The Pope - some people have an abnormal interest in poo!

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

Pontiff says journalists must avoid falling into ‘the sickness of coprophilia’, an abnormal interest in excrement.

2016 might have been a 'crazy' year. But that has to be the most bizarre and weird comparison anyone has ever made.

Bubbaclaus

I was under the impression that was a fake news story experiment

stimpson

Spreading disinformation was “probably the greatest damage that the media can do”

Says the man who believes in imaginary friends.

Mr. Incognito

Pope Francis has lambasted media organisations that focus on scandals and smears and promote fake news as a means of discrediting people in public life. Spreading disinformation was “probably the greatest damage that the media can do”, the pontiff told the Belgian Catholic weekly Tertio. It is a sin to defame people, he added.

Using striking terminology, Francis said journalists and the media must avoid falling into “coprophilia” – an abnormal interest in excrement. Those reading or watching such stories risked behaving like coprophagics, people who eat faeces, he added.
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The pope excused himself for using terminology that some might find repellent. “I think the media have to be very clear, very transparent, and not fall into – no offence intended – the sickness of coprophilia, that is, always wanting to cover scandals, covering nasty things, even if they are true,” he said. “And since people have a tendency towards the sickness of coprophagia, a lot of damage can be done.”

I think your headline is really really misleading.

Like the Sun or some other muck paper

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

I think your headline is really really misleading.

Like the Sun or some other muck paper

Direct quotation from him... “And since people have a tendency towards the sickness of coprophagia (abnormal interest and pleasure in faeces and defecation), a lot of damage can be done.”

It's an absolutely absurd comparison to make on any level. If some drunk down the pub used 'there like people who eat faeces' as an example to make a point anyone would find it very bizarre to say to least. For someone who holds a position of moral authority I think it's unbelievable to be honest.

How many people even know what coprophagia is in the first place?

He didn't use it in the context of where any normal person would use the word sh1t. He's using it as a literal analogy of someone who has a mental illness predisposed to eating poo! :eek:

ohnonotgmail

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: »

Direct quotation from him... “And since people have a tendency towards the sickness of coprophagia (abnormal interest and pleasure in faeces and defecation), a lot of damage can be done.”

It's an absolutely absurd comparison to make on any level. If some drunk down the pub used 'there like people who eat faeces' as an example to make a point anyone would find it very bizarre to say to least. For someone who holds a position of moral authority I think it's unbelievable to be honest.

How many people even know what coprophagia is in the first place?

He didn't use it in the context of where any normal person would use the word sh1t. He's using it as a literal analogy of someone who has a mental illness predisposed to eating poo! :eek:

he is using it as a metaphor.

“Journalists sometimes risk becoming ill from coprophilia and thus fomenting coprophagia, which is a sin that taints all men and women – that is, the tendency to focus on the negative rather than the positive aspects.”

Mr. Incognito

He is saying that the gutter journalisms spreading fake news are engaged in an obsession with voyuerism and salatious details and ****. Which it is.

It's an appropriate analagy imo opening most media these days.

Have a look at Facebook. Click bait You wont believe what happened next **** articles

gramar

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

He is saying that the gutter journalisms spreading fake news are engaged in an obsession with voyuerism and salatious details and ****. Which it is.

It's an appropriate analagy imo opening most media these days.

Have a look at Facebook. Click bait You wont believe what happened next **** articles

Where do I click!!! I have to see this, please tell meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

It's an analogy.

He's saying all the fake news is journalistic sh!t, and people shouldn't get excited over sh!t.

Spot on, Frank,

Clarebelly

Using striking terminology, Francis said journalists and the media must avoid falling into “coprophilia” – an abnormal interest in excrement. Those reading or watching such stories risked behaving like coprophagics, people who eat faeces, he added.

Separated at birth....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjnrLt3VuSM

Maximus Alexander

Take 'news' outlets like the Daily Mail. They shovel shit into a trough for the public, who enthusiastically gobble it up without pausing for breath.

I have no love for the Pope or the organisation he represents, but the analogy is apt.

Butters1979

Anyone who didn't immediately realise it was an analogy and a decent one at that needs to kick themselves in the face.

ohnonotgmail

Butters1979 wrote: »

Anyone who didn't immediately realise it was an analogy and a decent one at that needs to kick themselves in the face.

Harsh but fair.

Cortina_MK_IV

Says the head of the clergy that are more familiar with burglarising faeces.

Grayson

I had a mate who used to say that the one great leveller in life was that it doesn't matter who you are, even the pope takes a look in the toiler after having a sh1t and thinks "look what I did"