Pope John Paul
Pope John Paul
I'll always associate Pope John Paul with the fact that , because of his visit to Ireland in 1979 , my parents finally got a colour televison. Apparently his visit just had to be seen in technicolor.
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Actually, it's a bit sadder than we might have wished for (see separate thread). I'm about to post an RIP for Mitch Hedberg.
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My Irish aunt-in-law is a member of some disturbing anti-papal sect called Palmar de Troya, named after the village in the province of Seville where a nutter called Gregorio has seen apparitions. The sect believe he is the real pope. She was forbidden by the local head of sect from going to her own brother's funeral this week because they won't set foot in any church where the Pope is recognised. It's a funny old world.
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Yes, but barely...bambooneedle wrote:The pope just keeps a-popein' on...
Reminds me of a TV news report I saw the last time the Pope visited the States some years ago. They showed a bunch of people craning their necks to get a view of him as he went by and one idiot in a baseball cap close to the camera yelled out, "Wooooo!!! Pope!!!" Like he was at the Arsenio Hall show or something.
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Hm, didn't bother to see him at World Youth Day in Toronto back in 2002. Guess I'm not a very good Polish Catholic
My granny isn't taking all this very well at all.
I hear the peeps up on Mont Royal are changing the bulbs...
(Word has it the giant cross up on Mount Royal (normally lit in white) is supposed to go purple when a pope dies; guess this is the time we find out whether that's fact or fiction.)
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My granny isn't taking all this very well at all.
I hear the peeps up on Mont Royal are changing the bulbs...
(Word has it the giant cross up on Mount Royal (normally lit in white) is supposed to go purple when a pope dies; guess this is the time we find out whether that's fact or fiction.)
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If the TV sets at my gym are any indication, Fox News has become pretty much become "Pope Deathwatch TV," which is probably an improvement.
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Oh, Bamboo!!!bambooneedle wrote:When I go I want to go quietly in my sleep like my grandfather, not like the screaming and yelling passenger in his car.
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I'm very sad (and kind of scared) to see the pope leave us. His passing at this particular time (w/Terri Schiavo) is so ironic. I think he's showing us and teaching us a lesson about life and the end of life that's so important and needs our attention.
The Catholic church is in a shambles and the death of this pope certainly isn't going to make anything any better.
I'm sad, I really am.
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I'm not angry anymore....
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I can only imagine how you might feel, as a fellow countryman and a person of deep personal conviction has left us. First non-Italian Pope elected (divinely selected, actually) in 450 years, serving for over 2.5 decades.
History will show that he did more than any of us has seen to help return the Catholic Church to a strong, revered worldwide standing after the repulsive exposure and intervention into the priest pedophilia scandal. I think we will see the results of deep, prayerful reflection on this issue int he coming weeks.
I wonder how many have taken the time to read any of the papal encyclicals writen over the last 50 years or so. You may be quite enlightened by the incredible mind of the last few Popes, especially John Paul II.
I can only imagine how you might feel, as a fellow countryman and a person of deep personal conviction has left us. First non-Italian Pope elected (divinely selected, actually) in 450 years, serving for over 2.5 decades.
History will show that he did more than any of us has seen to help return the Catholic Church to a strong, revered worldwide standing after the repulsive exposure and intervention into the priest pedophilia scandal. I think we will see the results of deep, prayerful reflection on this issue int he coming weeks.
I wonder how many have taken the time to read any of the papal encyclicals writen over the last 50 years or so. You may be quite enlightened by the incredible mind of the last few Popes, especially John Paul II.
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I recognise his stature and significance as the only Pope I've really been aware of in my life, much as I disagree with many of his views and hope for a more libertarian successor. And I recognise his huge significance within Poland and extend my condolences to those who mourn him. And I heartily endorse his pacifism and unflinching opposition to war. It amused me to see Bush paying the obligatory homage when the Pope was opposed to both his and his father's actions in Iraq.
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