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Pope travels to UK to put a stop to equality

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  • #32
    AnonoBoy
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    What's the Daily Mail's take on this?


  • #33
    brummytom
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    My name is URL wrote: »
    Most evil person that ever lived
    ...Seriously?


  • #34
    AnonoBoy
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    xKev wrote: »
    Well he the leader of a religion that 90%+ of this county follow. Have some respect.

    90% of people in this country are not practising Catholics.

    Respect? Don't give me that horse sh*t. His whole organisation covered up the systematic abuse of children for decades. They can kiss the back of me flaps so they can and f*ck right off while they're doing it.


  • #35
    caseyann
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    Nodin wrote: »
    He has the eyes of a killer, you know.

    Here he is http://www.freewebs.com/tal-won/emperor2.jpg Seriously he does look like him.


  • #36
    [Deleted User]
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    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=79788&d=1242231203


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  • #37
    Sean Quagmire
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    AnonoBoy wrote: »
    What's the Daily Mail's take on this?

    Informed, balanced and above all, fair


  • #38
    hooradiation
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    Sean Quagmire wrote: »
    Informed, balanced and above all, fair

    oh you joker, you.


  • #39
    Mike 1972
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    My name is URL wrote: »
    Most evil person that ever lived

    Is that not a slight overstatement

    The competition for that rather dubious accolade is pretty fierce you know


  • #40
    humanji
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    brummytom wrote: »
    ...Seriously?
    He tells Africans not to use condoms, ignores the horrors inflicted on children by members of his church and orchestrated the downfall of the Republic and the destruction of the Jedi Council. How is that not evil?


  • #41
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,626 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    brummytom wrote: »
    ...Seriously?

    No, not really. It's a joke that Paul Merton made on Have I got News for You.

    Though, as far as Popes go, he's not a very nice one


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  • #42
    Joey the lips
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    The op's post is incorrect and not worthy of comment on those grounds. THe pope was due to travel to the UK. The pope also apologised for the actions of the church in a letter read out in the church.

    Werent you there?

    Prob not!


  • #43
    humanji
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    My name is URL wrote:
    No, not really. It's a joke that Paul Merton made on Have I got News for You.

    Though, as far as Popes go, he's not a very nice one
    In fairness, the current batch of popes are great compared to some of the looneys there before. One pope dug up his predecessor's body and put him on trial, then "executed" him. The pope after that, dug up the body again and had another trial (same outcome). And they were some of the more sane popes from back then!


  • #44
    Mike 1972
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    My name is URL wrote: »
    Though, as far as Popes go, he's not a very nice one

    Actually thats quite debatable as well ?
    humanji wrote: »
    One pope dug up his predecessor's body and put him on trial, then "executed" him. The pope after that, dug up the body again and had another trial (same outcome).

    Thatll teach Im !


  • #45
    genericguy
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    Malty_T wrote: »
    Do you really believe he deserves it?

    yes. he does deserve it. nobody, and i mean nobody does more to enhance the spread of AID(S) throughout the world.


  • #46
    Xluna
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    Mike 1972 wrote: »
    Actually thats quite debatable as well ?

    It's a shame that Pope John Paul I died so young. He seemed very progressive,especially for his time.( Conspiracy thread anyone?)

    John Paul was not your ordinary pope. He referred to himself as "I" instead of the traditional royal "We." His beaming demeanor earned him the nickname "The Smiling Pope" and gave him cachet with the little people. John Paul immediately began planning out reforms he perceived that the church needed, including revisions to the long-standing absolute ban on contraceptives and fertility treatments. He was apparently also planning to shake up the Vatican power structure.


  • #47
    genericguy
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    Xluna wrote: »
    It's a shame that Pope John Paul I died so young. He seemed very progressive,especially for his time.( Conspiracy thread anyone?)

    John Paul was not your ordinary pope. He referred to himself as "I" instead of the traditional royal "We." His beaming demeanor earned him the nickname "The Smiling Pope" and gave him cachet with the little people. John Paul immediately began planning out reforms he perceived that the church needed, including revisions to the long-standing absolute ban on contraceptives and fertility treatments. He was apparently also planning to shake up the Vatican power structure.

    wouldn't be too surprised to find out he commited suicide by stabbing himself in the back six times before throwing himself off the vatican.


  • #48
    Turtwig
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    genericguy wrote: »
    yes. he does deserve it. nobody, and i mean nobody does more to enhance the spread of AID(S) throughout the world.

    Em...
    Em....
    Em.....
    Em......
    I was posting in response to another user saying that the Pope deserved respect.

    I fully agree with your sentiment btw, just please don't confuse my point of view again.:)


  • #49
    Dudess
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    Thumbs up for the sensationalist thread title. While I agree the pope should apologise on behalf of the church for the abuse, I disagree he should go against the teachings of the church he represents by voicing his support for gay rights... even though I disagree with the church's stance.


  • #50
    Mike 1972
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    Xluna wrote: »
    It's a shame that Pope John Paul I died so young. He seemed very progressive,especially for his time

    Possibly although the fact that he never had much opportunity to implement it might lead one to speculate that the progressiveness of his agenda might have been subsequently exxagurated.

    We have little way of telling really.
    Dudess wrote: »
    While I agree the pope should apologise on behalf of the church for the abuse, I disagree he should go against the teachings of the church he represents by voicing his support for gay rights... even though I disagree with the church's stance.

    Ummm I thought his role involved rather more than representing his church
    genericguy wrote: »
    wouldn't be too surprised to find out he commited suicide by stabbing himself in the back six times before throwing himself off the vatican.
    The official explanation IIRC was that he hadnt been taking his heart medication because in his excitement at his surprise appointment he forgot to bring it with him when he set off for Rome.

    Rome being such a small little place there arent a lot of pharmacies dontcha know


  • #51
    Xluna
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    Dudess wrote: »
    Thumbs up for the sensationalist thread title. While I agree the pope should apologise on behalf of the church for the abuse, I disagree he should go against the teachings of the church he represents by voicing his support for gay rights... even though I disagree with the church's stance.

    I see where you're coming from but can't a Pope reinterpret and change dogma? Interestingly enough Jesus himself never commented on homosexuality.


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  • #52
    AssaultedPeanut
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    Red_Marauder wrote: »
    I thought it was hilarious how he's campaigning against the fact that an organisation with a disproportionately large number of homosexual employees may be forced to employ homosexuals... bit behind the times.
    :mad:

    Paeodophilia = kiddy fiddler

    Homosexuality = being attracted to people of the same gender


  • #53
    efb
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    His organisation is so backward and outdated. It pedals promises to the poor it can never cash! Why are most predomintly Catholic countries poor?


  • #54
    Turtwig
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    Xluna wrote: »
    I see where you're coming from but can't a Pope reinterpret and change dogma? Interestingly enough Jesus himself never commented on homosexuality.

    Some have even speculated that Yeshua Himself was gay.Though, these have been largely met with death threats. Oh peaceful loving Christian that turn the other cheek, how pacifist your ways truly are.


  • #55
    Xluna
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    efb wrote: »
    His organisation is so backward and outdated. It pedals promises to the poor it can never cash! Why are most predomintly Catholic countries poor?

    They lack the Protestant work ethic.:pac:


  • #56
    efb
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    Him and his 12 males friends having drunken parties and footsie! No comment!


  • #57
    Xluna
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    Malty_T wrote: »
    Some have even speculated that Yeshua Himself was gay.

    If you add the many Gospels that were not admitted into the final Version of the Bible,which alluded a romantic attraction to Mary Magedelan he may have been bi sexual.


  • #58
    brummytom
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    efb wrote: »
    His organisation is so backward and outdated. It pedals promises to the poor it can never cash! Why are most predomintly Catholic countries poor?

    Or: Why are many poor countries Catholic?

    They're not poor because of the Church; they're poor because of colonialism, dictatorships, civil war etc. What can you look to when you have nothing? That's why many people turn to religion. Rightly or wrongly, it gives them hope.
    Malty_T wrote: »
    Some have even speculated that Yeshua Himself was gay.

    So? That's speculation. I can speculate Tom Jones is really a lesbian woman - that doesn't mean it's true.


  • #59
    Turtwig
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    Xluna wrote: »
    If you add the many Gospels that were not admitted into the final Version of the Bible,which alluded a romantic attraction to Mary Magedelan he was bi sexual.

    I suppose that would have been the least contradictory to the Godhead. Afterall the father is neither male nor female.


  • #60
    Xluna
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    Malty_T wrote: »
    I suppose that would have been the least contradictory to the Godhead. Afterall the father is neither male nor female.

    Do they believe God has no gender? The God of the Old testament seems to have all the worse traits and stereotypes of the male gender. A mans world and a mans God.


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  • #61
    zaphood316
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    zaphood316 wrote: »
    but he doesn't have the time to stop by Ireland and apologise in person for the systemic abuse and molestation of children over (god knows) how many decades by his organisation.
    Joey the lips wrote: »
    The op's post is incorrect and not worthy of comment on those grounds. THe pope wasis due to travel to the UK. The pope also apologised for the actions of the church in a letter read out in the church in the vatican.

    Werent you there?

    Prob not!

    I fixed your post for you there :)

    No I was not in the vatican when the pope fell out of bed, walked the 5 min to the nearest church and read out a speach prepared by someone else, that focused more on 'moving foward' and 'learning from the past' more than addressing the serious issues currently facing the church in Ireland and globally.


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