Popes, are they going out of fashion?

Frank the tank

Appearently not, they've just picked another.

VTech

I think its a good thing. Just like the royal family.

CambsNewbie

I hope God is proud when he looks down on the Catholic church..

Short of the house of commons will you ever find a bigger bunch of hypocrites full of their own self importance who do the very things they tell you not to?

VTech

CambsNewbie wrote:

I hope God is proud when he looks down on the Catholic church..

Short of the house of commons will you ever find a bigger bunch of hypocrites full of their own self importance who do the very things they tell you not to?

It certainly seems the way over the past 150 years or so. In general I think religion is a good thing, I view it as a way of accepting death for the sake of the new life. I am not a believer, life after death for me is through the kids and hopefully grand kids. My comment above was in general.

bianchimoon

CambsNewbie wrote:

I hope God is proud when he looks down on the Catholic church..

Short of the house of commons will you ever find a bigger bunch of hypocrites full of their own self importance who do the very things they tell you not to?

spot on!

bianchimoon

VTech wrote:

CambsNewbie wrote:

I hope God is proud when he looks down on the Catholic church..

Short of the house of commons will you ever find a bigger bunch of hypocrites full of their own self importance who do the very things they tell you not to?

It certainly seems the way over the past 150 years or so. In general I think religion is a good thing, I view it as a way of accepting death for the sake of the new life. I am not a believer, life after death for me is through the kids and hopefully grand kids. My comment above was in general.

You don't believe! so why is it good to perpetuate a lie? to tell you kids there's life after death? that there's a god when you don't believe yourself, are your kids not capable of accepting fact?

VTech

bianchimoon wrote:

VTech wrote:

CambsNewbie wrote:

I hope God is proud when he looks down on the Catholic church..

Short of the house of commons will you ever find a bigger bunch of hypocrites full of their own self importance who do the very things they tell you not to?

It certainly seems the way over the past 150 years or so. In general I think religion is a good thing, I view it as a way of accepting death for the sake of the new life. I am not a believer, life after death for me is through the kids and hopefully grand kids. My comment above was in general.

You don't believe! so why is it good to perpetuate a lie? to tell you kids there's life after death? that there's a god when you don't believe yourself, are your kids not capable of accepting fact?

Next you will be telling me to teel them there is no santa.
Truth is, I dont know if there is life after death, I just dont think there is but just like the monarchy, I think it is good to continue, I dont want to argue over it, thats just my opinion.

Gazzetta67

God Bless you Pope Francis.

Cleat Eastwood

whats with black smoke - first they fiddle with kids and then pollute the atmosphere - do you reckon theyre burning the old popes stash of kiddy porn

CambsNewbie

Cleat Eastwood wrote:

whats with black smoke - first they fiddle with kids and then pollute the atmosphere - do you reckon theyre burning the old popes stash of kiddy porn

Yeah apparently the new guys stuff is much better..

VTech

This place is very dark at times.

CambsNewbie

VTech wrote:

This place is very dark at times.

What do you expect? These people claim to be the moral authority and judge others whilst being repeated child abusers. Is any other organisation or group of people so closely associated with child abuse? And it's not just the priests, it's that the cardinals and others protect them when they know about it and move the priest to another area to continue the abuse.

And breathe!

VTech

I like your posts but you could land in a whole heap of trouble for posting things like that, I wouldnt want to go into it on a forum but surely not all are bad, just like not all kids cause trouble on street corners, not all immigrants are after benefits etc etc. The list could go on but as soon as we commit all people of a certain sect to be a certain way, society as we know it is doomed ?

freddiegrubb

I think all religions will go out of the window eventually, then we will be left with mankind , capable of supreme good/evil. Certainly hope the good guys win.

CambsNewbie

VTech wrote:

I like your posts but you could land in a whole heap of trouble for posting things like that, I wouldnt want to go into it on a forum but surely not all are bad, just like not all kids cause trouble on street corners, not all immigrants are after benefits etc etc. The list could go on but as soon as we commit all people of a certain sect to be a certain way, society as we know it is doomed ?

Well as the Met Police were declared institutionally racist due to the actions of a minority of officers, I'm declaring the Roman Catholic church institutionally kiddie fiddlers! And they can sue me if they don't like it!

On a serious note, I do accept there are many priests out there doing good work in their communities.

Buckie2k5

white smoke means they have picked a new pope. Black smoke means they are still burning hard drives and laptops.

Pituophis

freddiegrubb wrote:

I think all religions will go out of the window eventually, then we will be left with mankind , capable of supreme good/evil. Certainly hope the good guys win.

Religion is just the best excuse we have at the moment to kill each other (or for stoning women to death, once you get bored of them )

ballysmate

Throughout history, religion has just been a way to control the masses. (No pun intended) The Catholic church (kiddie fiddling bastards) has been very successful for centuries.

bianchimoon

CambsNewbie wrote:

VTech wrote:

I like your posts but you could land in a whole heap of trouble for posting things like that, I wouldnt want to go into it on a forum but surely not all are bad, just like not all kids cause trouble on street corners, not all immigrants are after benefits etc etc. The list could go on but as soon as we commit all people of a certain sect to be a certain way, society as we know it is doomed ?

Well as the Met Police were declared institutionally racist due to the actions of a minority of officers, I'm declaring the Roman Catholic church institutionally kiddie fiddlers! And they can sue me if they don't like it!

On a serious note, I do accept there are many priests out there doing good work in their communities.

I'm confused i would have sworn the first para was the serious note?
On another note various local families round here all of a sudden have to find the 'catlick' religion just so that they can get their kids into a catholic school, depressing thought that in this day and age faithism is alive and well

capt_slog

It would be nice if his first address was on the lines of "Condoms are a marvellous invention, get one on yer dong".

The damage their usual stance is causing in some parts of the world is dreadful and stupid.

Lagrange

I think that they should check his job application form - I mean he looks over 70 - probably said he was 28. I am 99 and I have to lie on my application forms. ...never get the jobs though.

ballysmate

Capt Slog wrote:

It would be nice if his first address was on the lines of "Condoms are a marvellous invention, get one on yer dong".

The damage their usual stance is causing in some parts of the world is dreadful and stupid.

The thing for the Catholic Church is that condoms cut down their number of followers in the future.

capt_slog

Ballysmate wrote:

Capt Slog wrote:

It would be nice if his first address was on the lines of "Condoms are a marvellous invention, get one on yer dong".

The damage their usual stance is causing in some parts of the world is dreadful and stupid.

The thing for the Catholic Church is that condoms cut down their number of followers in the future.

Except if your followers are dying of AIDS or hunger.

Lagrange

..so you are suggesting that using a condom may cut down hunger. Perhaps we would not wish to understand the exect mechanism..

bianchimoon

less mouths.. more food to go around... or am i missing something?

capt_slog

Lagrange wrote:

..so you are suggesting that using a condom may cut down hunger. Perhaps we would not wish to understand the exact mechanism..

Not tricky.

If you live in poverty and are already struggling to feed the 3 kids you've got, (and they're getting hungrier as they get older) and then suddenly there's yet another mouth to feed because your church says that condoms are a sin.

Sure, abstinence is a possibility, but would you?

MaxwellBygraves

Edited: should really scan other forums closer :oops:

bianchimoon

think theres a thread on it somewhere

FatTed

Argentinian Pope, guess its Beef on Friday now

Pituophis

Will he be calling for a Christian Jihad against us now over the Falklands?

Stevo_666

The Times has just the man to go and write an article about the new Pope: http://www.finger-jam.co.uk/roger-boyes-journalist-gets-unfortunate-article-assingment/2010/03/