The Pope's Funeral

[naomi24]

250,000 people bid farewell to pontiff who said 'build bridges, not walls'

 

https://news.sky.com/story/tens-of-thousands-gather-to-say-farewell-to-pope-francis-13355764

 

I read this morning something else he said.  'Scotch whisky is the real holy water'.  A pope with a sense of humour - and good taste.  RIP.

[pastafreak]

I didn't even realise it was the funeral today. I hope he's got lots of whisky in heaven. If that's where he is.

[douglas9401]

They had a nice day for it.

[Patsy33]

Maybe a whisky should be named after him? 

[Untitled]

he should have done more to help the victims of his church (and by that I mean... anything). in practice he did very little even though the scandals are ongoing and come to the rescue of one or two rapists himself. 

it is the victims of his church who deserve to be remembered, not him. he sought and accepted the office of pope, and so the responsibilities of the church rested on his shoulders. he chose not to meet them. 

i'm not interested in bridges with a person like that. i'm glad he's dead.

[bhg481]

Interesting how the Americans had the nerve to criticize Zelenski for not wearing a suit in the White House (or a MEGA cap, like Musk) but Trump wore a blue suit and tie to a funeral.

[Untitled]

thousands of children raped in pennsylvania. francis did nothing.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/15/pennsylvania-sexual-abuse-report-another-setback-pope-francis

countless numbers of children raped in chile. francis had some very strong words against... the victims. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-42745170

pope francis was all mouth and no trousers. he begged for forgiveness and admitted errors of judgement... and then did exactly the same thing all over again. he didn't just fail, he abdicated responsibility.

he was a creep. a nasty, mealy-mouthed, squirming little creep who meant scarcely anything that came out of his mouth and disguised atrocities with polite words. his sole achievement was to make life just a little bit easier for priests who rape children. nobody should be singing this man's praises... they should be dragging his body through the street. 

[ToraToraTora]

Yep I doubt he's going to heaven.

[poorclare]

Untitled  ??  Did you never learn that you NEVER speak Ill of the dead.

 

[bhg481]

I love Untitled's comment that he is glad the pope is dead. If the pope's beliefs in an afterlife are true, so will the pope. If the pope's beliefs are false he will be none the wiser.

[ToraToraTora]

14:32 I'd never say never, some warrant it.

[sandyRoe]

Has Trump not got a dark suit for formal occasions?

Judging by the fuss he made over the Ukrainian Presidents things like that seem to matter to him.

[sandyRoe]

^. Presidents casual dress...

[Atheist]

13:58

VAT 69

Or was that the Pope's phone number?

[Patsy33]

I like that Athiest! Or just Holy Spirit?..

[maggiebee]

bhg481    //Trump wore a blue suit and tie to a funeral//  As a matter of interest, so did Prince William.

[bhg481]

William had a black tie.

[andres]

This has turned into ----Hunt the suits and ties. I spotted quite a few navy suits, not many light blue. Black ties, silver grey, one striped and one that looked like tartan. Trump stood out in his blue suit and Zelensky wore a black jacket and trousers.

[Canary42]

Trump's suit was just his usual attention-seeking childishness.

[Untitled]

"Did you never learn that you NEVER speak Ill of the dead."

i was taught that yes. i consider it utterly stupid. some people make the world worse and deserve to have ill things said about them when they are alive and when they are dead. pope francis was one such person, as is just about everyone who attains the title of pope.

if francis wanted people to speak fondly of him when he died then he ought to have put in more work to help the victims of his horrible church and change that organisation's behaviour. he did no such thing and i despised him for it when he was alive. my opinion hasn't changed. 

[netherfield]

What a waste of money.