seamus wrote: » :D The poor guy. All he gets is a palace to live in, assistants to attend to his every need, food, clothing, heat, light, telecommunications, domestic and international travel, five-star, celebrity treatment, diplomatic immunity and absolute dictatorial power over a small country until the day he dies. And he doesn't see a bean in payment for it.
seamus wrote: » But hey, he got rid of the golden throne and replaced it with a regular throne. That shows he's serious about this poverty thing.
ohnonotgmail wrote: » dont forget the silk slippers. Does the new guy still go for the silk slippers? I know the last guy was very fond of this very expensive silk slippers. Vow of poverty my arse.
An_Toirpin wrote: Benedict didnt take a vow of poverty. Why should he be obligated too? If you think Benedict was motivated by money to join the clergy you simply dont know the man.
Omar Orange Ignoramus wrote: » Previous to this JP2 used to wear a Rolex (DateJust) likely worth enough $6,000, to feed an entire small African village for a year.
An_Toirpin wrote: African villages don't need our food. They are more than capable of producing their own, as many of the worlds fastest growing economies are African.
WinnyThePoo wrote: » A six grand Rolex! Jesus would be turning in his grave!
Hitman3000 wrote: » The people of Darfur may disagree with you.
An_Toirpin wrote: » They need investment, trade ideally free trade not food hand outs. Food shotages still occur but only seasonal every few years. It is shocking how many people seem to unware Africa has changed since 1985.
An_Toirpin wrote: They need investment, trade ideally free trade not food hand outs. Food shotages still occur but only seasonal every few years. It is shocking how many people seem to unware Africa has changed since 1985.
Omar Orange Ignoramus wrote: » Would a $6,000 Rolex trade-in worth of investment be of any use then, no?
Hitman3000 wrote: » In the immediate term they need food and since they are destitute they need free food.
An_Toirpin wrote: As someone who has worked in the huamnitarian sector in Africa, food isnt sent to Africa. It just isnt. It is a myth that people are starving for want of food. Disease and malnutrition is the problem.
An_Toirpin wrote: » If someone doesnt do ever possible thing at every time for a cause then clearly they are insincere hypocrities. How do you even believe that?
An_Toirpin wrote: » ohnonotgmail wrote: » Did this happen to every priest with an accusation against them? Or did the church just move priests on to a different parish so they could abuse again? So if they didnt always do the right thing they clearly had no care what so ever to victims. What an absurd argument. Yes there was awful cover up but many did care about the welfare of victims.
ohnonotgmail wrote: » Did this happen to every priest with an accusation against them? Or did the church just move priests on to a different parish so they could abuse again?
An_Toirpin wrote: » As someone who has worked in the huamnitarian sector in Africa, food isnt sent to Africa. It just isnt. It is a myth that people are starving for want of food. Disease and malnutrition is the problem.
An_Toirpin wrote: » Every priest with accusations who has been forced to have no contact with children is an examples of RCC caring for victums.
An_Toirpin wrote: » So if they didnt always do the right thing they clearly had no care what so ever to victims. What an absurd argument. Yes there was awful cover up but many did care about the welfare of victims.
An_Toirpin wrote: » True and this is why when abuse happens nowadays it is mostly in a family setting where there is no one to ask questions.
An_Toirpin wrote: » Every priest with accusations who has been forced to have no contact with children is an examples of RCC caring for victums. If the RCC is only about money how is that priests get paid so little and why do so many like our Jesuit Pope take no salary with their vow of poverty. What a joke of an interpretation.
An_Toirpin wrote: » If it is so easy why don't more do it.
Hitman3000 wrote: » Don't forget control.