Sleeper12 wrote: I heard of the pope protest where people order tickets with no intention of going. Having a pint with a mate yesterday & he tells me his EX & her friend have over 100 pope tickets between them. They got the Maximum delivered to 75 Something Road, 75A something Road, 75B, 75C etc I believe its 12 per address. My basic maths says if 1000 protesters did the same thats 100'000 tickets or a fifth of all tickets.
Sleeper12 wrote: Does anyone know how many tickets were snapped up in protest? I have read someone got over 1000 claiming to be several country couches
Hotblack Desiato wrote: » Beechwoodspark wrote: » Streets are packed https://twitter.com/HenryMcKean/status/1033356368022052864 Posted approx 3pm today. "A thin crowd so far for Pope Francis, the Queen of England attracted more."
Beechwoodspark wrote: » Streets are packed
Hitman3000 wrote: There's plenty of tickets available, there is thread here offering tickets same on FB. Not as in demand as claimed.
Hitman3000 wrote: » They didn't clamp down on mine, I still have 40. Someone telling porkies methinks.
An_Toirpin wrote: » What a nasty authoritarian you are to stop people from attending who want to. It isn't even a meaningful way to protest, as it is nearly invisible.
Fighting Tao wrote: » So there’ll be a load from religious orders around the world, a load of tourists, a load of elderly Irish, fewer middle aged or younger Irish adults, and kids they had no choice but to go. There’ll probably still be room for maybe 200k more in the Phoenix Park. Loads of space for people to set up the picnic rug and have a mug of tea and jam sambo. I’ll be at the Garden of Remembrance if I can get in with the numbers expected to attend it.
Beechwoodspark wrote: » I’d say very small numbers will attend that. Especially if it’s raining.
Fighting Tao wrote: » Yep. People don’t like to spend a day standing out in the rain.
robbiezero wrote: » How do you know if people have booked tickets to the Papal Mass in order to prevent others attending? They tell you.
Fighting Tao wrote: » That’s just in your mind. We went through this before. There are more than enough tickets available for those who wish to attend.
Fighting Tao wrote: » How many have been booked by catholics that can’t be arsed turning up because of the walk, the rain or a million other excuses?
Beechwoodspark wrote: » It’ll be feckin grim down at the garden of remembrance. Never liked that place
Fighting Tao wrote: » Won’t be grim at all compared to a half empty compound in the Phoenix Park where people at showing their appreciation and loyalty to an organisation so rotten to the core that the members can’t see it.
An_Toirpin wrote: » Intention. It is about intention. Can you really claim to me that if there was an infinite number of tickets available that protestors would still book tickets? Whether or not the tickets sell out is irrelevant to the question, because clearly their intention is block tickets. You have not addressed that point.
Beechwoodspark wrote: » I’ve no problem with people have freedom of religious belief. It’s a key human right regardless of what others would say
Fighting Tao wrote: » Religious beliefs are fine. However, blind faith is never good. Either is supporting an organisation that committed the crimes that the RCC have done and continue to do so. I suspect this is the point our likeness heads off different directions.
Beechwoodspark wrote: » Fighting Tao wrote: » Won’t be grim at all compared to a half empty compound in the Phoenix Park where people at showing their appreciation and loyalty to an organisation so rotten to the core that the members can’t see it. I’ve no problem with people have freedom of religious belief. It’s a key human right regardless of what others would say
RustyNut wrote: » Did some poster here suggest that people shouldn't have freedom of religious belief or is that just in your imagination?
irishman86 wrote: » Christ but some people in Ireland really are just stupid, what on earth would protesting the pope even achieve only to highlight how ****ing ignorant you are. Just ignore it if its not your thing
B0jangles wrote: » I hadn't really planned on going in to the protest tomorrow, but after all the mealy-mouthed equivocation in the last week or so, from multiple very senior clergymen - all those long-flowery phrases expressing nothing more than the usual hollow claptrap I'm definitely going, as are most of my family. If they think they can wring their hands and ask for forgiveness while STILL continuing to do everything they can to prevent the truth from coming out, they are in for a rude awakening.
Beechwoodspark wrote: » Some people want to protest. Let them I say.
Discodog wrote: » This visit is getting massive world coverage. It doesn't hurt to remind people that not all of Ireland support the abuse of children or the visit of the abuser in chief.
Irish Kings wrote: » I'm really am staggered there are so few protesting. It's bizarre and baffling to be honest. RTE has given large coverage to all the protesters on the news and there is only a handful at each of the locations they covered.
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