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So who's going to see the Pope?

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  • #2222
    Rosie2018
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 160 ✭✭Rosie2018


    harr wrote: »
    No way near 80,000 , lots of empty seats and only maybe 2000 seated on the pitch...

    Must get you to herd the cattle. Great man at counting.


  • #2223
    KevRossi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,574 ✭✭✭KevRossi


    That's a poor turn out.

    I thought the Phoenix Park could be booked by anybody, but Croke Park only via certain channels, so they could ensure it was full?

    I live beside Croker and a neighbour who is a good judge reckons not much more than 50,000 judging by the crowds on the street. Poor organisation on the part of whoever is responsible for it.


  • #2224
    Rosie2018
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 160 ✭✭Rosie2018


    Autochange wrote: »
    I did do that. And im proud of it too. Anything I can do to rid my country of this poison I will do.
    Those who wanted to go are either children who have no choice, elderly people who have had the church beat into them since they were at school or foreigners who will be gone home again in a few days.

    Miserably sad.


  • #2225
    The high horse brigade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭The high horse brigade


    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    Ok folks I’ve not gone to mass in years. Probably since around 2000. Very much a lapsed believer. But honestly having seen the pope earlier I felt some power in his presence. He has something. I can’t define it. I think the atmosphere which was fantastic in the city centre earlier played a big part too. In short. I’m a believer. He’s got it whatever it is.

    Don't like his latest stuff, his first 2 albums were better


  • #2226
    Autochange
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭Autochange


    ziggyman17 wrote: »
    what a sad little life you must live.............

    My life is pretty good. Im rich and I sleep in on Sundays


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  • #2227
    ANDREWMUFC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 484 ✭✭ANDREWMUFC


    Emotional scenes at Croker


  • #2228
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,680 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    Ok folks I’ve not gone to mass in years. Probably since around 2000. Very much a lapsed believer. But honestly having seen the pope earlier I felt some power in his presence. He has something. I can’t define it. I think the atmosphere which was fantastic in the city centre earlier played a big part too. In short. I’m a believer. He’s got it whatever it is.

    Good job the mobile zipped past you, any slower you'd be a priest or a nun. :)


  • #2229
    WinnyThePoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,417 ✭✭✭WinnyThePoo


    Strazdas wrote: »
    I'm not even religious! I do recognise that the crowd trying to sabotage the Pope's visit are narrow minded bigots though.

    Your cracking me up . Please continue...bigots ..amazing.....

    edit: what awec said.


  • #2230
    Rosie2018
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 160 ✭✭Rosie2018


    Autochange wrote: »
    My life is pretty good. Im rich and I sleep in on Sundays

    Materially you might be rich but your sad, bitter and lost.


  • #2231
    blanch152
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,863 ✭✭✭✭blanch152


    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    Who is saying it was 100% their fault?

    Could you stop with the sickening 'the church is the victim' talk?
    The church has been negligent and criminal in their actions about this. It's leader is in the country.
    That is the subject of the thread

    To be fair to the church, they have already acknowledged their role in the abuse of children and the protection of abusers. They still haven't admitted their full role, but they are on their way.

    There are many other organisations in Irish society - one of your favourites, Sinn Fein, included - who have yet to even acknowledge the role they played in the abuse of children and the protection of child abusers. They still celebrate people who moved child abusers from one jurisdiction to another.


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  • #2232
    Degag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,001 ✭✭✭✭Degag


    WinnyThePoo wrote: »
    He didnt stop anybody, there where free tickets still available.There was a date cut off and they started charging for them.

    So the people who didn't get a free ticket, just didn't bother.
    Thought someone said earlier that tickets had sold out? In any case it was his intention to stop people from going which is still pathetic.


  • #2233
    ziggyman17
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,435 ✭✭✭ziggyman17


    Autochange wrote: »
    My life is pretty good. Im rich and I sleep in on Sundays

    and yet you have to go on Boards to boast about binning 35 tickets, just to make you feel a little better, yeah great life you must have... would love to be you...not.


  • #2234
    Autochange
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭Autochange


    Rosie2018 wrote: »
    Materially you might be rich but your sad, bitter and lost.

    No im quite happy actually. I'd be even more happy if this clown jumped back on his plane and went home. Soon enough


  • #2235
    Rosie2018
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 160 ✭✭Rosie2018


    blanch152 wrote: »
    To be fair to the church, they have already acknowledged their role in the abuse of children and the protection of abusers. They still haven't admitted their full role, but they are on their way.

    There are many other organisations in Irish society - one of your favourites, Sinn Fein, included - who have yet to even acknowledge the role they played in the abuse of children and the protection of child abusers. They still celebrate people who moved child abusers from one jurisdiction to another.

    Exactly. And now he's a fan of the BBC. The irony is lost on him.


  • #2236
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,856 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    amdublin wrote: »
    Seriously??
    Did you see what the mods were dealing with about two hours ago. Unrepeatable stuff as far as I am concerned.
    And you're calling me out over a a bit of slagging of someones posts, which frankly, sound like they are posted by some kind of iona institute propaganda bot. Yeah I was slagging them on it/calling them out on it in a relatively light hearted way.

    No I didn't see whatever the mods dealt with earlier. But what you seem to be saying, is that because the mods had some god damn awful thing to deal with earlier, I can't criticise a post now when I choose to.
    One Pope bashing thread is enough i would have thought in one forum but it's now 2- and bashing posters along with it.
    I don't agree with that. Hey disagree if you wish.


  • #2237
    AudreyHepburn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,673 ✭✭✭AudreyHepburn


    WinnyThePoo wrote: »
    If only you guys cared that deeply by pedophilia.

    Again this kind of drivel helps absolutely no one.


  • #2238
    harr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,512 ✭✭✭harr


    Rosie2018 wrote: »
    Must get you to herd the cattle. Great man at counting.
    Well if you watch the GAA and go to a few matches a year you do get a good idea of what the numbers are roughly like.. I couldn’t care less to be honest but people swearing it’s a full house need glasses.


  • #2239
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 55,068 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    blanch152 wrote: »
    To be fair to the church, they have already acknowledged their role in the abuse of children and the protection of abusers. They still haven't admitted their full role, but they are on their way.

    There are many other organisations in Irish society - one of your favourites, Sinn Fein, included - who have yet to even acknowledge the role they played in the abuse of children and the protection of child abusers. They still celebrate people who moved child abusers from one jurisdiction to another.
    When Gerry Adams is paraded through Dublin with his minions all throwing themselves at him, acting like he's some sort of guardian of tolerance, morals and decency then you should definitely start a thread about it.


  • #2240
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,680 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    Degag wrote: »
    Thought someone said earlier that tickets had sold out? In any case it was his intention to stop people from going which is still pathetic.

    My special needs brother who had been ill got two tickets last night without any bother.


  • #2241
    Rosie2018
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 160 ✭✭Rosie2018


    Autochange wrote: »
    No im quite happy actually. I'd be even more happy if this clown jumped back on his plane and went home. Soon enough

    You're not happy. If you read your posts and look at your actions you're anything but.

    Big plank on your shoulder.


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  • #2242
    KevRossi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,574 ✭✭✭KevRossi


    blanch152 wrote: »
    To be fair to the church, they have already acknowledged their role in the abuse of children and the protection of abusers. They still haven't admitted their full role, but they are on their way.

    The Church have been dragged kicking and screaming to every court, every tribunal and every hearing on this planet since these stories surfaced in the 1990's.

    They have denied everything, attempted to blacken the names of those who exposed thier standards and continue to hide information over a quarter of a century later and through three Popes.

    Their downfall in Ireland and other countries is their own doing.


  • #2243
    WinnyThePoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,417 ✭✭✭WinnyThePoo


    AudreyHepburn wrote: »
    Again this kind of drivel helps absolutely no one.

    You clearly don't.


  • #2244
    Mr.Crinklewood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,721 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Crinklewood


    Autochange wrote: »
    My life is pretty good. Im rich and I sleep in on Sundays

    Appreciate that you may have missed my post.

    Writing an blog re pope visit. Will you post up photo of binned tickets?

    I'll credit you if you want.


  • #2245
    Degag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,001 ✭✭✭✭Degag


    Autochange wrote: »
    I did do that. And im proud of it too. Anything I can do to rid my country of this poison I will do.
    Those who wanted to go are either children who have no choice, elderly people who have had the church beat into them since they were at school or foreigners who will be gone home again in a few days.
    And how exactly would your actions go towards the getting rid of the "poison?"


    There were alot of bad things done in the past, terrible things but the Church so alot of good things too. If someonehas faith that's their choice and if they don't that's also their choice. I don't have much faith but respect anyone who does and doesn't bother me once they don't force it down my throat.


  • #2246
    AudreyHepburn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,673 ✭✭✭AudreyHepburn


    WinnyThePoo wrote: »
    You clearly don't.

    Beg your pardon?

    You know nothing about me so get off your pedestal.


  • #2247
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Autochange wrote: »
    I did do that. And im proud of it too. Anything I can do to rid my country of this poison I will do.
    Those who wanted to go are either children who have no choice, elderly people who have had the church beat into them since they were at school or foreigners who will be gone home again in a few days.

    I despise in your face theists and atheists equally. Your the epitome of righteous activism......


  • #2248
    The Talking Bread
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,037 ✭✭✭✭The Talking Bread


    Rosie2018 wrote: »
    Exactly. And now he's a fan of the BBC. The irony is lost on him.

    The BBC ? The BBC

    I made the BBC

    vlcsnap-00642.jpg


  • #2249
    Autochange
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭Autochange


    Rosie2018 wrote: »
    You're not happy. If you read your posts and look at your actions you're anything but.

    Big plank on your shoulder.

    It motivates me. We all need motivation and direction and where better to get it than from one's self


  • #2250
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,680 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    KevRossi wrote: »
    The Church have been dragged kicking and screaming to every court, every tribunal and every hearing on this planet since these stories surfaced in the 1990's.

    They have denied everything, attempted to blacken the names of those who exposed thier standards and continue to hide information over a quarter of a century later and through three Popes.

    Their downfall in Ireland and other countries is their own doing.

    I wouldn't get too annoyed at him, he is just trying to troll the thread. He knows very well that Adams addressed his faults in the issue with his brother. And there are no child abuse cases ongoing in a court nor none pending against any member of SF that I am aware of.


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  • #2251
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,184 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    Run kids!


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