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Ha, take that Ratzinger!

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  • #32
    recedite
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,989 ✭✭✭✭recedite


    Reuters; Vatican is "extremely irritated" by our stunning decision
    :pac::pac::pac:
    Diplomats said the Irish move might sway others to follow suit to save money because double diplomatic presences in Rome are expensive.


  • #33
    Doctor DooM
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    the Vatican sees its diplomatic role as promoting human values.

    lol


  • #34
    MrPudding
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    The Quadratic Equation wrote: »
    Perfect Examples
    Of what?

    Have you ever actually contributed anything remotely useful to this forum? Clearly you have issues and can't stand us heathens, but you could at least try to contribute instead of you stupid little one liners that I presume you think are highly intelligent and funny.

    MrP


  • #35
    rainbow kirby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,928 ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    recedite wrote: »
    Reuters; Vatican is "extremely irritated" by our stunning decision
    :pac::pac::pac:

    World's smallest violin...


  • #36
    MrPudding
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,779 ✭✭✭MrPudding


    rainbow kirby wrote: »
    World's smallest violin...
    Oh, oh, I know this one. Is it, per chance, playing just for them?

    mrP


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  • #37
    Corkfeen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,940 ✭✭✭Corkfeen


    Though this would be appropriate for passarellaie and The Quadratic Equation. :D
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn5L6aYUtVU


  • #38
    recedite
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,989 ✭✭✭✭recedite


    How about this one to celebrate with;

    The Dance of The Gay Communist Atheists......

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WpYWpN0VXU


  • #39
    The Quadratic Equation
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,132 ✭✭✭The Quadratic Equation


    The media keep very quiet about Gilmore's past.

    Member of :

    Official Sinn Fein
    The Workers Party
    Democratic Left

    The Workers Party, in which Gimore had a very active role, were fully supportive of the USSR's regieme, while they suppressed millions of eastern europeans, particulary with regard to freedom of religion. Of course after the USSR collapsed the rats deserted the sinking ship that was the workers party and set up "democratic" left.

    Comrade Gilmore must have dreemed he would be in a Government one day, cutting off diplomatic ties with the Vatican, he just had to dream up an excuse to do so.


  • #40
    Sarky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,967 ✭✭✭✭Sarky


    And Ratzinger was in the Hitler Youth. That's much worse. Your move.

    :coolface:


  • #41
    The Quadratic Equation
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    Sarky wrote: »
    And Ratzinger was in the Hitler Youth. That's much worse. Your move.

    :coolface:

    So were millions of Germans against their will.

    Gimore was a volunteer and a leader. Your move.


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  • #42
    Sarky
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    I'm fairly sure gilmore hasn't raped any children, or covered for someone who did. Does that count?


  • #43
    MagicMarker
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    The Quadratic Equation wrote: »
    So were millions of Germans against their will.

    I thought god gave us free will? :confused:


  • #44
    Turtwig
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    The Quadratic Equation wrote: »
    So were millions of Germans against their will.

    Gimore was a volunteer and a leader. Your move.

    Anyone who has previously joined the official Sinn Fein party has relinquished their right to opt out of anything. It's in their party contract.

    Also, just curious, but did Benedict ever apologise for his time in the party?


  • #45
    Corkfeen
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    I love the fact that every few years, the communist threat seems to crop up for no apparent reason. On a related note, anyone growing a moustache for Movember? It's clearly further Communism... Mine is looking rather like this Stalin's. God damn Commies are hiding around every corner.


  • #46
    Dudess
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    TQE, why don't you just accept not everyone believes what you believe? Jeez, why are you so angry about something people can't really help? Resorting to blurting out that everyone here is a Stalinist because they're non believers is just silly hon and something only a young un should be carrying on with. :)

    You're being very unchristian and mean too. I wouldn't barge into Christianity to attack folk in there for not having the same belief system as I.

    Now run along dear... /ruffles hair


  • #47
    The Quadratic Equation
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    MagicMarker wrote: »
    I thought god gave us free will? :confused:

    Correct. Including the free will to force other people to comply with yours.


  • #48
    Dudess
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    The Quadratic Equation wrote: »
    MagicMarker wrote: »
    I thought god gave us free will? :confused:

    Correct. Including the free will to force other people to comply with yours.
    Something the Vatican wouldn't mind I've no doubt...


  • #49
    The Quadratic Equation
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    Malty_T wrote: »
    Anyone who has previously joined the official Sinn Fein party has relinquished their right to opt out of anything. It's in their party contract.

    Also, just curious, but did Benedict ever apologise for his time in the party?

    Gimore volunteered, and could opt out at any time, all Germans children were forced to join the Nazi Youth. So would you consider all those german children as "guilty" as Benedict ?


  • #50
    MagicMarker
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    The Quadratic Equation wrote: »
    Correct. Including the free will to force other people to comply with yours.
    And the pope had the free will to refuse but he didn't.


  • #51
    sensibleken
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    The Quadratic Equation wrote: »
    Gimore volunteered, and could opt out at any time, all Germans children were forced to join the Nazi Youth. So would you consider all those german children as "guilty" as Benedict ?

    you do know your constructing a massive ad hominem arguement right? might you be better served spending your time constructing an arguement that is actually valid as opposed to ad homs and godwins.

    start here: what use is an embassy in the vatican?


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  • #52
    Ellis Dee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭Ellis Dee


    I've heard that the building housing the Irish Embassy to Paedophilistan is rather important in the history of Italy, as it was once the home of Garibaldi or some such prominent figure. It will be good for our image to have our Embassy to Italy (a real country) there.;)

    The move does not mean that diplomatic relations are being severed, since the Irish ambassador will be based, most likely, in Dublin. It will be interesting to see where they base the Papal Nonce, though.:)


  • #53
    The Quadratic Equation
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    MagicMarker wrote: »
    And the pope had the free will to refuse but he didn't.

    All Germans children were forced to join the Nazi Youth, or face death for them and their famailies. So would you consider all those other German children as "guilty" as Benedict ?


  • #54
    Sarky
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    Not at all. Some of them have expressed regret over it.


  • #55
    MagicMarker
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    The Quadratic Equation wrote: »
    All Germans children were forced to join the Nazi Youth, or face death for them and their famailies. So would you consider all those other German children as "guilty" as Benedict ?
    No, I'm just saying that according to your lot, god gave us free will.

    Unless of course, you're now saying that little Benny didn't have free will at the time because of enforced compliance? But that couldn't possibly be true, because that would mean that god's threat of fire and brimstone if you don't adhere to his silly little rulebook would also count as enforced compliance.


  • #56
    Ellis Dee
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    Dudess wrote: »
    TQE, why don't you just accept not everyone believes what you believe? Jeez, why are you so angry about something people can't really help? Resorting to blurting out that everyone here is a Stalinist because they're non believers is just silly hon and something only a young un should be carrying on with. :)

    You're being very unchristian and mean too. I wouldn't barge into Christianity to attack folk in there for not having the same belief system as I.

    Now run along dear... /ruffles hair

    You wouldn't last long, either, if you did. Just the slightest hint of questioning their certainty that there is a sky fairy who looks after everything, and the "report" buttons will be feverishly pressed as the xians, to whom humour and dissent are utterly alien, scream for your blood and a ban will immediately follow.


  • #57
    The Quadratic Equation
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    Sarky wrote: »
    Not at all. Some of them have expressed regret over it.

    The enthusiastic members perhaps.

    Ratzinger was conscripted, as membership was required by law for all 14-year-old German boys, he unenthusiastic member who refused to attend meetings, he was then drafted into the German anti-aircraft corps but deserted back to his family's home as soon as he could.

    But he is not the topic. Gilmore and his action is.


  • #58
    Ellis Dee
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    The Quadratic Equation wrote: »
    All Germans children were forced to join the Nazi Youth, or face death for them and their famailies. So would you consider all those other German children as "guilty" as Benedict ?

    Not a single one of the German children forced to join the Hitlerjugend by a totalitarian regime was guilty of anything.:)

    However, as soon as the dictatorship had been crushed and dismantled, most of them eagerly embraced democracy and helped build up the Germany that we know today.:)

    Beingadick, by contrast, is now the head of Europe's last remaining absolute monarchy, a polity where there is no semblance and not even the pretence of democracy. :eek:


  • #59
    MrPudding
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    Corkfeen wrote: »
    I love the fact that every few years, the communist threat seems to crop up for no apparent reason. On a related note, anyone growing a moustache for Movember? It's clearly further Communism... Mine is looking rather like this Stalin's. God damn Commies are hiding around every corner.
    I am growing a Mo. Prpgress is disturbingly slow however...
    The Quadratic Equation wrote: »
    Gimore volunteered, and could opt out at any time, all Germans children were forced to join the Nazi Youth. So would you consider all those german children as "guilty" as Benedict ?
    Nah, just the ones that claim to be moral leaders.

    MrP


  • #60
    Corkfeen
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    The Quadratic Equation wrote: »
    The enthusiastic members perhaps.

    Ratzinger was conscripted, as membership was required by law for all 14-year-old German boys, he unenthusiastic member who refused to attend meetings, he was then drafted into the German anti-aircraft corps but deserted back to his family's home as soon as he could.

    But he is not the topic. Gilmore and his action is.

    But you've so far been unable to prove that his action was as reprehensible as you believe it to me. Beside accusing of him of being a stalinist. :D


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  • #61
    Delirium
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    The Quadratic Equation wrote: »
    The enthusiastic members perhaps.

    Ratzinger was conscripted, as membership was required by law for all 14-year-old German boys, he unenthusiastic member who refused to attend meetings, he was then drafted into the German anti-aircraft corps but deserted back to his family's home as soon as he could.

    But he is not the topic. Gilmore and his action is.

    He was conscripted into an organisation as a youth which had one man at the head of the organisation, whose word was law.

    Ratzinger later joins an organisation who require children to be made members before they can speak, and which has one man (whose word is law) as the head of the organisation, who claims to be the mouth-piece of a creature that created the universe.

    Seems like the cult of personality made an impression on young Ratzinger.

    If you can read this, you're too close!



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