Oh!

Well, I'm sure he wouldn't mind if you joined him!

I found some wonderful pictures of him that i have to share http://www.buzzfeed.com/eixo/1...st-pope-pictures-e9k

Given the vast quantities of relics of the "holy cross" scattered across the globe I'm sure he's enough spare wood for a whole bloody dormitory of raised beds.

Given the amount of wood sported by Catholic priests every weekend at Sunday school, I imagine a life sized model of the Amazon rain forest could be constructed easily enough.

  'oooga boooga booga'  I guffawed VERY loudly when I saw that one.

it's ace

Since God does not exist what's the point of a pope?

Its the flying pope picture that cracks me up

 I loved that one too, but 'ooga booga booga' pipped it to the post as funniest for me.

@ the flying pope

We've just been out for an early dinner for my father in laws 75th birthday, and I was trying to tell them about the pope pictures, everyone looked at me like I was .  Anyway, now we're home I've just shown them to Mr C and he laughed just as much as I did.

OOGA BOOGA BOOOGA

He looks like he is doing a Tommy Cooper Impression... Jus like tha!

oooga booga ..whooos a booga

Brilliant... I have sent the  link in an email to my RC friend....fortunately she's got a sense of humour.......

I detest Tommy Cooper 

I don't know why, it's irrational, but I really cannot bear him!

What's the geezer with the red 'hat' on doing with his head!!!

I've posted it on my 'real me' FB status, I hope I don't offend my really religious mate, who funnily enough turned to religion after partying hard with me in Washington DC for a year 

He's what they call a 'fluffer'! 

you lot are just awful. Is that Tommy Cooper in the red hat bowing to the pope?

*Fluffs*

Great post Jo, I agree. I do respect that people have their faith, but what irks the crap outta me is that we have paid 10 million pounds for this visit! We can't provide people with cancer the drugs they need, but we can justify this? 

I'm not trying to judge the merits of the Pope's visit one way or the other as I am not a Catholic. But the Pope, besides being the head of the Roman Catholic church, is also the head of state of the Vatican City. The Vatican City is a city state in the same way as Monaco and Singapore. As such he is entitled to make a State visit which is what this is, in the same way as any head of state from any country. It is similar to the Queen making a state visit to another country. It is the normal practice for the treasury of the country being visited to incur the cost, so the fact that we are carrying the cost is normal practice around the world. Whether the magnitude of the cost is reasonable is of course a different matter as the majority of people in this country have no interest in the Roman Catholic Church.

I am a member of the Church of England, and personally I think that this Pope's announcments on women priests have harmed relationships between C of E and the Roman Catholic Church (not the members, but the leaders). And his, as with his predeceesors, views on contraception are just wrong and seriously harmful. Only those with a policy of lifelong celibacy could have such views.And I could go on.

So out of courtesy I accept the Pope coming here on a state visit, but I won't be watching any of it outside what they show on the news.

My point would be that he isn't entitled as such, that any State visit is by invitation and it is beyond me why he was invited , not just because of the cost, but to apparently celebrate and condone his bigoted views. This is the best that the Archbishop of Westminster could come up with: “As a society we are entering into a period – and perhaps a prolonged period – that is going to be difficult and in times of difficulty we need all the inner resources that we can muster and the resource of religious faith is a crucially important one for giving society stability and generosity, especially in times of financial constraint."
Have to say though, that the irony of him beatifying a homosexual does amuse me

I've just had a search on the internet, and it was Gordon Brown who in February last year invited the pope. I don't know if there is any connection between that and Tony Blair's private meeting with the pope back in June 2007.

I sent an email to No 10 Downing street today potesting at the money being spentwhen it is sorely needed elsewhere in the UK. guess what? I got a message saying there ahad been an error, please try later! I am sooo angry, I cannot even protest. that money could perform "miricles" in the NHS or decent housing for some, or some decent food even. I am simply disgusted.

It was indeed...the question remains...WHY???

I am very worried about Jo's raspberries.  I hope the Pope doesn't sneak onto her allotment and eat them all.  Perhaps it might be worth watching the TV to look out for tell tale signs of raspberry stains on his robes?  Or perhaps someone should make sure that he hasn't got a few stolen gooseberries tucked away under his hat? 

But then the Almighty is mightier than the mitre (that's what his hat is called), so he'd would be in serious trouble at the pearly gates.

I thought that he wore a beretta! It sounds more dangerous than his Saturn hat.

A biretta looks like this and can be worn by any rank of clergy:


A mitre can look like this and is resticted to bishop and abbots:

I think he carried one in WW2....

I'm worried about my berries but I'm also worried about all the old folks who are going to see the pope. Apparently he's not 'on' til 6pm but they have to be there for 3pm in the pissing rain they have been told not to bring umbrella's that it's not 'a picnic' and there are no seats so they have to stand in the rain for at least 3 hours and as if that's not bad enough they have to watch Michelle MCManus sing!

and remind me again....they are 'paying' for this privileged

yes they are praying, but the high priest or whatever of Glasgow has reminded everyone it's not 'fun'. they can bring their own drinking water! I kid you not.


I don't think there are burger vans or chips. I don't know how Michelle McManus will cope

well heaven forbid anyone has any fun

sounds great

How long is he in Scotland for?  I don't want to bump into him.

Since Ian Paisley's rolling into town tomorrow, I'd say about 10 minutes. 

Is Ian Paisley going to get in the way of my wood delivery too???