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Catholic fanatic Waters rants against government decision

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  • #32
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    I Heart Internet wrote: »
    Nice. Wishing death on someone. Sweet.

    Don't wish death on him but WHEN he goes...
    Learn to tell the difference and don't attempt to put words in my mouth.


  • #33
    I Heart Internet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,678 ✭✭✭I Heart Internet


    Biggins wrote: »
    Don't wish death on him but WHEN he goes...
    Learn to tell the difference and don't attempt to put words in my mouth.

    How very jesuitical of you....and Waters is derided for his gobbledygook :rolleyes:


  • #34
    Teyla Emmagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,638 ✭✭✭Teyla Emmagan


    The odd time I find myself agreeing with him, and it terrifies the life out of me.


  • #35
    foxyboxer
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    I stopped at John "a meteorite of desire plummeting through the Irish zeitgeist" Waters tbh.

    Ugh.


  • #36
    Biggins
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    I Heart Internet wrote: »
    How very jesuitical of you....and Waters is derided for his gobbledygook :rolleyes:

    As well he should be.


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  • #37
    TeddyTedson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,758 ✭✭✭✭TeddyTedson


    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    Just walk away then, they don't have you chained to the altar rails.
    Well no, but I'm an adult.
    I'd rather not be affiliated in any way with them.
    It's similar to Hitlers Nazi Youth.
    Isn't one of them now the pope.


  • #38
    Paparazzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,395 ✭✭✭Paparazzo


    billybudd wrote: »
    So what? should devout catholics not have a voice within the media? i am sure a lot of devout catholics feel the same as him.

    No one is saying they shouldn't have a voice. Just saying, when that voice is John Waters, be prepared to get laughed at.

    And while we're on the subject of John Waters:
    The song qualified directly for the Eurovision final (owing to Ireland's tenth placing in the 2006 event), but came last in the final receiving only five points from Albania (backup jury). It was Ireland's first song and to date only song/act to come last in the final.


  • #39
    Ellis Dee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,510 ✭✭✭Ellis Dee


    I Heart Internet wrote: »
    Nice. Wishing death on someone. Sweet.

    It kind of reminds me of a quote often attributed to Mark Twain, but which he probably never said: "I've never wished for anyone's death, but I've read some obituaries with great pleasure.";)

    Seriously, though, given that Waters rants and raves so much about father's rights, does anyone ever recall him writing a word about a father's duties, obligations and responsibilities?:rolleyes:

    Methinks he is a mediocre talent who adopts provocative positions on many subjects, but is in actual fact more one of those "don't do like I do, do like I say" sort of guy. Quite catholic, I suppose, in the worst sense of the word.:)


  • #40
    admiralofthefleet
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    remember when he threw his toys out of the pram when his song didnt get picked for eurovision, then the following year when his song was picked, it came last in the competition
    gobshite


  • #41
    Ellis Dee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,510 ✭✭✭Ellis Dee


    Lapin wrote: »
    Maintaining a fully staffed embassy, for a place the size of a small golf course, with a population the size of Kilbeggan, at a cost of hundreds of thousands annually, when we have another embassy in the same city is not right.

    Its sheer idiotic lunacy.


    Agreed, and especially in view of the fact that the Vatican has grossly abused its diplomatic status, as we saw when the Papal Nonce and his staff refused to cooperate with our judiciary in its efforts to establish the true extent of child sex abuse by priests of the kiddy-fiddler church. Not only should we close our embassy to the Vatican, we should also sever diplomatic relations with that absurd little comic opera statelet - a creation of the fascist dictator Mussolini, by the way - and make sure that its underlings in Ireland comply with the laws of our state. :mad::mad::mad:


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  • #42
    Nodin
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    dilbert2 wrote: »
    Did anybody catch this article from back in Novemeber from Irish Times columnist John Waters, I'd imagine it went largely unnoticed outside of the Irish Catholic newspaper readership. Yet more predictable sensationalist bull from Mr. Waters, does he actually believe what he writes half the time I wonder.



    http://www.irishcatholic.ie/site/content/view-government-bigots-john-waters

    I think the title "Terrible Writer Waters...." would be more appropriate, but it's your thread.


  • #43
    reprazant
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    What was the OP reading the Irish Catholic for? :confused:


  • #44
    Nodin
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    reprazant wrote: »
    What was the OP reading the Irish Catholic for? :confused:

    ...like coffee, it can get the blood pumping.


  • #45
    Ellis Dee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,510 ✭✭✭Ellis Dee


    reprazant wrote: »
    What was the OP reading the Irish Catholic for? :confused:

    Could be he remembers Mao's advice: "-- skillfully watch the enemy's every move for signs of any new offensive against us, so that the moment it comes they can wind up their strategic offensive in good order, turn to the strategic defensive, and thereby smash the enemy's offensive.":)

    In other words, the church and its running dogs have suffered a lot of setbacks lately, but it might be a serious mistake to take our eyes off the hoors.;);)


  • #46
    Zebra3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,299 ✭✭✭✭Zebra3


    Akrasia wrote: »
    Did anyone hear him moaning about paying too much tax yesterday.

    Well, some has to help pay for the kiddie fiddlers in the Catholic Church.
    Akrasia wrote: »
    He declared that everyone earning less than 60000 grand a year pays practically no tax while people like him were being crucified.

    Jaysis, comparing himself to.........................well, Jaysis. :D

    Shocking. :pac:


  • #47
    orourkeda
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    Why do people constantly publicise and discuss things, articles and people that annoy them?

    If it annoys you so much ignore it.


  • #48
    dilbert2
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    reprazant wrote: »
    What was the OP reading the Irish Catholic for? :confused:

    Funny story how that came about. Got that right wing Christian rag “Alive!” in the letterbox (as is the case every month unfortunately) yet again, and decided to have a read of it for the hell of it. Came across a piece somewhere in Alive! where John Waters was talking sh!te yet again when it came to the supposed liberal, secular war on religion. It wasn’t a full article, so I googled the article title and the Irish Catholic was the source of the article.

    To me Waters represents the bigoted and regressive elements in Catholicism which sees any move to rid the influence of the church out of government, school, hospitals etc. as been some Leninist, secular, pinko liberal conspiracy to de-Christianise Ireland. Predictably he has a go at members of left wing political parties, then again he probably thinks they are Marxist fundamentalists and Satanism dabblers who are out to get the church in Ireland and take away a major part of poor John’s life.


  • #49
    Johro
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    dilbert2 wrote: »
    Did anybody catch this article from back in Novemeber from Irish Times columnist John Waters, I'd imagine it went largely unnoticed outside of the Irish Catholic newspaper readership. Yet more predictable sensationalist bull from Mr. Waters, does he actually believe what he writes half the time I wonder.
    'The closure of the Irish embassy in the Vatican is further evidence that we are now governed by the most bigoted, anti-religious administration in the history of the State.'
    If you leave out the 'bigoted', which is bollocks anyway, that actually sounds like a good thing.


  • #50
    wendell borton
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    Ignore the sod, Waters is full of antiquated, old crap and best left by the road side moaning to himself.
    Sooner he kicks the bucket, the world will be a better place.

    A bit harsh, everyone is entitled to their opinions.


  • #51
    Ghost Buster
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    orourkeda wrote: »
    Why do people constantly publicise and discuss things, articles and people that annoy them?

    If it annoys you so much ignore it.

    Why do people constantly discuss posts on topics that annoy them?
    If it annoys you so much ignore it.


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  • #52
    billybudd
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    Paparazzo wrote: »
    No one is saying they shouldn't have a voice. Just saying, when that voice is John Waters, be prepared to get laughed at.

    And while we're on the subject of John Waters:

    And yet your discussing him on boards, quite laughable.:pac:


  • #53
    Dudess
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    Waters' whinges are such obvious topics and so lacking in imagination and originality. He even moans about political correctness gone mad ffs...


  • #54
    Orizio
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    mikom wrote: »
    Makes a change from the blasphemy law I suppose....

    Do you mean the unenforceable law that had absolutely nothing to do with religion?


  • #55
    dilbert2
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    Dudess wrote: »
    He even moans about political correctness gone mad ffs...

    That's one of the ironies with people like Waters, they are remarkably touchy about any slight against things like religion (however trivial), and yet they whinge about their rights been stripped away from them when they can no longer rant and rave against women, gays, travellers etc and insult them.


  • #56
    LighterGuy
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    dilbert2 wrote: »
    Did anybody catch this article from back in Novemeber from Irish Times columnist John Waters, I'd imagine it went largely unnoticed outside of the Irish Catholic newspaper readership.

    John Waters?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1b6ko1I00A
















    :pac:


  • #57
    mickrock
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    I Heart Internet wrote: »
    Nice. Wishing death on someone. Sweet.

    He wouldn't mind. He's going straight to heaven.

    Oi Waters, get your 'air cut!


  • #58
    I Heart Internet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,678 ✭✭✭I Heart Internet


    reprazant wrote: »
    What was the OP reading the Irish Catholic for? :confused:

    This kind of comment makes me sad tbh. As if it's dangerous to get an alternative view (no matter how wrong you think it is) on anything. Desperately closed-minded. Limit your reading to what you already think you agree with - that'll get you far.


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