Clergy to bless the roads in effort to cut road deaths

ScumLord · 23-03-2015 05:20PM

Adamantium wrote: »

If a priests blessing is so ineffective, why did so many of ye get bothered to be married in a church?

Cognitive dissonance at its finest.

Because church weddings are traditional and desirable. If there's one thing Catholics do well it's making churches, it's next to impossible to duplicate the effect they have outside of religion.

So it's not so much the blessing as the venue people want.

That's just from the non devout Catholic point of view, if you are a believer then there's obvious reasons for getting married in a church.

kylith · 23-03-2015 05:22PM

Adamantium wrote: »

If a priests blessing is so ineffective, why did so many of ye get bothered to be married in a church?

Cognitive dissonance at its finest.

Because Auntie Bridie will whinge if you don't!

the_monkey · 23-03-2015 05:28PM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

THIS is not April 1st is it?? Cause I was under the impression it was March 23rd (2015).

People of a certain vintage might see this as a throwback to the 1950's or something.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/clergy-will-bless-irelands-roads-in-bid-to-end-carnage-31086199.html

Ever watch Father Ted and think actually it might not be that far from the truth?:pac:

That in fact is what made Father Ted so funny, that allthough it might be an exaggeration - it is 100% TRUE! and so IRELAND!!!

whisky_galore · 23-03-2015 05:29PM

Adamantium wrote: »

If a priests blessing is so ineffective, why did so many of ye get bothered to be married in a church?

Cognitive dissonance at its finest.

Because she who is to be obeyed / the Mammy / her Mammy wants it. (delete as applicable)

And the photos will look better....

mikom · 23-03-2015 05:41PM

Gonna be odd for some priests
Bless the roads makes a change from rode the blessed.

realdanbreen · 23-03-2015 05:46PM

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Not really the whole God thing, it's more the Father Ted aspect of it that gets people going.

I think its more the typical atheist 'Gosh! what will all the really cool people think of us Irish' inferiority complex breaking through again.

Ush1 · 23-03-2015 05:47PM

I think he said, blessed are the cheese makers!

BBJBIG · 23-03-2015 05:49PM

More Hocus Pocus.
D'Oirish are still soooooo foooooookin Thick ...

A joke of a peeple and a joke of a cuntry.

hmmm · 23-03-2015 05:53PM

Let me guess. We'll have a bunch of cars parked on double yellow lines on a blind bend from attendees, then some guy in a fluorescent jacket half asleep in a ditch 20 yards from the service "warning traffic", and a priest and a bunch of locals standing in the middle of the road.

darkpagandeath · 23-03-2015 05:58PM

Badly Drunk Boy · 23-03-2015 06:03PM

mariaalice wrote: »

I do think it should have been a ceremony of all faiths and none, and maybe it should have been focused on all using there collective energies and abilities to reduce road deaths.

Neyite wrote: »

I find it amusing. A bit of PR for the RCC I suppose.

Why are people concentrating on negative comments about the Catholic Church when the Church of Ireland are also taking parts in these blessings?

The move by Catholic and Protestant clerics in the west of Ireland follows confirmation by gardai that road deaths in the region have risen in recent years, while figures for fatalities nationally have been falling.

I don't think the Protestant clerics have been mentioned once. I don't think these blessings will have any effect at all, but the typical knee-jerk reaction of people here is...well...typical. "Did somebody mention the RCC? Let's get to attack mode, no matter what's been discussed!".

(By the way, I'm an atheist so I'm not getting all defensive for my precious beliefs.)

murpho999 · 23-03-2015 06:09PM

Sure isn't blessing the roads appropriate seeing as St Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland?

philstar · 23-03-2015 06:12PM

reminds me of this....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJWf4Ri5a-Y

the groutch · 23-03-2015 06:16PM

Just wait til he gets his water bill.

Lt J.R. Bell · 23-03-2015 06:22PM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

THIS is not April 1st is it?? Cause I was under the impression it was March 23rd (2015).

People of a certain vintage might see this as a throwback to the 1950's or something.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/clergy-will-bless-irelands-roads-in-bid-to-end-carnage-31086199.html

Ever watch Father Ted and think actually it might not be that far from the truth?:pac:

Well, if it somehow brought some safety (it won't) what harm? Better than throwing money at a has been to act as the mascot for road safety

Lt J.R. Bell · 23-03-2015 06:23PM

kylith wrote: »

Because Auntie Bridie will whinge if you don't!

Shows what a bunch of spineless cowards they are worrying about Auntie Bridie's feelings then

c_man · 23-03-2015 06:48PM

We need to follow this up with making Padre Pio relics mandatory in all cars.

The Diabolical Monocle · 23-03-2015 06:48PM

I'll just phone fr Larry duff. He's on his way to bless the m50.

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No hes not picking up.

The_Valeyard · 23-03-2015 06:51PM

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

I'll just phone fr Larry duff. He's on his way to bless the m50.

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No hes not picking up.

In other news, Fr. Larry Duff causes 12 car pile up on M50 today.

snubbleste · 23-03-2015 06:53PM

Isn't this the norm in rural Ireland?
Religious all over the world bless boats, planes, army tanks
Fighter jets, Roads, Running people, Cars..

shruikan2553 · 23-03-2015 07:44PM

Chijj wrote: »

It's a purely symbolic gesture, I think some people on here would be happier with a story about a priest caught for sexual abuse.......pathetic really.

Thinking people would be happy about a child being abused is quite pathetic.

Eramen · 23-03-2015 07:45PM

I think this is an excellent gesture considering the high number of roads deaths we experience in Ireland year on year. If you've ever known someone who was killed/seriously injured on the road (or dare I say can empathize with them & their families) there would be a dramatic decrease in cynicism spouted on threads like this.

But as usual when anything even remotely religious is brought up the 'atheistkult' will cry foam at the mouth purplemonkeydishwasher (my sympathies to actual atheists for having to be paired with these morons, you guys know what I mean..)

Guy:Incognito · 23-03-2015 07:45PM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

They need to perform an exorcism on the Walkinstown roundabout

Does an exorcism involve keeping all the crap drivers off it? Cos it works quite well only for peoples stupidity.

eviltwin · 23-03-2015 08:06PM

Eramen wrote: »

I think this is an excellent gesture considering the high number of roads deaths we experience in Ireland year on year. If you've ever known someone who was killed/seriously injured on the road (or dare I say can empathize with them & their families) there would be a dramatic decrease in cynicism spouted on threads like this.

But as usual when anything even remotely religious is brought ups the 'atheistkult' will cry foam at the mouth purplemonkeydishwasher (my sympathies to actual atheists for having to be paired with these morons, you guys know what I mean..)

Speaking as someone directly affected by a road traffic accident I can say I am highly cynical about this. I don't see what it would have done in the case of my family member to bless the road. He was hit by a drunk driver. No amount of blessing will help when you have idiots who drive irresponsibly.

Dog of Tears · 23-03-2015 08:09PM

Eramen wrote: »

If you've ever known someone who was killed/seriously injured on the road (or dare I say can empathize with them & their families) there would be a dramatic decrease in cynicism spouted on threads like this.

Doubt there would be any correlation.

You'd probably be more in favourite of actual road safety measures being put in place as opposed to religious mumbo-jumbo nonsense such as this.

2Bints1Joe · 23-03-2015 08:20PM

Let's hope one of the priests doesn't try and hump a minor road

Adamantium · 23-03-2015 08:43PM

They should just take the roads in all together, and store them on the east of the island.

strobe · 23-03-2015 08:43PM

Even if you're Christian does this not seem a bit silly? Are we to assume, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, Yahweh is watching people dying on the roads and either indifferent to it or unwilling to intervene as it's all part of his great plan, but then a couple of priests are going to say a blessing and the ineffable, infallible, eternal, unchanging one is going to stop and think "hmm, good point lads, I was way off the mark on this one, I'll change things up completely now".

c_man · 23-03-2015 09:05PM

Eramen wrote: »

I think this is an excellent gesture considering the high number of roads deaths we experience in Ireland year on year. If you've ever known someone who was killed/seriously injured on the road (or dare I say can empathize with them & their families) there would be a dramatic decrease in cynicism spouted on threads like this.

Oh get down off that high horse (cos we have to bless it). I've had two relatives die on the roads, and I laughed out loud at this story.

Kinda feel sorry for people who can't see the funny side of it tbh! If they did the Fr Ted mass on the trailer of a driving tractor, surely that would be a better blessing. Full coverage like.

Ghost Buster · 23-03-2015 09:07PM

Adamantium wrote: »

If a priests blessing is so ineffective, why did so many of ye get bothered to be married in a church?

Cognitive dissonance at its finest.

I didnt

Clergy to bless the roads in effort to cut road deaths

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