Pope paves way to beatification of John Paul II

[Brian Peacock]

fuck is that ridiculous, what a bunch of fucking bullshit. Christian nutjobs.

Come on now sandinista, don't sit on the fence - if you have something to say just come out and say it.

[sandinista]

fuck is that ridiculous, what a bunch of fucking bullshit. Christian nutjobs.

Come on now sandinista, don't sit on the fence - if you have something to say just come out and say it.

A fence sitter I will never be.

[zmonsterz]

On Friday, after months of deliberations and a complex process that has involved both medical experts and Church officials, Pope Benedict XVI confirmed that such a dramatic and scientifically inexplicable shift in her physical condition was indeed due to the intercession of John Paul II.

... God's sitting up in Heaven fairly pissed off that John Paul II is getting all the credit...

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[mistermack]

I fully support making him a saint.
I think he should be made the patron saint of pedophiles. They could pray to him for protection, just as he protected them when he was alive.
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[Pappa]

It was interesting seeing how the BBC TV news reports on this were completely uncritical about the whole story.

[Feck]

Why am I not surprised ,they are so full of shit ....."quick quick make some saints! distract the Polish media" ..Scandal about Polish priests and kiddie fiddling breaks in 3...2...1.......

[mistermack]

It was interesting seeing how the BBC TV news reports on this were completely uncritical about the whole story.

Yeh, I was struck by that as well.
There seems to be a general rule that religion is treated with no scepticism at all. The general tone on that report was actually very like what they use for the British royal family. A sort of unquestioning respect.
I blame Blaire. He set the tone for all religion getting WAY too much respect in this country.
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[Santa_Claus]

I fully support making him a saint.
I think he should be made the patron saint of pedophiles. They could pray to him for protection, just as he protected them when he was alive.
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The World Atheist Council have already declared Pope JP II as a Saint. "Saint John Paul II - The Paedophile".

- the first miracle was not being arrested as a Paedophile.
- the second miracle was drinking his own body weight in kiddie cum (that's what the secret telephone box in Catholic Churches is for.......proof? there is no telephone inside! FACT).


FACT.

[zmonsterz]

He set the tone for all religion getting WAY too much respect in this country.

Its because if it were any other way there would be thousands, maybe millions screaming 'RELIGIOUS INTOLLERANCE!' 'PERSECUTION!'
etc, etc.
:sighsm:

[sandinista]

It was interesting seeing how the BBC TV news reports on this were completely uncritical about the whole story.

Yeh, I was struck by that as well.
There seems to be a general rule that religion is treated with no scepticism at all. The general tone on that report was actually very like what they use for the British royal family. A sort of unquestioning respect.
I blame Blaire. He set the tone for all religion getting WAY too much respect in this country.
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The CBC in canaduh was the same way, reporting it as if it "may have actually been a miracle because no one definitively proved it was NOT!" with a straight fucking face. Like it was in some sense "news".

[mistermack]

I don't even believe that this nun was ever ill.
The Catholic church has long experience in making saints, which required a steady supply of "miracles".
Pope John Paul was ill with parkinsons since 1992. He was elderly and it was perfectly clear that he would die in the not-too-far future.
It was also clear there would be moves to make him a saint.
What a great career-move for a nun, to fake parkinsons disease, and report a miraculous cure after his death.
To be involved in making him a saint is a fabulous honour for a common nun. She will be feted wherever she goes, and she knew all that perfectly well, long before she "got ill". She probably also has convinced herself she is doing god's will.
She might have even nearly convinced herself that she WAS ill.

Whichever, it's something that's been going on in the Catholic church for a couple of thousand years. Faking miracles, faking cures, faking relics, faking shrouds.
That's why it's no surprise that it's a nun that has been "miraculously" cured.
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[Cunt]

It was interesting seeing how the BBC TV news reports on this were completely uncritical about the whole story.

Yeh, I was struck by that as well.
There seems to be a general rule that religion is treated with no scepticism at all. The general tone on that report was actually very like what they use for the British royal family. A sort of unquestioning respect.
I blame Blaire. He set the tone for all religion getting WAY too much respect in this country.
.

The CBC in canaduh was the same way, reporting it as if it "may have actually been a miracle because no one definitively proved it was NOT!" with a straight fucking face. Like it was in some sense "news".

Tony Blair debated Christopher Hitchins in your precious 'Canada' an the subject 'is religion a force for good'. They decided by audience vote before and after who won the debate.

Guess who won.

It isn't 'Tony Blair'. It's thousands of stupid people respecting him (and those like him)

[Coito ergo sum]

Can we beatify him with clubs?

I thought they were busy batefying the altar boys.....

[Coito ergo sum]

fuck is that ridiculous, what a bunch of fucking bullshit. Christian nutjobs.

Come on now sandinista, don't sit on the fence - if you have something to say just come out and say it.

A fence sitter I will never be.

A pole sitt......uh...ummm...

[sandinista]

fuck is that ridiculous, what a bunch of fucking bullshit. Christian nutjobs.

Come on now sandinista, don't sit on the fence - if you have something to say just come out and say it.

A fence sitter I will never be.

A pole sitt......uh...ummm...

homophobe too eh? Classy.