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The Pope's Visit 2010

AppleTangoAppleTango Posts: 1,893
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An old man in a motorised box being presented with newborn babies. What the chuff.

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I hope he gets egged.
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    Dunce-2007Dunce-2007 Posts: 6,452
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    Eggs hurt.
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    Billy_ValueBilly_Value Posts: 22,920
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    eggs benedict
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    RutakatekiRutakateki Posts: 2,716
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    :D

    The Eggs Factor
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    David McMahonDavid McMahon Posts: 652
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    So sick of it on BBC NEWS 24!!!

    Should be on red button/ not at all!

    I'm going to cancel my license fee... Ok I'm not but bloody hell too much for anything is unbearable!
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    NightSurferNightSurfer Posts: 1,267
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    I wonder, providing the pope gets egged, will he throw a punch like John Prescott did :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XTiI1e-wVc

    I pisses myself laughing everytime I see this :D
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    acefee311acefee311 Posts: 1,350
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    Its LIVE on $ky News
    $ky News HD
    BBC News Channel
    BBC TWO
    BBC R5L
    BBC R Scotland ( i think but not sure )
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    James2001James2001 Posts: 73,670
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    I'm sort of confused about why it's getting so much coverage. It's the 21st Century, the UK isn't Catholic, or even particularly religious, so why is his visit being flashed all over the TV? Yes, the Pope is a reasonably important person, but then so are plenty of other people that have visited the country over the years, and I don't see them getting blanket coverage on news channels, or several hours of air time on BBC1 and 2. I don't see why the pope deserves it.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 226
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    now now, I'm not catholic but lets live and let live. Do you happen to have just BBC News 24 on your telly?
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    SylviaSylvia Posts: 14,586
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    Why are you all posting this infantile stuff here? If you don't want to see the Pope's visit go and watch a DVD or something.

    I speak as a non-Catholic who is really enjoying the coverage. It's 28 years since the last papal visit after all.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 292
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    James2001 wrote: »
    I'm sort of confused about why it's getting so much coverage. It's the 21st Century, the UK isn't Catholic, or even particularly religious, so why is his visit being flashed all over the TV? Yes, the Pope is a reasonably important person, but then so are plenty of other people that have visited the country over the years, and I don't see them getting blanket coverage on news channels, or several hours of air time on BBC1 and 2. I don't see why the pope deserves it.

    The coverage is so that we can see what all of the millions of ££££ tax revenue we can't spare has gone toward.
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    James2001James2001 Posts: 73,670
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    grainger-uk wrote: »
    now now, I'm not catholic but lets live and let live. Do you happen to have just BBC News 24 on your telly?

    Not if I want to watch the news... I want to know what's going off in the world, and all I get is Ratzinger prancing around in Edinburgh. Surely there's more interesting and newsworthy things taking place?
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    lealeedslealeeds Posts: 2,283
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    Hope it's 128 years before the next visit
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 12,075
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    Has someone famous come to visit.? Funny how they haven't mentioned it at all on the news today.:confused::confused:
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 226
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    Sylvia wrote: »
    Why are you all posting this infantile stuff here? If you don't want to see the Pope's visit go and watch a DVD or something.

    I speak as a non-Catholic who is really enjoying the coverage. It's 28 years since the last papal visit after all.

    Like, honestly? :rolleyes:
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    EurostarEurostar Posts: 78,519
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    Surprised at the negativity here.The Pope is a head of state and the spiritual leader of one billion Catholics worldwide.

    Papal visits to the UK are exceptionally rare.This is the first state visit by a Pope since the Reformation.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 12,075
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    I saw the last Pope in the early 80s in London. He waved at me!
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,243
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    Eurostar wrote: »
    Surprised at the negativity here.The Pope is a head of state and the spiritual leader of one billion Catholics worldwide.

    Papal visits to the UK are exceptionally rare.This is the first state visit by a Pope since the Reformation.

    He's hardly a head of state. He doesn't get democratically voted in by the inhabitants of the Vatican City. It's all cloak and daggar stuff.

    There is a small minority of Catholics in this country and an even smaller number of the kind of devout Catholics the pope approves of. When you consider this, the child abuse scandal, and the fact that the visit of a bigoted old man to this country is being partially funded by our taxes you can hardly claim to be surprised by the negativity this event is attracting.
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    SylviaSylvia Posts: 14,586
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    Will we be seeing Susan Boyle and Michelle McManus singing, or has that already happened?
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    Sylvia wrote: »
    Will we be seeing Susan Boyle and Michelle McManus singing, or has that already happened?


    Susie sang already in the afternoon. Maybe they might bring her back again but I doubt
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    SylviaSylvia Posts: 14,586
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    digami wrote: »
    He's hardly a head of state. He doesn't get democratically voted in by the inhabitants of the Vatican City.

    Like it or lump it, he is a head of state - and I don't re,member the Queen being 'democratically eelected' either.
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    EurostarEurostar Posts: 78,519
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    Sylvia wrote: »
    Will we be seeing Susan Boyle and Michelle McManus singing, or has that already happened?

    Apparently Susan will perform again at around 7.15pm....stay tuned :)
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    SylviaSylvia Posts: 14,586
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    grainger-uk wrote: »
    Susie sang already in the afternoon. Maybe they might bring her back again but I doubt

    Damn!:mad::cry:

    Thanks anyway.
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    EurostarEurostar Posts: 78,519
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    Sylvia wrote: »
    Damn!:mad::cry:

    Thanks anyway.

    See my message above :D
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    EurostarEurostar Posts: 78,519
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    digami wrote: »
    He's hardly a head of state. He doesn't get democratically voted in by the inhabitants of the Vatican City. It's all cloak and daggar stuff.

    There is a small minority of Catholics in this country and an even smaller number of the kind of devout Catholics the pope approves of. When you consider this, the child abuse scandal, and the fact that the visit of a bigoted old man to this country is being partially funded by our taxes you can hardly claim to be surprised by the negativity this event is attracting.

    All of the above could equally be applied to your own head of state,Her Majesty the Queen.

    There are more Catholics than you might think btw : around 4.2 million which is 8% of the UK population.
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    SylviaSylvia Posts: 14,586
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    Eurostar wrote: »
    Apparently Susan will perform again at around 7.15pm....stay tuned :)

    Yippee! Here she comes!:cool:
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