Should we protest against the pope's visit?

TCM wrote:

Huge crowds lining the streets today. Wonderful to see.

They were 2 or 3 deep around Dame Street & christ Church but for the vast majority of the journey it was one deep with plenty of gaps in the crowd. Some sections actually had more Gardai and stewards than members of the public. It reminded me of Haugheys state funeral
Definitely not a big turnout

Strazdas

Deleted User wrote: »

There most certainly wasn't a St. Patricks day size crowd on the streets.

Nobody ever claimed there would be. That's our national day, a public holiday and with a huge parade featuring thousands of performers and musicians winding through the city lasting two hours or more

I can't wait for Liveline on Monday with people moaning they couldn't get parked, couldn't see the pope from 2km back, no one would stop to jump start my mobility scooter. We had to walk for 2 hours etc etc

statesaver

Dublin was in lock down when the British Queen came. More people saw the Pope today than saw her.

bodice ripper

I like to protest sitting down.

*may be blasphemous.

Strazdas wrote: »

Nobody ever claimed there would be. That's our national day, a public holiday and with a huge parade featuring thousands of performers and musicians winding through the city lasting two hours or more

Where did I claim there should have been , it was just a statement. I know the difference between an apple and an orange.

Sweetemotion

Sleeper12 wrote: »

They were 2 or 3 deep around Dame Street & christ Church but for the vast majority of the journey it was one deep with plenty of gaps in the crowd. Some sections actually had more Gardai and stewards than members of the public. It reminded me of Haugheys state funeral
Definitely not a big turnout

No way, 2 or 3 deep at the main journey. I am shocked.

What did you expect. A row of 10 from the airport?

Allinall

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

I wonder how many will trudge through the heavy rain tomorrow for many kms. And then sit there on their three legged stools in the rain to see IL Papa up there at the altar protected from the elements.

Just wondered if they might get a plenary indulgence for their rainy sins.

I’d say roughly 0.

Deleted User wrote:

There most certainly wasn't a St. Patricks day size crowd on the streets.

Definitely not

Strazdas wrote:

Nobody ever claimed there would be. That's our national day, a public holiday and with a huge parade featuring thousands of performers and musicians winding through the city lasting two hours or more

We have paddy's day every year.

Fourty years between Pope visits.

I expected a bigger turn out. They locked down the city centre on a Saturday for a few thousand people. The whole Pope mobile through the city was a bad idea imo

Deleted User wrote:

I can't wait for Liveline on Monday with people moaning they couldn't get parked, couldn't see the pope from 2km back, no one would stop to jump start my mobility scooter. We had to walk for 2 hours etc etc

Mobility scooters are banned from the park. They already moaned to Joe last week about that one

The croke Park service looked and sounded fantastic on tv. Well done to all concerned !

On wards and upwards to tomorrow now.

Is it true no children are allowed in the Phoneix Park tomorrow for their own safety?

Edgware

The high horse brigade wrote: »

You'd see more at the marathon, the Queen had a bigger crowd

Freddie Mercury was always a great crowd puller

Das Reich

My reason to protest against the communist pope:

Edgware wrote: »

Freddie Mercury was always a great crowd puller

Freddie was good at pulling something alright haha

Strazdas

Sleeper12 wrote: »

We have paddy's day every year.

Fourty years between Pope visits.

I expected a bigger turn out. They locked down the city centre on a Saturday for a few thousand people. The whole Pope mobile through the city was a bad idea imo

There was a lot more than a 'few thousand people'.

Crowds were easily four or five deep on O'Connell Street (which is a third of a mile long), on Westmoreland Street, College Green, Dame Street and Lord Edward Street.

About 4-5000 people turned out to welcome the Irish hockey team home recently. That crowd was tiny compared to today (I saw both events first hand).

Beechwoodspark wrote:

Freddie was good at pulling something alright haha

He wasn't a kiddy fiddler though unlike several members of the clergy.

tylercheribini

Larry Murphys release saw more crowds.

FrancieBrady

Strazdas wrote: »

There was a lot more than a 'few thousand people'.

Crowds were easily four or five deep on O'Connell Street (which is a third of a mile long), on Westmoreland Street, College Green, Dame Street and Lord Edward Street.

About 4-5000 people turned out to welcome the Irish hockey team home recently. That crowd was tiny compared to today (I saw both events first hand).

Oh come on. The city was prepped to be swamped and it was far far from it.
Somebody needs to revise the '78% of us are practising Catholics' figure. It's a joke at this stage.

Strazdas wrote:

There was a lot more than a 'few thousand people'.

It was a Saturday. Most of the crowd would already have been in town anyway.

Turnout was that bad that I don't believe that the streets should have been shut down for it.

All they needed was to close o connell Street to Christchurch for 30 minutes. Crowds appeared at the barrier minutes before the Pope and disburse within minutes of his passing.

Hitman3000 wrote: »

He wasn't a kiddy fiddler though unlike several members of the clergy.

Having read a number of books on him, fcuk knows what Freddie was up to!!

Total mad man for the drugs too

FrancieBrady wrote:

Oh come on. The city was prepped to be swamped and it was far far from it. Somebody needs to revise the '78% of us are practising Catholics' figure. It's a joke at this stage.

People need to stop putting RC on the census when they are not. More than 50 percent of the country definitely aren't Catholic. Christian maybe but not Catholic

Sleeper12 wrote: »

People need to stop putting RC on the census when they are not. More than 50 percent of the country definitely aren't Catholic. Christian maybe but not Catholic

Who the hell are you to “instruct” ppl as to what religion they are? Ffs. You know best eh?

Beechwoodspark wrote:

Having read a number of books on him, fcuk knows what Freddie was up to!!

Freddie didn't attack children, your buddies in black and dresses on the other hand liked the vulnerable. What would Jesus say. Wasn't he against hurting kids?

Hitman3000 wrote: »

Freddie didn't attack children, your buddies in black and dresses on the other hand liked the vulnerable. What would Jesus say. Wasn't he against hurting kids?

Also. Don’t ever assume who my “buddies” are thanks

Beechwoodspark wrote:

Who the hell are you to â€œinstructâ€ ppl as to what religion they are? Ffs. You know best eh?

Survey the church's on a Saturday evening or a Sunday morning. Dwindling numbers. People tend to shy away from being associated with child abusers.

FrancieBrady

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Who the hell are you to “instruct” ppl as to what religion they are? Ffs. You know best eh?

If we have 78% of the country that are RC how in hell have we divorce, same sex marriage and abortion not to mention a full range of contraception by POPULAR VOTE?????

A fair proportion of those 78% must be lying through their teeth...also a sin I believe. :rolleyes: