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 Pope Threatens to Cancel U.K. TripPosted on Apr 25, 2010
It seems the pope can’t take a joke. The Vatican is threatening to cancel a visit to Britain by Benedict XVI after a leaked Foreign Office memo gave suggestions that included a “Benedict condom.” The list of fanciful suggestions for the visit includes: review Vatican attitude on condom use (launch of “Benedict condoms”); bless a civil partnership; reversal of policy on women bishops (ordain women); open an abortion ward; speech on equality; training course for all bishops on child abuse allegations; harder line on child abuse (announce sacking of dodgy bishops); Vatican sponsorship for network of AIDS clinics; get the pope and the queen to sing a duet for charity, and more. —JCL
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By melpol, April 26, 2010 at 10:15 am Link to this comment
Within the Vatican vaults are the secret PEDO-FILES. A privately financed swat
Report thisteam should bring them out for the world to see. They would shock even the most
jaded perverts.
By RAE, April 26, 2010 at 8:33 am Link to this comment
I sure hope the Vatican doesn’t pull some stunt like actually DO something worthwhile thereby gaining back some respect and status.
Just keep on doing what you’re doing, Ratz, turning pope into poop. Couldn’t happen to a nicer scam.
Report thisBy reynolds, April 26, 2010 at 6:10 am Link to this comment
puck the fope.
Report thisBy James, April 25, 2010 at 11:10 pm Link to this comment
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A JOKE!??? Are you kidding me? This is the Foreign
Office! This isn’t some sixth grade brainstorm
session. These are supposed to be seasoned diplomats.
This is disgusting. There is NO excuse for this, and
there is no excuse for articles like this that sadly
miss the mark.
Anti-Catholic bigotry is sadly rampant not only in
the mainstream media, which has disregarded all
journalistic standards to attack the Pope recently,
but also apparently in diplomatic circles as well.
Disgusting!
Report thisBy omygodnotagain, April 25, 2010 at 8:56 pm Link to this comment
If these remarks were directed to Jews, jokes about Nazis etc.. there would be gnashing of teeth and all sorts of condemnations. The fact is the Foreign Office in Britain has virulent anti-Catholic bigots.. nothing new after all this was the country that had Penal Laws against Catholics until the end of the 19th Century, and sent criminals out of prison to Ireland called Black and Tans to put down the Easter Rising. Seems like a lot of the readers of this blog are of the same bigoted ilk.
Report thisBy PatrickHenry, April 25, 2010 at 7:07 pm Link to this comment
I wonder if they make him take off those white silk slippers?
Report thisBy Aaron Ortiz, April 25, 2010 at 6:39 pm Link to this comment
Would the UK treat a muslim imam like it’s treating the pope?
Report thisBy Thomthum, April 25, 2010 at 5:21 pm Link to this comment
This pope sucks. The last one was much cooler.
...just sayin’
Report thisBy bogglesthemind, April 25, 2010 at 4:55 pm Link to this comment
“POPE THREATENS TO CANCEL U.K. TRIP”
No threats. Make him promise.
Report thisBy GWK123, April 25, 2010 at 2:33 pm Link to this comment
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Britain’s ambassador to the ‘holy see’ was delighted to
Report thisprovide the Vatican with an excuse for Joe Ratzinger’s
‘no show’ for Mrs. Windsor’s tea time for old queens
extravaganza funded by the welfare department. They
were already coordinating the wardrobes. Perhaps Dame
Edna might be available? At least she’s capable of
providing a good laugh. And her ‘frocks’? TO DIE FOR.
By Smudge Martens, April 25, 2010 at 2:13 pm Link to this comment
Weeks ago Hitchens, Dawkins, et. al. predicted that the Pope, fearful of being arrested, would fabricate an excuse to cancel his Fall UK trip.
The conspiracy originated among us might conclude that this memo was purposefully crafted by English bureaucrats to give the Pope a graceful out.
Report thisBy melpol, April 25, 2010 at 12:07 pm Link to this comment
The council of cardinals has finally realized that commercial endorsements are
Report thismore profitable than moral ones. Exchanging the red slippers worn by the Pope
for NIKES will give the Vatican millions. Not only should the Pope hand out
condoms he should have his photo on the packaging wearing one. It would do
more for preventing abortions than all his sermons.