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this pope shit is a load of bollox.
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IvIarkgraham
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Hammer
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Originally posted by AndyKent
I can't believe we have to pay for him to come here.
He's the head of state of the Vatican City, he's treated no different from Obama or Sarkozy. Only difference is hundreds of thousands of people actually want to hear and see the Pope.
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adiohead
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Originally posted by Hammer
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Originally posted by AndyKent
I can't believe we have to pay for him to come here.
He's the head of state of the Vatican City, he's treated no different from Obama or Sarkozy. Only difference is hundreds of thousands of brainwashed people actually want to hear and see the Pope.
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AndyKent
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I can't remember the last time Obama (or any foreign head of state) did a walk around British towns and cities requiring masses of security though.
As said, hope he turns up and theres one man and his dog to greet him - I'm not convinced many people are bothered in the slightest about him coming.
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Sam
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Like with the royal family, I cannot see the point of his existance TBH.
I'd be happier paying for a tour from Will Doyle, at least he adds entertainment value to our lives.
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Hammer
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Originally posted by AndyKent
I can't remember the last time Obama (or any foreign head of state) did a walk around British towns and cities requiring masses of security though.
As said, hope he turns up and theres one man and his dog to greet him - I'm not convinced many people are bothered in the slightest about him coming.
You're convinced wrong then, there's far fewer people interested in him than they were in John Paul but there were still be hundreds of thousands lining the streets.
Peoples in British towns and cities don't have the same level of interest in Obama or any other head of state as they aren't the head of a religion. It's not that hard to grasp.
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adiohead
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Originally posted by Hammer
Peoples in British towns and cities don't have the same level of interest in Obama or any other head of state as they aren't the head of a religion. It's not that hard to grasp.
"A Comres poll found 79 per cent of people had "no personal interest" in the visit and 77 per cent do not think taxpayers should be paying for it."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/the-pope/7981938/Lack-of-interest-in-Pope-Benedicts-visit-surveys-find.html
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ed
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The amount of space they have set aside for the Pope's visit to Birmingham leads me to believe that there are one or two people interested in visiting him. 
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Originally posted by adiohead
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Originally posted by Hammer
Peoples in British towns and cities don't have the same level of interest in Obama or any other head of state as they aren't the head of a religion. It's not that hard to grasp.
"A Comres poll found 79 per cent of people had "no personal interest" in the visit and 77 per cent do not think taxpayers should be paying for it."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/the-pope/7981938/Lack-of-interest-in-Pope-Benedicts-visit-surveys-find.html
Statistics can be used to prove anything, 40% of people know that.
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adiohead
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I'd like to throw tomatoes at him, but it would be a waste of tomatoes
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Hammer
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quote:
Originally posted by adiohead
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Originally posted by Hammer
Peoples in British towns and cities don't have the same level of interest in Obama or any other head of state as they aren't the head of a religion. It's not that hard to grasp.
"A Comres poll found 79 per cent of people had "no personal interest" in the visit and 77 per cent do not think taxpayers should be paying for it."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/the-pope/7981938/Lack-of-interest-in-Pope-Benedicts-visit-surveys-find.html
There's 4.2 million Catholics in the UK and he is the head of their religion.
Your statistics are meaningless shite.
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adiohead
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Originally posted by Hammer
There's 4.2 million Catholics in the UK and he is the head of their religion.
Your statistics are meaningless shite.
The Pope is meaningless shite. They are not my statistics
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2010/09/11/vatican-spokesman-says-papal-trip-will-be-challenging/
[Edited on 15-09-2010 by adiohead]
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Hammer
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I don't care if they are The Pope's statistics, my point is they are irrelevant 
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adiohead
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Originally posted by Hammer
I don't care if they are The Pope's statistics, my point is they are irrelevant
Irrelevant like the Pope's views on Marriage and homosexuality, as statistics show 
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Hammer
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What's up with his views on homosexuality? Poofs are gay.
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Ben J
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Is the Pope a Catholic
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Hammer
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The Sun told me he was a Nazi that shags kids. I have no reason to disbelieve them.
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I have absolutely no religious beliefs what so ever, but if people find happiness in god, and obviously the pope, then I'm all for that. Still soap dodging Romans though.
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He's a pantomime dame.
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Scotty_B
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Originally posted by Ben J
Is the Pope a Catholic
No, Nazi
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adiohead
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a quote from the Pope about HIV:
"a tragedy that cannot be overcome by money alone, that cannot be overcome through the distribution of condoms, which even aggravates the problems"
http://www.protest-the-pope.org.uk/
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Hammer
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Is the Pope being in the UK affecting you mate?
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Nath
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I think the Pope touched adiohead in his special area.
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adiohead
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Originally posted by Hammer
Is the Pope being in the UK affecting you mate?
It's affecting all of us tax payers
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