Ha, take that Ratzinger!

robindch · 04-11-2011 01:41AM #1

Ireland announces that its Embassy in the Vatican is to close.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/1103/breaking60.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15586816

It's a sure sign of the secular agenda, atheist Labour, "godless" Gilmore, thumbing the nation's nose at Truth, required by the Lisbon Treaty, won't somebody think of the children, etc, etc.

/looks forward to the closure, in retaliation, of the Papal Nunciature in Dublin.

Mistress 69 · 04-11-2011 02:15AM

robindch wrote: »

Ireland announces that its Embassy in the Vatican is to close.

As the Irish Times LINK says

The Government believes that Ireland’s interests with the Holy See can be sufficiently represented by a non-resident Ambassador," he said. "The Government will be seeking the agreement of the Holy See to the appointment of a senior diplomat to this position."

Internet Communication...... Apple I phone4s will fit the bill perfectly. As the Ambassador no longer needs a state chauffer he can drive his 3.0 litre A6 himself and dictate vocally his message to the Holy See and his onboard i4s will automatically type a text to Holy SeE. Steve got it right....

Major Apple fan..........kind of fancy jobs like that!

ps We got married in a little church in Rome....................Rome is wow, would hate to be the Ambassador recalled... words could not describe..... as the old song says ...''Greece is the word''

Mistress 69 · 04-11-2011 03:03AM

Polynomial...... ! googleyed ... as one usually is at 2am.... Elaborate...in the AM...

seamus · 04-11-2011 10:09AM

An Irish embassy in the Vatican was a purely ceremonial/sentimental thing anyway, no doubt seen as "essential" by DeValera and his ilk.

There are no Irish citizens residing in the Vatican (at least none who don't also have Vatican citizenship), and there never will be, so an embassy there is utterly pointless.

Penn · 04-11-2011 10:12AM

This is definitely a great move though, and a huge step forward in the right direction. Could benefit the Vatican too. They got complacent and arrogant. They need to be reminded that religion is not necessary for a society to run, and they should be grateful to be so entwined in some countries. And if they abuse their position, they may lose that position

Delirium · 04-11-2011 10:31AM

Isn't the embassy located in Rome, as the Vatican isn't big enough to accomodate the real estate to build embassies?

sensibleken · 04-11-2011 10:36AM

Maybe if we re-establish it if they could ask god to sort out the recession. You know, if he's not too busy doing someone elses wife

Penn · 04-11-2011 10:37AM

koth wrote: »

Isn't the embassy located in Rome, as the Vatican isn't big enough to accomodate the real estate to build embassies?

From the Independant:

Around €1.4m has been spent refurbishing Villa Spada, the embassy to the Holy See in Rome, which was recently valued at €25m. The building is now going to be used by the Irish Embassy in Rome, which will move out of its rented accommodation.

fitz0 · 04-11-2011 05:45PM

Distinct lack of a papal boyband in this thread.

I was pretty happy to hear this, it's pretty long overdue given the cuts of the past few years. I'm more disappointed by the Iranian embassy closure, the timing with the US/Israel - Iran posturing is a little uncomfortable. Feckin Israelis are going to get us nuked.

pH · 04-11-2011 07:04PM

fitz0 wrote: »

Distinct lack of a papal boyband in this thread.

I am deeply dissapointed that the photoshop has not been forthcoming.

strobe · 05-11-2011 05:07AM

Mistress 69 wrote: »

Polynomial...... ! googleyed ... as one usually is at 2am.... Elaborate...in the AM...

This might sound weird but...bear with me, please...

Where you, by any chance, separated at birth from your twin brother?

recedite · 05-11-2011 07:10PM

Around €1.4m has been spent refurbishing Villa Spada, the embassy to the Holy See in Rome, which was recently valued at €25m. The building is now going to be used by the Irish Embassy in Rome, which will move out of its rented accommodation.

Hard to believe we rented some offices for the Italian embassy all those years, while this splendid gaff was only round the corner.
The Holy See is of course a mickey mouse "state" created by Mussolini and the (then) pope in a deal to enhance each others power and control over people.

passarellaie · 05-11-2011 07:13PM

What a pathetic little of contempibiles who will fly back to Mama as they approach the whole in the ground awaiting them.Kim il sung would be deligted with his little protege they had many chats in Pyongyang in the sixties about the evils of the Vatican

MagicMarker · 05-11-2011 07:26PM

Can we move all of passarellaie's posts to the Funny Side of Religion thread please?

Turtwig · 05-11-2011 07:30PM

passarellaie wrote: »

What a pathetic little of contempibiles who will fly back to Mama as they approach the whole in the ground awaiting them.Kim il sung would be deligted with his little protege they had many chats in Pyongyang in the sixties about the evils of the Vatican

Sarky · 05-11-2011 07:35PM

I know, right? I think he might be on drugs.

passarellaie · 05-11-2011 07:40PM

Sarky wrote: »

I know, right? I think he might be on drugs.

I thought you were all on those things being unable to cope with the demands of humanism!!!!!

Turtwig · 05-11-2011 07:41PM

passarellaie wrote: »

I thought you were all on those things being unable to cope with the demands of humanism!!!!!

Ahh but you see my beautiful entity we are not all humanists.

Sarky · 05-11-2011 07:44PM

Oh I'm high all right. High on life. High on the sheer joys of living an existence where I own my decisions, where I don't have to bend a knee to a psychotic tyrant of a creator for the benefit of a few despicably evil bureaucratic priests claiming to be the sole arbiters of what's right and wrong.

And beer. But mostly life.

The demands of humanism aren't all that demanding. I mean, you might have some trouble getting over your hatred of the gays, but that's your problem. They're a lovely bunch of people. And man, are some of them ever good kissers. Put some girls to shame, they would.

Turtwig · 05-11-2011 07:45PM

Sarky wrote: »

And beer. But mostly life.

*Gestures at fellow mob of teetotalers*
SARKY DRINKS BEER! CRUCIFY HIM/HER!!!:mad:

Sarky · 05-11-2011 07:46PM

YOU CANT CRUCIFY ME I QUIT

Turtwig · 05-11-2011 07:49PM

Sarky wrote: »

YOU CANT CRUCIFY ME I QUIT

It's too late for you sir/madam, once you've had an infatuation for beer it's too late . . . However, now that you have repented your sins the mode of death will be something more humane but still incredibly painful to ensure your physical body suffers for its alcoholic pleasure misdoings.

Galvasean · 05-11-2011 08:59PM

MagicMarker wrote: »

Can we move all of passarellaie's posts to the Funny Side of Religion thread please?

I think a HateMail sticky is on order....

The Quadratic Equation · 06-11-2011 02:22AM

It's intresting when you research the full list of countries that we've now joined that don't have a Vatican embassy.

Looks like Comrade Gilmour has had to take the reigns since Inda was caught telling lies.
When is the legislation for abortion on demand coming in ?

Dudess · 06-11-2011 03:35AM

passarellaie wrote: »

What a pathetic little of contempibiles who will fly back to Mama as they approach the whole in the ground awaiting them.Kim il sung would be deligted with his little protege they had many chats in Pyongyang in the sixties about the evils of the Vatican

A non stop repeat of the same old tired lines in the space of a couple of hours does not look intelligent.

Fresh material please.

strobe · 06-11-2011 05:18AM

The Quadratic Equation wrote: »

It's intresting when you research the full list of countries that we've now joined that don't have a Vatican embassy.

Looks like Comrade Gilmour has had to take the reigns since Inda was caught telling lies.
When is the legislation for abortion on demand coming in ?

If I could be so bold as to recycle the previous post to make a point...

Dudess wrote: »

A non stop repeat of the same old tired lines [...]

Fresh material please.

smokingman · 06-11-2011 09:44AM

The Quadratic Equation wrote: »

When is the legislation for abortion on demand coming in ?

It's on the way as soon as we figure out how to stop your crowd from sticking their knobs into children...that might take a while given we can't get a straight answer from your "moral guardians" on that so I wouldn't worry about it being soon.

fisgon · 06-11-2011 10:06AM

The idea that any country has an embassy in the Vatican is a joke. It's not a real country, just the administrative HQ of a puffed up religious organisation that thinks it's a country.

MrPudding · 06-11-2011 11:26AM

The Quadratic Equation wrote: »

When is the legislation for abortion on demand coming in ?

not soon enough. Why? Are you worried that your precious priests won't have enough kids to rape?

MrP

MagicMarker · 06-11-2011 12:08PM

I can't wait for abortion to be legal, I've always wanted an abortion.

The Quadratic Equation · 06-11-2011 12:42PM

smokingman wrote: »

It's on the way as soon as we figure out how to stop your crowd from sticking their knobs into children...that might take a while given we can't get a straight answer from your "moral guardians" on that so I wouldn't worry about it being soon.

MrPudding wrote: »

not soon enough. Why? Are you worried that your precious priests won't have enough kids to rape?

MrP

MagicMarker wrote: »

I can't wait for abortion to be legal, I've always wanted an abortion.

Perfect Examples

Ha, take that Ratzinger!

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