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Old 07-03-2016, 10:32
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What's the issue with a Vicar having a drink?
Having a drink would be okay if they were attending a wedding or something, but you wouldn't expect a priest or vicar to be knocking back pints in his local in the middle of the day. It would be a bit like encountering him propping up the counter in a betting shop. Their life is supposed to be a vocation, not just a 9 to 5 job where they can do whatever they like when they're off duty.
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Old 07-03-2016, 12:02
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He wasn't "knocking back pints" he was having a pint.

Maybe it was his day off (most clergy have at least one day off during the week).

I really don't see why a Vicar shouldn't be able to have a drink is he / she wishes.
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Old 07-03-2016, 12:54
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Being a vicar or priest is very much a part time job anyway they do a bit on a Sunday and the occasional wedding or funeral and that is very much it and can a job based on the existence of a fictional supernatural being be classed as a real job anyway.
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Old 07-03-2016, 13:06
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Having a drink would be okay if they were attending a wedding or something, but you wouldn't expect a priest or vicar to be knocking back pints in his local in the middle of the day. It would be a bit like encountering him propping up the counter in a betting shop. Their life is supposed to be a vocation, not just a 9 to 5 job where they can do whatever they like when they're off duty.

It must only be in Ireland that priests don't spend a lot of time in their local. As far as I know they are on duty 24 hours a day. On their day off there has to be another priest available. I certainly have never seen one in the local holding up the bar!
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Old 07-03-2016, 15:03
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and talking of cars, who is minding maria's car whilst she's away, not to mention her flat and dog
They did actually show Kirk coming round to collect the dog before she left, I remember as I shouted at the TV about it
Don't know why Luke wouldn't seize the opportunity to flat sit while she's away, must be nicer than Fiz & Ty's box room.
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Old 07-03-2016, 15:04
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Being a vicar or priest is very much a part time job anyway they do a bit on a Sunday and the occasional wedding or funeral and that is very much it and can a job based on the existence of a fictional supernatural being be classed as a real job anyway.
the highest form of ignorance is when you judge something you know nowt about

go read up on the roles of a priest in the community before you go judging

A parish priest celebrates daily Mass, hears confessions every week, gives marriage counseling, provides prenuptial counseling, gives spiritual direction, anoints and visits shut-ins and the sick in hospitals and nursing homes, teaches catechism (a book that contains the doctrines of Catholicism) to children and adults, baptizes, witnesses marriages, performs funerals and burials, attends numerous parish and diocesan meetings, prays privately every day, does spiritual and theological reading, and finds time to relax now and then with family and friends. And once a year, he’s expected to make a five-day retreat in addition to doing his regular spiritual direction and daily prayer. Yeah, busy job
source: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/conten...ic-church.html .
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Old 07-03-2016, 15:12
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the highest form of ignorance is when you judge something you know nowt about

go read up on the roles of a priest in the community before you go judging
Nothing to do with ignorance more to do with having no interest and non belief in any religious rubbish.
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Old 07-03-2016, 15:42
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Nothing to do with ignorance more to do with having no interest and non belief in any religious rubbish.
that's fine, so keep it out of a forum discussing coronation street
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Old 07-03-2016, 17:56
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that's fine, so keep it out of a forum discussing coronation street
Probably best if any even remotely religious comments are avoided by anyone if that's the case.
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Old 07-03-2016, 18:45
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Being a vicar or priest is very much a part time job anyway they do a cbit on a Sunday and the occasional wedding or funeral and that is very much it and can a job based on the existence of a fictional supernatural being be classed as a real job anyway.
Don't think any vicar or priest will agree with you!
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Old 07-03-2016, 18:58
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Don't think any vicar or priest will agree with you!
no they would not. they are never officially off duty, even whilst on holiday
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Old 07-03-2016, 19:10
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the highest form of ignorance is when you judge something you know nowt about

go read up on the roles of a priest in the community before you go judging
Think Billy is CofE. But anyway found this. Looks like they still have a lot of responsibility.


What on earth do vicars do with their time?
http://ugleyvicar.blogspot.co.uk/201...ith-their.html

Corrie couldn't have Billy doing all that a vicar's job entails on-screen. Apart from the odd jumble sale, Billy's time in spent in the sopa world which is Coronation Street. Therefore, he is seen in places in the street like the Rovers.

Now what has Corrie got in store for us fans tonight? BTW Is there a collective noun for us folk? And no rude answers!
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Old 07-03-2016, 19:31
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It must only be in Ireland that priests don't spend a lot of time in their local. As far as I know they are on duty 24 hours a day. On their day off there has to be another priest available. I certainly have never seen one in the local holding up the bar!
Our Catholic parish priest kept a bottle of sherry in the coal scuttle.
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Old 07-03-2016, 19:47
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Billy No Mass is annoying in that he doesn't act like a vicar, we've only seen him do one wedding
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Old 07-03-2016, 19:49
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So Phelan sees some tools that he thinks might be worth something. Does he:

a) keep quiet about them so he can half inch them discreetly and sell them, or

b) announce to Jason and Andy that they're worth something, use the office phone negotiating a deal, and then leave holding them openly so that even gormless Andy can see them . . .

Hmm, tough one . . .
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Old 07-03-2016, 20:14
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So Phelan sees some tools that he thinks might be worth something. Does he:

a) keep quiet about them so he can half inch them discreetly and sell them, or

b) announce to Jason and Andy that they're worth something, use the office phone negotiating a deal, and then leave holding them openly so that even gormless Andy can see them . . .

Hmm, tough one . . .
Came in to mention this.
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Old 07-03-2016, 20:16
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After all the jokes on here I thought it was hilarious when Phelan was singing along to "Phelan's, nothing more than Phelan's"
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Old 07-03-2016, 20:28
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The debate...where to start?

The debate in the cafe!

The mute other candidates!

The only speakers in the audience being street residents!

What a load of shyte!
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Old 07-03-2016, 20:34
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So poor Micheal is lying there and Jason has to run up the stairs to the office to phone for an ambulance....ermmm Jason you dont have a mobile phone ??
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Old 07-03-2016, 20:41
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Is that a blanket or has Marta swiped Steph's coat?
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Old 07-03-2016, 20:50
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Came in to mention this.
Or were we both wrong?
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Old 07-03-2016, 20:52
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Max has got a hearty appetite! Kylie buttered almost half a loaf.
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Old 07-03-2016, 20:56
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Our Catholic parish priest kept a bottle of sherry in the coal scuttle.
Did he constantly shout DRINK! F ECK! ARSE! GIRLS! A la Father Jack.


Billy No Mass is annoying in that he doesn't act like a vicar, we've only seen him do one wedding


After all the jokes on here I thought it was hilarious when Phelan was singing along to "Phelan's, nothing more than Phelan's"
Quite clearly he hasn't read the order issued on DS about no more repetition of Phelan jokes.

The debate...where to start?

The debate in the cafe!

The mute other candidates!

The only speakers in the audience being street residents!

What a load of shyte!
Indeed!

Why not hold it in the community centre - NEXT DOOR? In EE or ED would they hold the same sort of meeting meeting in their local cafe? Sally and Norris were the only candidates that spoke. Of course we had to have a comedy duo there to heckle and today it was Beth and Sean.

Completely amateur and laughable but not in a good way.
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Old 07-03-2016, 20:57
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Is that a blanket or has Marta swiped Steph's coat?
Probably and a few of Sophie's new range outerwear for good measure.
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Old 07-03-2016, 21:04
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Can't believe Billy accepted what Julia and Marta said to him so readily. Didn't it cross his mind that while they were speaking Polish Julia could have been making threats?
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