the pope is dead
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"Who will ever be able to don the same epic splendour - spectacular and, in short, passionate, triumphant and sacrificial - in which John Paul II clothed himself?"
- Commentary in Italy's L'Unita
- Commentary in Italy's L'Unita
Karol Wojtyla, Holy Father of the Catholic Church, has died after a short but dramatic illness.
you will not be surprised to learn that the corporate press around the world is playing the death of this supplicant to wealth and power for all it's worth. there are some truly breathtaking examples of grotesque piety, hypocrisy and the sanctimonious destruction of truth through the disgusting language of sentimentalism. the catholic church is a testament to failure. its connections to wealth and power, it's vanity and corruption, can only be celebrated by travellers in kind. it has shown utter contempt. amongst world religions, it is not alone in its failure but the appalling spectacle of its "epic splendour" is certainly unique. the BBC proclaims this "a day of mourning across the world". not here. no, not here.
you will not be surprised to learn that the corporate press around the world is playing the death of this supplicant to wealth and power for all it's worth. there are some truly breathtaking examples of grotesque piety, hypocrisy and the sanctimonious destruction of truth through the disgusting language of sentimentalism. the catholic church is a testament to failure. its connections to wealth and power, it's vanity and corruption, can only be celebrated by travellers in kind. it has shown utter contempt. amongst world religions, it is not alone in its failure but the appalling spectacle of its "epic splendour" is certainly unique. the BBC proclaims this "a day of mourning across the world". not here. no, not here.
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shut up u wanker!
03.04.2005 19:46
RIP dear holy father
sausage boy
PJPII
03.04.2005 20:15
applause please
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and just in case you were in any doubt
03.04.2005 20:39
- NZ Herald
that's a 'reign' you understand. a king thing. wealth, land power, famous mates, fawning acolytes, pawn status, vanity, good rags, lots of hunky jewelry, good healthcare, private chef, nice digs, lots of charity work. did i miss anything? oh yes, pious obits.
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more
03.04.2005 21:34
"Millions Watch as the Pope Lies in Repose"
or put another way:
"Millions ogle corpse on tv"
friendly corpses are ok. dead foreign johnny's, or troops in caskets brought in by the back door, not so ok.
there could be more on this soon. please, more pope headlines.
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I billion Christians, where?
03.04.2005 23:13
Most of the real christians today are from the developing world, but will the church chose a black pope next, think again!. The christian church is misoginist, homophobic, racist, elitist and as spiritual as giving coffe to a dying man for breakfast.
babilon
Re: and just in case you were in any doubt
04.04.2005 08:49
And as for achievements, he condemned millions of (unplanned) children to die of starvation and millions of people to die from AIDS.
bored of all the bollocks
Of course
04.04.2005 08:50
End all religious control. Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, Hindusim.
Free Man
The Pope has blood on his hands
04.04.2005 09:00
The Pope did great damage to the church, and to countless Catholics
Terry Eagleton's Article from todays Guardian:
TAFKAED
yes, we're milking it
04.04.2005 09:22
great juxtaposition here by the daily mail:
"Pope's funeral may hit royal wedding"
you couldn't make this stuff up. or could you?
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more bandwagoning
04.04.2005 09:27
Blair defers his plan to call a general election as a mark of respect."
- the labour party in house rag, the guardian
with respect like this you're better off dead.
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quick add up
04.04.2005 10:10
tony 'butcher of iraq' bliar
rupert 'death by wrong turning' murdoch
lord 'keep em down' rotheremere at the daily mail
why's that then? money, power, a grand and friendly political power base. other issues which define the church, they're separate.
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as usual
04.04.2005 11:09
"Laura and I join people across the Earth in mourning the passing of Pope John Paul II. The Catholic Church has lost its shepherd, the world has lost a champion of human freedom, and a good and faithful servant of God has been called home."
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ok, one last pope comment
04.04.2005 12:55
POPE JOHN PAUL II: In the End, the World Was a Stage
much as he was a reactionary misogynist midas, the catholic position on homophobia and abortion are correct.
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he was a dictator
04.04.2005 15:05
He served in office until his death. Dictators have/had less power than he did.
Martin