What do you think about the Pope dying?
- Thread starter Beckiboo
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Without wishing to offend anyone I'll say I think it is a good thing but the next one will have the same old fashioned views anyway.
I'm fed up of the media already, you cant put on the radio or the tv without hearing the word pope.
He's only human and he's been ill for a long time so why is it 'truly shocking' that he has died?
I'm fed up of the media already, you cant put on the radio or the tv without hearing the word pope.
He's only human and he's been ill for a long time so why is it 'truly shocking' that he has died?
S
*Saffy*
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... it took him a while !
puppylover
Active Member
stuie said:
..... and that bloody wedding!!! Get married - don't get married - does anybody give a sh1t!!
Buckley
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Beckiboo said:
Old bloke dies = bad news
Old bloke who believes the above and is inexplicably followed by 1 billion dies = not as bad news
Sorry to those who this offends - I was brought up as a Catholic but while I believe there could be 'something' beyond science, religion and specifically organised religion and more specifically, oppressive religion makes no sense whatsoever to me.
His whole following exists because of years of peddling as absolute fact, stories which the Catholic Church now admits are fiction.
Here in Spain is Pope everywhere and every minute. At least you have the wedding to talk about 
He did lots of good things, but also his conservatives moral attitudes are leaving the church really far from reality.
Anyway, I grew up in a catholic environement, my family is and I went to a priest' school, I can empathise with certains points of views of this religion but the thing that really puts me off of it it's the church itself and the pope's death it's the church in full action.
He did lots of good things, but also his conservatives moral attitudes are leaving the church really far from reality.
Anyway, I grew up in a catholic environement, my family is and I went to a priest' school, I can empathise with certains points of views of this religion but the thing that really puts me off of it it's the church itself and the pope's death it's the church in full action.
alot of people in work today have said "hope he suffered" I didnt understand why they had said that until someone explained his views to me. I couldn't give 2 shits about it all, never really took much notice of him, it wont change the way I live whether he's dead or alive, and agreed Stuie about the media thing.
I couldn't give a monkeys!
...I've got nothing to thank the Catholic church for.
Historically, they've discriminated against every aspect of my existence.
ie - comdemning homosexuality and quashing pagan pre Christian religions (actually, that's quite forgiving - in reality they actually burned people at the stake with no apology).
Anger is a waste of energy so I'd rather say, 'Pope who?'
If the Dalai Lama died then I'd be upset.
...I've got nothing to thank the Catholic church for.
Historically, they've discriminated against every aspect of my existence.
ie - comdemning homosexuality and quashing pagan pre Christian religions (actually, that's quite forgiving - in reality they actually burned people at the stake with no apology).
Anger is a waste of energy so I'd rather say, 'Pope who?'
If the Dalai Lama died then I'd be upset.
Buckley said:chewie_oo7 said:we need maurice.
As Pope? That'd stir things up at the Vatican
imagining...
If JP2 didnt have parkinsons i coulda seen him last for a bit longer.
also found the progs about his life facinating and the clip with him and George Dubya most amusing... how uncomfortable did bush look?
i bet he got bollocked in private by the old man.
silvia said:
Yes I'm aware that he did good as well Sil but just by promoting homophobia to his followers in this modern age leads me to think it's for the best he is no more!
A good world leader should address all of the problems in the world, not tend to some and magnify others IMO.
stuie said:
Thank you b____ Stuie! *applause*
Organised religion is a profit making business based on written dogma which changes with the times and often contradicts itself.
There's nothing heartfelt or spiritual about calling yourself 'Catholic'.
90% of wars have been caused by religious conflict after all.
