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filthy
SFN Die Hard
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 Posted - 04/25/2010 : 07:13:38
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Found this at PZ's:
No sense of humour at all
Category: Politics • Religion
Posted on: April 24, 2010 6:44 PM, by PZ Myers
Some wag in the British government made a half-joking tentative itinerary for the Pope's visit to England…and it got spread around and made some stuffed shirts very angry.
The Rt Rev Malcolm McMahon, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Nottingham, was astonished and angered by the proposals.
He said: "This is appalling. You don't invite someone to your country and then disrespect them in this way.
"It's outlandish and outrageous to assume that any of the ideas are in any way suitable for the Pope."
The fellow who made the list has been chastised and transferred. Representatives of the government have crawled to the Vatican to apologize and beg forgiveness. It must have been a tremendous lampoon; I imagined it would propose all kinds of degrading behaviors, like "flounce around in a dress" (oh, hey, I think he's going to do that one) or "wear a funny hat" (dang, another gimme) or "drink until swozzled" or maybe even "lose virginity to a mature and consenting woman". You know, the kind of thing a joker like me might suggest.
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The link within the link is a good read as well.
But while amusing, it has a chilling aspect to it. The groveling of the British government over what is clearly a tongue-in-cheek prank shows just how much power this degenerate octogenarian has.
Me, I wouldn't even let the pigfucker in the country without a promise to carry out those rather innocuous suggestions.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist! 
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Edited by - filthy on 04/25/2010 07:14:50
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the_ignored
SFN Addict
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Posted - 04/25/2010 : 07:56:54 [Permalink]
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I wonder how the people over at Coren's corner will feel about it. I posted it there.
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>From: enuffenuff@fastmail.fm
(excerpt follows):
> I'm looking to teach these two bastards a lesson they'll never forget.
> Personal visit by mates of mine. No violence, just a wee little chat.
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> **** has also committed more crimes than you can count with his
> incitement of hatred against a religion. That law came in about 2007
> much to ****'s ignorance. That is fact and his writing will become well
> know as well as him becoming a publicly known icon of hatred.
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> Good luck with that fuckwit. And Reynold, fucking run, and don't stop.
> Disappear would be best as it was you who dared to attack me on my
> illness knowing nothing of the cause. You disgust me and you are top of
> the list boy. Again, no violence. Just regular reminders of who's there
> and visits to see you are behaving. Nothing scary in reality. But I'd
> still disappear if I was you.
What brought that on? this. Original posting here.
Another example of this guy's lunacy here. |
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ThorGoLucky
Snuggle Wolf
USA
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Posted - 04/25/2010 : 18:51:59 [Permalink]
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the_ignored, I see that your post was followed up with one of the standard conversion-attempt angles.
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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 Posted - 04/26/2010 : 04:20:44 [Permalink]
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Cry me a river....
It would seem that the Pope is above reproach, according to the Vatican, anyway.
No sense of humour at all, Part II
Category: Politics • Religion
Posted on: April 25, 2010 2:49 PM, by PZ Myers
I thought the whole Affair of the Mocking Memo was grossly overblown and absurd, but I had no idea how pretentious the Vatican could be. Now, because of an internal memo that made some mild jests about confronting the Pope on his British visit with the consequences of his policies, the silly men in dresses are threatening to stick their noses in the air, sniff, and refuse to come.
One highly-placed source in the Vatican said: "This could have very severe repercussions and is embarrassing for the British government - one has to question whether the action taken is enough.
"It is disgusting. Britain's ambassador to the Holy See has been in to see the Secretary of State and explain what happened and this will all be relayed to the Pope.
"It's even possible the trip could be cancelled as this matter is hugely offensive."
Cardinal Renato Martino, the former head of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, said: "The British government has invited the Pope as its guest and he should be treated with respect.
"To make a mockery of his beliefs and the beliefs of millions of Catholics not just in Britain but across the world is very offensive indeed."
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"Severe repercussions." Whaddaya gonna do; deny the crackers and cheap plonk to all Britain?
I agree with PZ; Britain and Benny would be just as well off if he stayed home. And if the Vatican is worried about being mocked, well, they should not give their antagonists so much ammunition. It's almost too easy.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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Pin the tail on the Pope!
