The Pope's Christmas Speech...

[AndyOcUK]

Still rolling in hysterics at the Pope's speech. Apparently we are all too focused on the acquisition of material things.....this coming from a man in a gold hat!!

 

[NinetyOne]

Hey gold doesn't count!

 

[jellybeard999]

Still rolling in hysterics at the Pope's speech. Apparently we are all too focused on the acquisition of material things.....this coming from a man in a gold hat!!

Usually found reading from a solid gold eagle bookstand, with a gold sceptre and a ring on each finger

 

[Cosimo]

He's right. It's only dunces wearing hats that would have hysterics about that.

 

[RomanNose]

It's hilarious, the yahoo news title was great as it said "war on glitter" and it had a picture of his hat.

 

[4T5]

Isn't the Catholic church one of the richest organisations in the World ? Black/Pot/Kettle.

Lolpopeface

 

[AndyOcUK]

Isn't the Catholic church one of the richest organisations in the World ? Black/Pot/Kettle.

Lolpopeface

Exactly my point. A few years back, My missus and I were in Crete (Chania....the old capitol.) A couple at our hotel had told us we had to see the catholic church in the town so when we were passing, we had a nosey......

The place was FULL of gold..... The wallpaper was all gold leaf......even the grout between the floor tiles was gold....

Outside , sat on the steps, was a 10 year old begging.

I rest my case.

 

[Nitefly]

The Pope eats gold.

He won't stop until he gets enough...!

 

[Cleeecooo]

LOL!

I think they should replace all the gold in churches with something cheaper that still looks great... nickel plexi for example...

 

[AndyOcUK]

LOL!

I think they should replace all the gold in churches with something cheaper that still looks great... nickel plexi for example...

Bitspower fittings of course!

 

[Cleeecooo]

Bitspower fittings of course!

 

[Craig1981]

The Pope eats gold.

Solid gold pringles apparantly.

Once he popped....he couldnt stop

 

[Shayper]

Hypocrisy at it's worst.

 

[Sonea Fifer]

Exactly my point. A few years back, My missus and I were in Crete (Chania....the old capitol.) A couple at our hotel had told us we had to see the catholic church in the town so when we were passing, we had a nosey......

The place was FULL of gold..... The wallpaper was all gold leaf......even the grout between the floor tiles was gold.

Been there - just a few months ago, Chania is a lovely place and I know the church you mean.

Outside , sat on the steps, was a 10 year old begging.

I rest my case.

But then the Catholic Church has always been hypocritical you only have to look at the way they advise people (who cant financially support themselves) living in the slums and rubbish tips of Brazil to have more children so they can blindly follow the catholic faith

 

[mrk]

Maybe he turned them into gold instead of buying the gold in the first instance.


I'm just saying

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Do a Whois on cash for gold.

It's the pope

 

[Pate]

There is some real anti catholic sentiment here.....

 

[Von Smallhausen]

I doubt Vatican City has a Ramsden's where he can cash it in.

I would love to have a peek in the Vatican archives.

 

[*Moangroan*]

The pope....aka...'I'll cover the catholic child abuse up''....I''ll move bishops guilty of abuse from one dioces to another without recourse.

 

[AndyOcUK]

Hypocrisy at it's worst.

Agreed....my OP point exactly

There is some real anti catholic sentiment here.....

Not at all, just an observation of the opitomy of hypocracy I couldn't care less what faith he follows. A hippocrite is a hippocrite, whether Catholic, Muslim, C of E, Buddhist, Sikh, Hindu, Hippy, Jedi, black, white, green with pink spots, gay or straight. Please don't think this is an anti catholicism thread.