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 Pope Goes Green for ChristmasPosted on Dec 25, 2007
During his midnight Christmas mass at the Vatican on Tuesday, Pope Benedict XVI paid special attention to what he called the “ill-treated world” and our “selfish and reckless exploitation” of energy. He’s not just all talk: it turns out the Vatican bought carbon credits this holiday season to offset emissions. It’s just a little present to the world from the biggest little city in Italy.
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By purplewolf, December 28, 2007 at 12:57 am #
Hey Pope, what is it with the red hats all of a sudden? Did you just join the Red Hat Society and your letting everyone know?
Report thisBy Thomas Billis, December 27, 2007 at 7:43 pm #
I know for some of you talking negative about the Pope is a one way ticket to hell.If you can live with a guy in control of untold wealth telling other people to take of the poor good for you.If you can live with the Pope when his Priests are raping little boys he does not take a strong stand against it and instead gives one of the main perpetrators of that crime Cardinal Bernard Law a cushy job inside the Vatican good for you.If you can live with it when the Pope reaches back centuries to inflame a rift between Catholics and Moslems and that does not bother you good for you.But it bothers me.Good luck. By not letting these things bother you I doubt that heavan will be your permanent home.When you get to that hot ultimate destination say hello to Jerry Falwell.
Report thisBy Joe, December 27, 2007 at 5:46 am #
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Why the slanderous comments? This man is doing what he can to help prevent a global disaster.
This article by By DAVID McHUGH, Associated Press Writer:
http://www.crossroadsinitiative.com/library_article/561/Pope_Benedict_XVI_Risked_Death.html
http://www.crossroadsinitiative.com/library_author/114/Cardinal_Ratzinger.html
Report thisBy lambopolis, December 26, 2007 at 9:15 pm #
The spiritual leader of 18% of the world’s population points them inarguably in the right direction on this critical issue, and the news is greeted in this forum with bilious catcalls.
A very merry Christmas season to all you fellows, nonetheless.
Report thisBy rachel, December 26, 2007 at 9:01 pm #
he may be an ex-nazi but he sure does look adorable in a santa-pope-hat. ahahha.
Report thisBy QuyTran, December 25, 2007 at 11:14 pm #
Happy Holidays, POPE !
Report thisBy Earthship Biotecture, December 25, 2007 at 8:56 pm #
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By Thomas Billis, December 25, 2007 at 4:19 pm #
A gay bashing guy in a dress says something and it is on the front pages.What gives him any expertise in anything but doodling altar boys?I wonder if his view on the world and what to do about its problems had any birthing when he was a member of the Hitler youth.
Report thisBy dick, December 25, 2007 at 2:16 pm #
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The pope prays for peace incessantly, but his god pays no attention to him. I assume the 2500 gods are simply amused, but not concerned. They all do as they please.
Report thisBy Douglas Chalmers, December 25, 2007 at 1:07 pm #
Uhh, too bad that this old goose has now had to go all the way back to the 11th century to get something to quote from, ha ha…...
By the way, where is the green? All I can see is RED!!! Maybe that relates to his view in his recent “en-sick-lical” about Marx (a EU crusade against Russia and Putin’ski) - or worse, his attempt to start a new Neocon crusade against Islam in the previous one?!?!
Very naive view of the birth of Jesus, though (NYTimes article)...... think about it! Back to groping the altar kids too, ugh! ...... midnight mass or Yahoo (46 of 290)
Report thisBy Frank, December 25, 2007 at 11:54 am #
Carbon credits are all well and good, but what the media doesn’t tell you is that in order to escape certain death for another year, the Vatican and every other world government must also purchase Chuck Norris credits.
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