Mossy Monk wrote: » Pro church person in denial. Nothing new there.
The_Valeyard wrote: » Get the popcorn folks The gaggle of usual anti Catholic posters will be along shortly! Its almost a drinking game at this stage. All onboard the outrage train! Choo choo!
The Backwards Man wrote: » Would the Pope give you and the Zetor a tow out of the slunks in the bog,He would in me hole.
kneemos wrote: » I had three windows broken by practicing Catholics. Wish they'd practice somewhere else.
Trigger Happy wrote: » I think there is an unopened box of plastic Vatican flags from 1979 up in the loft. (Beside the 'I shot JR' car sun visors). Time to dust them off and get selling!
smurgen wrote: » Be great if he could settle the church's abuse compensation tab while he's here.hope.he brings the cheque book with him.
baylah17 wrote: » He could start by begging for forgiveness for the crimes against humanity carried out by the criminal conspiracy that he heads.
_Brian wrote: » I can see this is a big deal to those of very religious devotion. Honestly outside that I can’t see why this is a big deal for anyone else. He will come, say mass, have meetings and leave, nothing will change, there will be no long lasting effects, we will all go on with our lives with no change.
splinter65 wrote: » The Pope (any pope) is one of the most famous people in the world at any given time. A visit from him is a big deal in any country he goes to and is a big ticket news item. It won’t be any different here. Expect rolling news commentary from RTÉ a la Storm Emma.
Zebra3 wrote: » Given the tyrannical grip the Roman church had on this country, are you surprised? Given the widespread rape and abuse of young children by Roman priests that was covered up by the RC church, are you suprised? Given the constant opposition to women's rights in society and the RC church's continued gender discrimination against women, are you surprised? Shall I continue?
whisky_galore wrote: » He is a celeb...there will be heaps of interest, like it or not. #popeselfie
splinter65 wrote: » No one is stopping you expressing your outrage Zebra. Go right ahead. Just don’t feel ignored if no one argues with you.
WinnyThePoo wrote: » How many kids will he need this time?
Triceratops Ballet wrote: » I was in Poland at the time of the popes visit in '06, and prohibition was in place for the duration of his visit to the towns he was in, to the extent that I ordered an ice cream sundae that normally comes with a chocolate and amaretto sauce and the waitress sheepishly told me that it would only be chocolate because of the popes visit! I wonder will they try the same here, imagine it, traffic chaos and not a drop of drink to be had! That'll really f*ck with your drinking game Vale!
WinnyThePoo wrote: » So you agree with the mass rapping of children by priests? Is that part of your faith?
splinter65 wrote: » How many did the pope need the last time?
The_Valeyard wrote: » Ah there's always a way, or stock up before he arrives.
splinter65 wrote: » No it’s not part of any faith, rapping, unless there’s a rap music religion I don’t know about?
WinnyThePoo wrote: » I don't know. Though his clergymen find kids so damn sexy. Just looking for numbers.
WinnyThePoo wrote: » I meant rape. Which you already knew.
ArmaniJeanss wrote: » He seems reasonable enough, albeit judged against his predecessors. I'd have been all up for a massive protest against Ratzinger, not so much this guy.
