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Follow The Pope's Tweets for Time off Purgatory

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  • 17-07-2013 11:46am
    #1
    wretcheddomain
    Registered Users Posts: 3,094 ✭✭✭


    Quite shocking:
    The Pope is offering time off in purgatory to people who follow him on Twitter.

    Purgatory is the place where practising Roman Catholics believe they will go after death, as long as they are "in a state of grace" having confessed and been absolved of their sins.

    The "indulgence" offer comes ahead of Pope Francis' trip to Brazil next week.

    It applies particularly to those Catholics who click on to his Twitter feed on Catholic World Youth Day, a week-long event that starts on July 22.

    http://news.sky.com/story/1116802/follow-the-popes-tweets-to-shorten-purgatory

    Is this not a bit sick in the head?


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    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    Sounds just like the Vatican is trying to appeal the social media generation, but ending up confusing everyone with some bizarre mix of technology and catholic dogma.


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    #3
    ArseBurger
    Registered Users Posts: 647 ✭✭✭ArseBurger


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    Sofaspud
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    Didn't pope Ratzi say that purgatory didn't exist?
    You'd almost think they were making it up as they went along!


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    ShooterSF
    Registered Users Posts: 8,824 ✭✭✭ShooterSF


    Sofaspud wrote: »
    Didn't pope Ratzi say that purgatory didn't exist?
    You'd almost think they were making it up as they went along!

    That was limbo I think. He abolished it because of his bad back. Badum tish!


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    magicbastarder
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    wretcheddomain wrote: »
    Quite shocking:

    Is this not a bit sick in the head?
    huh? as compared to the sanity which usually issues forth from the vatican?


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    coffee_cake
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    "It applies particularly to those Catholics who..."
    What does that mean? 2 indulgences for the price of one?
    A supersize indulgence?
    Or do you get an extra hour off purgatory?


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    #8
    iDave
    Registered Users Posts: 3,750 ✭✭✭iDave


    Has to be a wind up


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    #9
    Beruthiel
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    Purgatory.

    I thought they said that no longer exists?

    *Confused*


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    Corvo Attano
    Registered Users Posts: 8,446 ✭✭✭Corvo Attano


    Jaysus back in the day you had to sell your house to Tetzel to get your hands on one of them. Now they're handing them out.

    Can I trade it in in the Steam sale?


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    #11
    Turtwig
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    It's not really as bad as it sounds. Twitter is just a medium of communication, like letters, emails, lecterns etc. If you follow the tweets you are opening yourself to spiritual communication from the Vatican. This communication may in turn help you in getting reprieve from your sins.


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    wretcheddomain
    Registered Users Posts: 3,094 ✭✭✭wretcheddomain


    Jernal wrote: »
    It's not really as bad as it sounds. Twitter is just a medium of communication, like letters, emails, lecterns etc. If you follow the tweets you are opening yourself to spiritual communication from the Vatican. This communication may in turn help you in getting reprieve from your sins.

    Of course. Makes perfect sense.


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    JRant
    Registered Users Posts: 12,912 ✭✭✭✭JRant


    They could also set up an account named God, where people could send their prayers. At least that way you could see if your message was delievered or not.

    "Well, yeah, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man"



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    coffee_cake
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    JRant wrote: »
    They could also set up an account named God, where people could send their prayers. At least that way you could see if your message was delievered or not.

    This account has not been verified


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    Beruthiel
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    JRant wrote: »
    They could also set up an account named God,

    God already has a twitter account

    Two in fact

    The bold reregger!


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    #16
    JRant
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    Beruthiel wrote: »
    God already has a twitter account

    Two in fact

    The bold reregger!

    Sure isn't there 3 of them, father, son and holy spirit?

    "Well, yeah, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man"



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    #17
    Sofaspud
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    JRant wrote: »
    Sure isn't there 3 of them, father, son and holy spirit?

    I thought it was 4! The Father, The Son, The Holy Spirit, and Eamon.


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    #18
    Cork boy 55
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,324 ✭✭✭Cork boy 55


    Take your magic elsewhere, holy man!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxphSxX7cGg


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