You don't say! Hold up, I'll give you my PO box.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 19 June 2015 11:25 (eight years ago) link
Since when is the Pope "unelected"? Just 'cause you didn't get a vote...
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Friday, 19 June 2015 12:11 (eight years ago) link
yes, be a card
PF a better propagandist against climate change than President Gas has been for 6.5 years
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Friday, 19 June 2015 12:40 (eight years ago) link
"Better" how? In the sense of "more likely to have his empty rhetoric actually lead to concrete action"? Not fucking likely. Nobody listens to the Pope about anything. They just smile (or grimace) and (rhetorically) pat him on the head and go about their business. He's got all the power and influence of the Dalai Lama; he's a photo op.
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Friday, 19 June 2015 12:58 (eight years ago) link
I'm never clear on whether the Pope is the leader of one of the oldest and widest spread organisations in the world, who is responsive for all kinds of things including AIDS in Africa and overpopulation, or if he is just a soft, impotent do-hooded who moons listens to anyway.
― Rouge Trooper (dowd), Friday, 19 June 2015 13:31 (eight years ago) link
Do-gooder, who no one listens to
― Rouge Trooper (dowd), Friday, 19 June 2015 13:32 (eight years ago) link
Nobody listens to Obama about anything, but that's a small victory
and again, concrete action doesn't matter as it's too late
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Friday, 19 June 2015 14:03 (eight years ago) link
If you want empty rhetoric to lead to concrete action in this world prepare to get in a very long line.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 19 June 2015 16:21 (eight years ago) link
誤訳侮辱, Bill McKibben seems to think there's power and influence
http://www.salon.com/2015/06/19/two_cheers_for_pope_francis_im_no_fan_of_the_catholic_church_but_the_climate_movement_needs_it/
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Friday, 19 June 2015 17:33 (eight years ago) link
Well, Bill McKibben - he would know. I mean, his books sell in the hundreds of copies.
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Friday, 19 June 2015 17:52 (eight years ago) link
who are you, again?
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Friday, 19 June 2015 19:02 (eight years ago) link
someone who doesn't see the difference in trading one purported moral witness for another
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 19 June 2015 19:11 (eight years ago) link
i wish i wanted to figure that out.
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Friday, 19 June 2015 19:12 (eight years ago) link
a Democratic Catholic: "The pope is NOT PERFECT, but..."
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Friday, 19 June 2015 19:15 (eight years ago) link
I'm glad the pontiff has sided with scientists regarding the damage we're doing to the earth, but I don't understand why his word matters as much or more than any other politician. He also adduced abortion as environmental chaos in action, so, yay, I guess. Once in a while he says stuff I agree with, like Obama or Bernie Sanders or Beyonce.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 19 June 2015 19:17 (eight years ago) link
no one's looking for more, and i'm glad you left off George Clooney
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Friday, 19 June 2015 19:20 (eight years ago) link
It matters because US politicians are always waving the faith flag as the ultimate moral foundation for their positions. It may not change the way things are done right now but progressive/positive statements from the Pope do underline how full of crap that often is.
The message all of this is sending is that faith is not something defined by one person, politician or Pope, which is a good message to send imo.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 19 June 2015 19:21 (eight years ago) link
My differences w/Clooney concern men's magazine editors.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 19 June 2015 19:24 (eight years ago) link
more for top man to fold his arms to:
Francis issued his toughest condemnation to date of the weapons industry at a rally of thousands of young people at the end of the first day of his trip to the Italian city of Turin.
"If you trust only men you have lost," he told the young people in a long, rambling talk about war, trust and politics after putting aside his prepared address.
"It makes me think of ... people, managers, businessmen who call themselves Christian and they manufacture weapons. That leads to a bit a distrust, doesn't it?" he said to applause.
He also criticized those who invest in weapons industries, saying "duplicity is the currency of today ... they say one thing and do another."
http://news.yahoo.com/pope-says-weapons-manufacturers-cant-call-themselves-christian-184139430.html
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Monday, 22 June 2015 17:51 (eight years ago) link
There was an amazing letter to the editor in my local paper complaining about Pope Francis falling for the neo-pagan global warming hoax.
― tokyo rosemary, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 15:06 (eight years ago) link
http://i58.tinypic.com/33aqbmv.jpg
― that's why god destroyed the radio (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 9 July 2015 17:53 (eight years ago) link
selling the family jewels
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 9 July 2015 17:53 (eight years ago) link
I hope this gives Rick Santorum a stroke.
― that's why god destroyed the radio (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 9 July 2015 18:02 (eight years ago) link
Seeing "Rick Santorum" and "stroke" appearing in the same sentence is surprisingly satisfying.
― Aimless, Thursday, 9 July 2015 18:08 (eight years ago) link
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/15/pope-francis-i-have-felt-used-by-fake-friends?CMP=edit_2221
this is too perfect
― j., Tuesday, 15 September 2015 16:26 (eight years ago) link
big Joan Jett fan
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 15 September 2015 16:30 (eight years ago) link
"The Bible says to have one or two friends.”
jeez i'm a better Christian than i realized!
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 15 September 2015 16:31 (eight years ago) link
Echoing the bold appeal to care for the planet he issued in a sweeping encyclical in June, the pope condemned humankind’s “abuse of creation”.
“We’re not friends of creation. Sometimes we treat it like our worst enemy. Think of deforestation, misuse of water, methods of extracting minerals with elements like arsenic and cyanide that end up making people sick,” he said.
Of fundamentalists, he said: “Their mission is to destroy in the name of an idea, not a reality ... They kill, attack, destroy, malign in the name of an ideological god.”
― We Boo... The Cross (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 15 September 2015 22:42 (eight years ago) link
if only we could get him to support women priests and drive-thru abortions.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 16 September 2015 03:21 (eight years ago) link
Give him a few more years.
― We Boo... The Cross (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 16 September 2015 07:38 (eight years ago) link
DRIVE-thru morbs have you not been fucking listening at ALL???????
― j., Wednesday, 16 September 2015 12:17 (eight years ago) link
so this is happening literally in my neighborhood. traffic already getting crazy. they told residents to buy all their groceries beforehand bc it's gonna be like a snowstorm hit and apparently i have to carry id w address so i can get through barricaded areas to get home. i will give updates if any of them are interesting.
― Mordy, Friday, 18 September 2015 18:41 (eight years ago) link
On Sunday, Pope Francis did some off-script advice-giving to “existentially sad” Millennials in Cuba. One gem: “In Argentina, we say, ‘Don’t be wimpy.’”
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/09/pope-francis-advice-to-millennials-cuba/406435/
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Monday, 21 September 2015 16:11 (eight years ago) link
is the pope offering free conversions?
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 21 September 2015 16:24 (eight years ago) link
are there any photos w/ Fidel?
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Monday, 21 September 2015 16:25 (eight years ago) link
They were covering the Pope's arrival on the radio driving home, and all I could think was "This would be a great time for my Yamaha spot."
I don't know anything about religion.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 22 September 2015 20:33 (eight years ago) link
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4gU5aghpxEk/Ves5a1wOpdI/AAAAAAAANk8/7Su2-n_e704/s1600/Francisco%252C%2Bel%2Bpadre%2BJorge.%2BPel%25C3%25ADcula%2B560.jpg
everywhere around me, posters
― deejerk reactions (darraghmac), Tuesday, 22 September 2015 20:47 (eight years ago) link
il papa copter about to land 500 feet below us, everyone at the windows
such a lot of fuss over a CEO
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 24 September 2015 21:35 (eight years ago) link
saw him for about 5 secs, tiny Argentinian snowflake
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 24 September 2015 22:11 (eight years ago) link
Did you heckle him?
― jimmy falloff (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 24 September 2015 22:21 (eight years ago) link
double pane of glass, 500 ft etc
plus Obama has landed there and he's actually killed, i didnt get up from my seat for that shit
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Friday, 25 September 2015 01:28 (eight years ago) link
well, Francis has forgiven pedophiles, so they cancel each other out before Minos.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 25 September 2015 03:29 (eight years ago) link
Not sure if this belongs in things that should be Onion articles or not. You could have told me this was a new song from The Who and I would believe you.
http://pitchfork.com/news/61369-pope-francis-to-release-rock-album-shares-first-song-wake-up-go-go-forward/
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 25 September 2015 18:41 (eight years ago) link
Well until the latin(?) singing.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 25 September 2015 18:43 (eight years ago) link
would pay to hear francis sing "we're not gonna take it"
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Friday, 25 September 2015 18:45 (eight years ago) link
lotta church ladies in lower Manhattan for lunch
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Friday, 25 September 2015 20:58 (eight years ago) link
And all the old ladies thereAre on their way to church"Ya goin' to church?!"
― jimmy falloff (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 26 September 2015 00:05 (eight years ago) link
how many people here like to take a taste of eucharist
― aaaaablnnn (abanana), Saturday, 26 September 2015 03:44 (eight years ago) link
I got no beef with people who take communion. It's a ritual. It's supposed to make symbolic and emotional sense, so of course it's nonsense in terms of purely materialistic rationalism, but then, materialistic rationalism is just boring when it's not being actively annoying.
― Aimless, Saturday, 26 September 2015 03:56 (eight years ago) link
if you're Catholic, it's the literal Body of Christ, and that's dawgma
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 26 September 2015 04:21 (eight years ago) link