs that are no doubt crammed full of holiness.

Turtwig

Didn't stop the faithful in Britain did it? Of course there'll be thousands to see the chap.

sponsoredwalk

Sarky wrote: »

It'll be interesting to see how many folks still flock to the streets waving little Pope flags and buying little commemorative Pope souvenirs that are no doubt crammed full of holiness.

They weren't little flags

deirdre_dub

Looks like he is going to be here right at the start of Dublin's LGBTQ Pride week next year. I think the Pride parade should be rescheduled to the start of Pride week, and moved to Croke Park area. :P

chucken1

Galvasean wrote: »

Is this a private joke?

markfla

I think we should have a flying squadron of flying penises over the pope mobile like in the below video. A couple of hundred of them maybe!

kippy

I have to say a couple of things on this.
I am a catholic. I go to mass now and again (once a month on average) and generally try to live my live in a good and moral manner (like most people). I believe in "something else" out there. I don't believe in the churchs teachings on a number of issues and believes its standpoint on homosexuality, abortion, contraception, celibacy and females in the priesthood are overly outdated and in some cases completely ridiculous.
There are however many great priests in the church and many great community benefits that an active church going community can provide to the community at large.

I won't be welcoming the Pope to this country however.
The recent events (reports last week), coupled with the reports in the past few years have really defined my views on the people who make the decisions and the coverups that have taken place in the church on many issues.
The pope has a lot to answer for and I dont think the church has practices what it preaches at all.

robindch

Sarky wrote: »

It'll be interesting to see how many folks still flock to the streets waving little Pope flags and buying little commemorative Pope souvenirs that are no doubt crammed full of holiness.

Full of holiness? Quite possibly.

Ghost Buster

kippy wrote: »

I have to say a couple of things on this.
I am a catholic. I go to mass now and again (once a month on average) and generally try to live my live in a good and moral manner (like most people). I believe in "something else" out there. I don't believe in the churchs teachings on a number of issues and believes its standpoint on homosexuality, abortion, contraception, celibacy and females in the priesthood are overly outdated and in some cases completely ridiculous.
There are however many great priests in the church and many great community benefits that an active church going community can provide to the community at large.

I won't be welcoming the Pope to this country however.
The recent events (reports last week), coupled with the reports in the past few years have really defined my views on the people who make the decisions and the coverups that have taken place in the church on many issues.
The pope has a lot to answer for and I dont think the church has practices what it preaches at all.

I really really dont want to go down this route....... BUT THE DEVIL COMPELS ME!!!!!!
Going on your post above what makes you a Catholic?

Turtwig

kippy wrote: »

I have to say a couple of things on this.
I am a catholic.

Hmm..

I go to mass now and again (once a month on average) and generally try to live my live in a good and moral manner (like most people). I believe in "something else" out there. I don't believe in the churchs teachings on a number of issues and believes its standpoint on homosexuality, abortion, contraception, celibacy and females in the priesthood are overly outdated and in some cases completely ridiculous.

Yep, not a Catholic.

Galvasean

I'm a Catholic BUT [insert list of things that make you obviously not a Catholic]