Snowcone

Posts: 6,772

March 13 Is he black?

Or gay?

Surely not both?

blueroly

Posts: 4

March 13 Is he a paedo? Silly question.

jasonle41

Posts: 1,518

March 13

blueroly said:

Is he a paedo? Silly question.

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Is the pope catholic?

Oh, hang on.....

Snowcone

Posts: 6,772

March 13

Toffee Loz said:

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Haha!







I love you

diggernaut

Posts: 1,214

March 13

Beano said:

Word is the bishops are all kissing his ring already!

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Must be Irish so..

diggernaut

Posts: 1,214

March 13

Beano said:

It's Pope Francis....not Pope Francie.....He's the next one!

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Bu' Brady was voting..a man who concealed wha' he knew..

Knoxy2001e

Posts: 1,424

March 14

Critics say Pope did little to help those who disappeared when country was under right-wing military rule

·         Pope accused of not standing up to junta during so-called Dirty War

http://tinyurl.com/br24s6p

“The Pope has been accused of failing to stand up to the brutal military junta that slaughtered tens of thousands of Argentines in its so-called Dirty War.

Critics say Jorge Mario Bergoglio did little to help those who disappeared when the country was under right-wing military rule – and too much to criticise the left-wing opponents of the generals.

He has even been accused of turning a blind eye to the rounding up and torturing of his own Jesuit priests, something he strongly denies.

The baggage of Argentine history also means potential diplomatic difficulties for Britain over the Falkland Islands.

At a mass in Buenos Aires last year, on the 30th anniversary of the invasion of the Falklands, the Pope referred to the British as ‘usurpers’ and called for the Argentine dead to be thanked. 

 

Bergoglio was head of the Jesuits in Argentina in the 1970s as the Dirty War began, first under the ageing Juan Peron and later under the military junta. 

Miss Bregman said that church leaders knew what was happening in the Dirty War, yet backed the regime. ‘The dictatorship could not have operated this way without this key support,’ she said.

The Pope has been charged by critics with failure to confront a regime that killed its opponents, including not only left-wing guerillas but thousands of students and others considered ‘politically unacceptable’.

 

WIKI: “The 1966 Concordat formalized relations between Argentina and the Vatican and specified Vatican control over appointments of religious authorities in the country. A brief return to democracy in 1973 gave way to increasing political violence and polarization, leading to another coup in 1976. The period following this latter coup was known as the Dirty War, which was characterized by serious and constant violations of human rights by the government as it sought to eliminate leftist opposition. The stance adopted by Church authoritiesduring this period was ambivalent, ranging from the outspoken criticism of a few bishops to open support for the military’s efforts by a few others. The Church’s mixed ethical record through this period continues to haunt debates about the role of the Church in politics to this day.”

Knoxy2001e

Posts: 1,424

March 14 just because you can't read! dont assume that there are no grown-ups around here.

Snowcone

Posts: 6,772

March 14 See now thats just childish. Its not my fault you are a boring old anti religious bigot with all the charm of a Maris Piper.

ToffeeCup

Posts: 2,975

March 14
I see he doesn't think gay couples should adopt children...pffft...smacks of self interest to me.....more for the church!