Seriously who the hell is the pope

[malaise]

and his entourage to decide who wears what colors in his presence? I heard a report that they're very upset that Pickles wore white since no one but royalty can wear white in his presence. Who the hell is he? Do they think we're living in feudal times.

Fuck all of them -the hosts and the guests. :puke:

[BlooInBloo]

1. He's someone who likes his picture taken in front of Confederate flags...

... What's the problem? They only symbolize "white heritage" after all.

[malaise]

3. Hmmmmmmmmmm

same as the feudal order I guess.

[JerseygirlCT]

2. Seriously? That's pretty funny

Coming from a man with a taste for red shoes, especially.

I'm no fan of this pope, that's for sure.

[DesertFlower]

7. how about the gold shoes?

this when people are going hungry. i've always been outraged by the vatican.

[JerseygirlCT]

11. Yes, me too. Since childhood.

It always bothered me to be forced to watch "mission movies" about people suffering from leprosy and why we ought to send them our pennies (ok, partly good so far, although small children shouldn't be scared into generosity), and then contrast that with the immense riches of the Vatican. I never could put the two together successfully. And yet, the people were supposed to support this lifestyle? Where was the leadership here - where was whatsoever you do in this equation?

That's part of why I'm now an Episcopalian, lol. That and the attitudes toward women, which also bothered me from an early age.

[DFW]

4. Who is he? Sing his song:

(To the tune of "When I Was a Lad" from HMS Pinafore, by Gilbert and Sullivan)

(and shame on you if you have to ask who were Gilbert and Sullivan)

When I was a lad back in Ger-ma-ny
I decided religion was the thing for me
I deserted from the Nazis and the Hitler Youth
And I found myself a calling that was far more couth
(And he found himself a calling that was far more couth!)
I learned the catechism so carefully
That now I am the ruler of the Holy See

(He learned the catechism so carefully
That now he is the ruler of the Holy See!)

I got in tight with John Paul Two,
Agreed with his conservative view,
He made me his closest confidant,
What more could a lowly humble Cardinal want?
(What more could a lowly humble Cardinal want?)
I blocked reform so effectively,
That now I am the ruler of the Holy See

(He blocked reform so effectively
That now he is the ruler of the Holy See!)

I travel the straight and narrow road
And forbid you to read the Da Vinci Code
I chose the name of Benedict
And subscribe to a dogma that is tight and strict.
(He subscribes to a dogma that is tight and strict!)
I’ll get you into heaven if pure you be,
For now I am the ruler of the Holy See

(He’ll get you into heaven if pure you be
For now he is the ruler of the Holy See!)

[malaise]

5. Hahahahaha

:rofl: :rofl:

[DFW]

56. Try this one: not only did they record it, they did a video as well!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7dPISoH6Ok&mode=related&search=

You will never hear the "original" the same way ever again!

[Glorfindel]

17. Sheer genius! Thank you...I'll have that tune in my head all night, now

but in a GOOD way.

:hi:

[malaise]

23. Conjures up memories of my dad

He loved HMS Pinafore. Excellent indeed. :D

[DFW]

29. Thank , thank you! (bowing)

I actually had some friends (The Freedom Toast) record this, but
they haven't released it yet. They wanted to put it on a "Sing Along With
The World" album, but the leaders of the countries keep changing faster
than they can record the songs!

[verges]

20. Wonderful!

n/t

[DesertFlower]

6. i'm a former catholic and i didn't even

know that. i remember something about having to kiss a cardinal's ring or maybe it was a bishop.

[malaise]

8. My mum used to tranlate stuff for the bishop

She knew I didn't believe a word they said before I was a teenager because when he called our home I refused to call him My Lord. I wasn't kissing any damn rings either.

My mother failed to satisfactorily explain her belief in that madness, but we learned to live and let live.

[DesertFlower]

10. exactly. my mom is a

non-practising catholic and i'm an atheist.:toast:

[malaise]

12. Well my mum would be practicing from the grave

if she could.
My siblings and I figured out that she'd have drop dead if she had heard about their abuse of children.

:toast:

sp

[melody]

9. He named himself after the patron saint of Europe ... you'd think he'd love white

He's a ridiculous, shriveled old relic of the past.

[malaise]

13. They all are

relics of the past.

[melody]

15. Absolutely -- but he's the one being discussed n/t

[Bobbieo]

16. Illustrates that no one in the Bush administration

knows anything or cares about the fine art of diplomacy!!! But I'll forgive them in this case in view of what the church has done to the aboriginal peoples of the world.

[Staph]

14. Protocol is a silly business,

but it's one of the rules of diplomacy. Only allowing royalty to wear white is an archaic bit of nonsense, but you accumulate a lot of silly rules in 2000 years. But Pickles should have played by the rules. And the State Department should have informed her of the proper clothing to wear. Oh, that's right, the shoe sales are on and Condi's probably out of town.

[malaise]

18. This is the one time I'm backing Pickles

Fuck feudal bullshit.

[Mind_your_head]

25. Maybe pickles believes she's 'royalty'?

:think: After all, george thinks and behaves as if he's king george, right?

[malaise]

35. LOL

Profound observation. Maybe Popey will declare them Emperor and Empress of Amerika post Habeas Corpus.

[stellanoir]

19. and a 29 gun salute for a religious leader

makes total sense. . .not

[verges]

21. He is also

a head of state. Vatican City is an autonomous country.

[stellanoir]

24. Still it's just plain tacky.

[malaise]

22. The imperialists are gathered for a feast

and all their wealth was gathered at the point of a gun - makes a lot of sense to me.

Never forget that the catholic church is the oldest multinational corporation.

[Disturbed]

27. The Pope is allegeded to be the representative on Earth of

Jesus. Can anyone imagine Jesus approving the Vatican?

[DesertFlower]

30. not the jesus i learned about.

[malaise]

34. That's what I love most about these people

They and their goons make these statements and expect everyone else to fall in line. No religious leader speaks for me.

[stellanoir]

28. I've described it for years as the oldest bureaucracy on the planet.

Pretty much the same thing.

I know someone who had access to the catacombs. Unbelievable really.

[malaise]

36. Have you noticed that the same GEM$NBC that does not

give us important speeches from Congress is able to cut Tweety for this?
So they can cancel the horse race when it suits them.
:puke:

[verges]

26. self-delete

accidental duplication!

[JerseygirlCT]

47. Well, shades of the Roman Empire, but he's also considered a

head of state - the Vatican being considered a sovereign state.

[ColbertWatcher]

31. Apparently, he used to be a Nazi...

[L. Coyote]

39. Apparently, they left that off the Vatican website.

"All I ask is that liberal bloggers treat me like that Tibet guy." Kidding! :rofl:

BIOGRAPHY OF HIS HOLINESS, POPE BENEDICT XVI
Seriously, the BIO is on the Vatican web site.
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/biography/documents/hf_ben-xvi_bio_20050419_short-biography_en.html

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, was born at Marktl am Inn, Diocese of Passau (Germany) on 16 April 1927 (Holy Saturday) and was baptised on the same day. His father, a policeman, belonged to an old family of farmers from Lower Bavaria of modest economic resources. His mother was the daughter of artisans from Rimsting on the shore of Lake Chiem, and before marrying she worked as a cook in a number of hotels.

He spent his childhood and adolescence in Traunstein, a small village near the Austrian border, thirty kilometres from Salzburg. In this environment, which he himself has defined as "Mozartian", he received his Christian, cultural and human formation.

His youthful years were not easy. His faith and the education received at home prepared him for the harsh experience of those years during which the Nazi regime pursued a hostile attitude towards the Catholic Church. The young Joseph saw how some Nazis beat the Parish Priest before the celebration of Mass.

It was precisely during that complex situation that he discovered the beauty and truth of faith in Christ; fundamental for this was his family’s attitude, who always gave a clear witness of goodness and hope, rooted in a convinced attachment to the Church.

During the last months of the war he was enrolled in an auxiliary anti-aircraft corps.

From 1946 to 1951 he studied philosophy and theology in the Higher School of Philosophy and Theology of Freising and at the University of Munich.

He received his priestly ordination on 29 June 1951.

[ColbertWatcher]

40. Maybe you didn't recognize the guy in the picture...

...here is another one.

Maybe this one will help...

[Growler]

32. We're ALL Royalty in this country

All Americans are royalty in this country, IMHO.

You aren't supposed to wear white in the presence of the Pope? Makes sense as long as you are Catholic... and not much if you aren't. We fought a Revolution to get rid of kings, and there isn't anyone "better" than any American, as far as I'm concerned.

(Yes, I'm serious.)

[malaise]

33. You cannot be serious

I am a gazillion times 'better' than Bush and Cheney. :D

[Growler]

37. But they aren't real Americans

so I would agree with you. :)

[ColbertWatcher]

42. We're all Mrs. Colbert!

[malaise]

44. That's too cool

:D

[ColbertWatcher]

46. How's this one?

[malaise]

49. Hahahahahaha

His body looks like Anne's. :rofl:

[ColbertWatcher]

51. I made that a long time ago...

...didn't quite get the skin colors to match, but glad you liked it!

I have another one of Ann (the man), but don't think I can post it here.

Check it out http://www.wikiality.com/Template:NotLez">here, it's the one on the left..

Didn't get the skin to match too good on that one either...

[L. Coyote]

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[spanone]

41. i was raised catholic. not only is the pope the head of the catholic church, he's infallible...

n·fal·li·ble Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. absolutely trustworthy or sure: an infallible rule.
2. unfailing in effectiveness or operation; certain: an infallible remedy.
3. not fallible; exempt from liability to error, as persons, their judgment, or pronouncements: an infallible principle.
4. Roman Catholic Church. immune from fallacy or liability to error in expounding matters of faith or morals by virtue of the promise made by Christ to the Church.
–noun
5. an infallible person or thing.

the pope can do no wrong, sounds just like our leader

i am no longer a catholic....

[malaise]

43. That's one great power to grant to yourself

When you think about it, it's hysterically funny.

[JerseygirlCT]

48. That's not exactly correct, either

Not infallible in all things. Only on some issues of dogma.

I am also no longer a Roman Catholic...

[L. Coyote]

52. Today, we have replaced infallible with a modern term, "above the law"

OPB just played Bush doing the justice and truth line. He must have read the Pope's online bio.

[MonkeyFunk]

53. No, the pope is not infallible

That's a crazy misinterpretation of doctrine.

[RedCappedBandit]

45. People who respect "royalty" should not be welcomed in our country.

[ruiner4u]

50. just a guy in a big hat...

who has about 2000 years of history and customs to draw upon and depends respect based upon that...

Im not a big fan of him. But he is the head of a state which for the last millennium, for better or for worse, has forged our present day.

So that enough gets my respect..

Flame ON papel-haters!

[Breeze54]

54. He is the leader of the Catholic Church and

whether you like what they do or not (I doubt colors were an issue)

it's the practicing Catholics that this means a lot to and what

they do or don't do at a Mass, is their decision. I don't care...

... anymore. Although priests wear certain colors at high masses

but when I was forced to be a practicing Catholic, I was never told

what colors to wear except at my wedding but even that was my choice.

You worry to much.

[Fuzz]

55. Oh, F him and anyone else you expects groveling from title alone

Millions have died and oceans of blood have been spilled for the right of every man to give them the finger, or show the bottom of their foot or whatever insult is appropriate to the idiots who think them above the rest of us.

I say fuck em all. The world would be better without most of them anyway.