We used to have a Priest visit our house on a weekly basis in the 70's. He was desperate for my (then 9 year old) brother to go to the church with him alone. Even though there were 3 of us in the family all RC (one boy, 2 girls, my bro and sis did their communion) - he was only interested in my brother. Turns out a few years back he made the National news for being a paedophile for the last 30 or 40 years and is now in jail rotting away for sexually abusing boys (some of whom my brother went to church with). Think his name was Father Stanislaw or summat? Will have to ask my mum tomorrow.

Starting with YOU and yer funny face

Are you looking forward to your birthday present off me, Karma? Can you guess what it will be?

Probably a picture of Davina McCall and Gary Barlow seeing as you think I look like them?

As long as it aint a baby I'll be happy

No I actually don't think you look like Gary Barlow, maybe slightly like Davina.

Na it's not that and it's not a baby, that would have meant nearly a year of planning

You bloody DID say I looked like him! About 3 years ago now (or summat). But you DID

Not that it's anything to do with me but I also wondered about the year's worth of planning!

Morning GJ xx

Moin

*ambles back into forum*  

OK... but does anyone think he should pay the £8?

I really must strongly disagree. I'm comparing money with money. If people are concerned about 12 megapoond at this level, then imagine how annoyed they would be if they knew how much money was involved in Vodaphone's (amongst others) tax affairs. Do you know how much money is being wasted on the Olympics? The only reason the spud faced nipper is being paid that much btw is because the banks allow Manchester United to operate with a £750M debt.
Indeed £12M is a lot of cash to us as individual FMs but it really is nothing at the top end.


The money argument is a red herring. We have spent centuries achieving some sort of democratic independence from the church only to invite some dinosaur with his archaic, offensive,  and unwelcome ideas to come reintroduce  them to us.

Well at least that is honest - the part about the money argument being a "red herring."
As for the Pope, I think a lot of Catholics wouldn't disagree that he isn't a particularly charismatic Pontiff, but his "archaic, offensive, and unwelcome ideas" are not his alone, but that of his faith. It is surely his job to extol the tenets of the Catholic Church. I also think that a lot of Catholics have real problems with their religion's hardline views on homosexuality, contraception, female priests etc, and it is evident that few have come into threads to try and defend him or his views, or that of Catholicism. I am what would be called a lapsed Catholic, who has struggled with a lot of what we are required to believe, but I really believe that despite all the religious restrictions and the perceived cloak-and-dagger machinations behind the Vatican's doors, generally speaking, the Pope's visit has been good for those that it was important to. Over a billion people watched it on television, tens of thousands of people came together here in Glasgow and peacefully sat in each others company and sang out. Most of them will have prayed - not specifically to a God that tells them they can't use contraception or that being gay is wrong, but to their own God whom -  incidently - the Catholic faith has taught them is forgiving and loving. I'm happy for those people. And if, despite his views, the Pope had a part in bringing together a large section of our society and of engendering some positivity in their lives then I say, what is the problem? For those with no interest, why immerse yourselves in the event just to be offended. Tune out, turn off.

That was the point I made earlier when refering to those who travelled to protest.

 I saw that one Joe

I rather fancy Gary Barlow....

Well i had a lot to say about the expense of this visit and i did expect a lot of negative stuff from people, but i have to say He was made very welcome in Scotland and going by the TV at the moment he is being made very welcome at Hyde Park. What i have saw of The Pope, he has came across as a very warm , caring man. I am not a Catholic , but it has certainly uplifted a lot of people

Me too You have said what I have been trying to find a way to say

x

I know, I was taking the piss. I've never really thought you look like Gary Barlow
I did once think you looked like an older version of Frankie Sandford.

How much older? If you say her nan I will personally remove your bollocks.

The pope is going to save Christmas.. the Daily Mail said so.

Good, i can maybe now get Christmas cards that say Merry Christmas, and not Happy Holiday , and not insult anyone

However much older than her you are. She's 21. You do the maths

I am wondering if the pope is Father Christmas?

Santa is Father Christmas

The tooth fairy told me so

That is the American Father Christmas...
I have totally pm'd you

Well if he is i shall say a prayer he brings me a laptop, sick of argueing with my son about this computer, i want my own one ..pleeeaaassssee

I am sure the holy father will talk to the god of microsoft.

I am sure he will Isadora  But will they listen ......

they always listen to nurses

Aw Isadora, well didnt listen last year, i will shout louder

Yes.  Mainly coz I want to know where he keeps his wallet 

Oh yeah?

Is he going to fight the Gringe?

You never know what's to happen in Storyland Mentalist

I just googled gringe 

Oh, do I have to too?. I knew what you meant in the first place

TBH I think that he fights the Minge. If I may say so.