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RIP Pope John Paul II (pg. 12)
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| Tunnel Rat |
I am not Catholic, but I respect the fact that much of the world has now lost a very important part of their lives.
I feel sadness for you all ... |
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| BANDIT |
Rest in Peace
There will never be a man like him, loved and respected by majority of the world... |
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| Irishaddict |
| As a Catholic he has been the only pope I have ever known. He truly made a difference in the Church by making spirituality accessible all over the world. The most traveled pope in history and he had such a genuine affection for all humans. RIP |
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| Dj Smitty20 |
| quote: | Originally posted by TheVrk
NOTHING negative can be said about this GREAT man:) |
how about him telling an AIDS-devastated African continent not to use condoms because they were evil?
Pope or not, nobody is perfect. The thing that really bothers me about this is that people who claim to be Catholics in passing now feel the need to act like "good" Catholics, when, in a few weeks time, they'll just go back to their normal "sinful" (according to the Chruch) ways of life. It just smacks of hypocrisy and takes away from people who really do fully believe in all this stuff. |
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| infinity HiGH |
| Smitty said something that I can actually agree with. I know one person thats exactly what you described. |
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| Dj Smitty20 |
| quote: | Originally posted by infinity HiGH
Smitty said something that I can actually agree with. I know one person thats exactly what you described. |
yeah, I know a couple too. It doesn't mean they're bad people but I usually feel the need to call them on it since I'm non religious, but at least consistent in my behaviours and attitudes. |
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| infinity HiGH |
| eg. partying on good friday is all good...but 1 or 2 days after the pope died...hell no |
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| TheVrk |
| Will be awake @ 4am for the funeral:( ....:) |
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| Cyrus King |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dj Smitty20
how about him telling an AIDS-devastated African continent not to use condoms because they were evil?
Pope or not, nobody is perfect. The thing that really bothers me about this is that people who claim to be Catholics in passing now feel the need to act like "good" Catholics, when, in a few weeks time, they'll just go back to their normal "sinful" (according to the Chruch) ways of life. It just smacks of hypocrisy and takes away from people who really do fully believe in all this stuff. |
Dont they remind you of sheep? |
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| ZeroVII |
| quote: | Originally posted by TheVrk
Will be awake @ 4am for the funeral:( ....:) |
I wish I had the strength.. I'm wayyyy too wiped out. |
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| Jem_hadar |
| quote: | Originally posted by infinity HiGH
eg. partying on good friday is all good...but 1 or 2 days after the pope died...hell no |
wow. man, thats such a good point and so true. how the can u justify that to yourself, in all honestly.
serious, id be interested to hear whut ppl would use as a defense for assuming that behaviour (ie. not caring if u party on good friday, but then finding it absurd to think about partying after the pope dies)
-jem- |
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| karim |
This entire pope hysteria is totally fueled by the media portrayal.
Like get this, if you watch the sitcom friends with the laugh soundtrack in tact, you'll prolly laugh.
Watch it without the laughs and you won't even break a smile.
The news creates a mournful atmosphere surrounding his death, holding him in such high light that many people never held him in. Yeah, he's a great guy and deserves respect, but it's AWEFULLY hipocritical for people to cry for him despite ever giving a rats ass before.
THE TEARS (for the most part) ARE MANUFACTURED. JUST LIKE YOU (not everybody, the majority of the television watching population).
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Karim |
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