Bad PR for Lourdes

Fergus_Nash

I have no idea where I could put this so I thought here.

My cousin went to Lourdes last Saturday week (23 July), leaving her uncles wedding early in the process, to help the old and sick people there and generally be a good person.

The idea of Lourdes is for people to go there in wheelchairs and come back walking. My cousin (16) went there walking and came back in a wheelchair. That's pretty bad PR in my mind:D

mackg

you sir are probably the greatest storyteller of our generation

My name is URL

Well at least her misfortune brought a smile to your face =p

biko

Move to Christianity or not, that is the question...

red menace

Not so much bad PR as bad luck?

noworries

mildly ironic....no more, no less

Paddy Cow

I am such a Godless heathen. My first thought on reading the title was "wouldn't a thread about Madonna's daughter be better in showbiz"

tricky D

biko wrote: »

Move to Christianity or not, that is the question...

What would Jesus do?

Mongarra

Left wedding pi**ed as a newt, arrived in Lourdes still maggoty, fell over a wheelchair no longer needed by invalid who had miraculous recovery, broke ankle and ended up in wheelchair. How can you blame Lourdes?!:D

whiteknucles

Come to Knock, we have airport and moving Mary but no football

mikom

The OP made me as sick as a small plane to Lourdes.

Was anybody else on the edge of their seat reading the final paragraph ?

maudgonner

whiteknucles wrote: »

Come to Knock, we have airport and moving Mary but no football

Yeah, wheelchair...pfff! I think the good people of Mayo can go one better than the Frenchies. You come to Knock, you see dancing sun, you go home blind!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxZUE_oxYK4

TheDriver

I have never drank so much as I did in Lourdes after dark, great spot and a few prayers mixed in. Lots of good looking ones on the tours.........

Doyler92

Nomitated for joke of the week.

Rabies

biko wrote: »

Move to Christianity or not, that is the question...

We don't have a spagetti forum

Biggins

TheDriver wrote: »

I have never drank so much as I did in Lourdes after dark, great spot and a few prayers mixed in. Lots of good looking ones on the tours.........

Getting dunked in one of the three water cold basins near the grotto (on the right side) is weird though.
You get assisted if you wish, get dunked into what's absolutely freezing cold water and yet when you step outside, by that stage your bone dry again.

Absolutely beautiful place thought - and the massive underground church there, has to be seen to be believed.

Micky Dolenz

Biggins wrote: »

Getting dunked in one of the three water cold basins near the grotto (on the right side) is weird though.
You get assisted if you wish, get dunked into what's absolutely freezing cold water and yet when you step outside, by that stage your bone dry again.

Absolutely beautiful place thought - and the massive underground church there, has to be seen to be believed.

Wow, I'm getting old. I was reading that post and wondering would I like to visit Lourdes, then I remembered I had. I was 15 and on a school trip to France.

Sorry to hear about your cousin OP.

Biggins

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Wow, I'm getting old. I was reading that post and wondering would I like to visit Lourdes, then I remembered I had. I was 15 and on a school trip to France.

Did you go into the baths there?
I remember the processions at night, watching from a high spot like the huge church above the grotto, gave an awesome view as the people/candles moved along in the dark.

admiralofthefleet

lourdes is the second biggest brothel in the world, after the vatican

Micky Dolenz

Biggins wrote: »

Did you go into the baths there?
I remember the processions at night, watching from a high spot like the huge church above the grotto, gave an awesome view as the people/candles moved along in the dark.

sure did. It is a bit weird.

And they do know how to do a good mass over there, for sure. :P

Biggins

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

sure did. It is a bit weird.

And they do know how to do a good mass over there, for sure. :P

O' by lord they do. Some of the ruddy things go on for HOURS!
Then is those doing the 13 stations of the cross there - that goes on for hours too.
(For those that don't know, around Lourdes there is 13 statues representing the supposed stages of the carrying of the lord's cross.
Its like a mini-pilgrimage in itself.)

Micky Dolenz

Biggins wrote: »

O' by lord they do. Some of the ruddy things go on for HOURS!
Then is those doing the 13 stations of the cross there - that goes on for hours too.
(For those that don't know, around Lourdes there is 13 statues representing the supposed stages of the carrying of the lord's cross.
Its like a mini-pilgrimage in itself.)

Well, we travelled by coach from Southern Ireland, yes by coach. With a priests and a few nuns. We had mass on the coach more times then I care to remember.

Biggins

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Well, we travelled by coach from Southern Ireland, yes by coach. With a priests and a few nuns. We had mass on the coach more times then I care to remember.

:pac:

Great fun then!

BEASTERLY

I have to say my time in lourdes was one of the best weeks of my life, dont knock it till you try it!

Biggins

BEASTERLY wrote: »

I have to say my time in lourdes was one of the best weeks of my life, dont knock it till you try it!

Absolutely not. I agree.
As a location alone and the surrounding mountains (for which there is many a tour), its a stunning place.
Even aside from the religious part, its an awesome place just to see.
There is a place there to visit (the name escapes me at the mo) where is is a extensive miniature village what you can walk around. You feel like your walking in Land of the Giants - you being the giant.
That and many other things. The cable cars up the mountains - again breathtaking, out of this world views.
The place really is a joy to visit - and whats more, I dare anyone to find a place more friendly in France.
They can't do enough for you there.

raveni

BEASTERLY wrote: »

I have to say my time in lourdes was one of the best weeks of my life, dont knock it till you try it!

So Knock is to be avoided 'til you try Lourdes? Ok then.

UglyBolloxFace

Fergus_Nash wrote: »

I have no idea where I could put this so I thought here.

My cousin went to Lourdes last Saturday week (23 July), leaving her uncles wedding early in the process, to help the old and sick people there and generally be a good person.

The idea of Lourdes is for people to go there in wheelchairs and come back walking. My cousin (16) went there walking and came back in a wheelchair. That's pretty bad PR in my mind:D

More please...on the edge of my seat here. Never been entertained this much in all my life.

Shane L

:pac: make sure she/he doesn't try any of this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YHvkMiIICg

mackg

Shane L wrote: »

:pac: make sure she/he doesn't try any of this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YHvkMiIICg

look at the 2nd most liked comment on that video it's genius!

Riddle101

Maybe your friend went to Lourdes on opposite day, OP

horgan_p

It's christianity's Las Vegas.

"What happens in Lourdes , stays in Lourdes"

Show Time

Fergus_Nash wrote: »

I have no idea where I could put this so I thought here.

My cousin went to Lourdes last Saturday week (23 July), leaving her uncles wedding early in the process, to help the old and sick people there and generally be a good person.

The idea of Lourdes is for people to go there in wheelchairs and come back walking. My cousin (16) went there walking and came back in a wheelchair. That's pretty bad PR in my mind:D

Was she jumped by a gang of alter boys armed with baseball bats and slash hooks?

J K

The Lord (33) moves in mysterious ways.