Pope resigns

**Barbirollians** · 12-02-13, 23:23

Originally posted by scottycelt View Post

Go to Paddy Power and get your money on O'Brien at 33/1, Bbm ... I'm telling you, it's an absolute steal ...

The Archbigot of Glasgow ! Surely not !!!

**scottycelt** · 13-02-13, 08:00

Originally posted by Barbirollians View Post

The Archbigot of Glasgow ! Surely not !!!

You've obviously never lived in my beloved home city of Glasgow ...

That silly and intolerant Stonewall label was widely discredited months ago by people who have actually met the man, like the openly lesbian Ruth Davidson.

Alex Salmond backs Cardinal Keith O'Brien after he's branded bigot by gay rights charity

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/alex-salmond-backs-cardinal-keith-1414256

STONEWALL gave their award for Bigot of the Year to the Cardinal because of his opposition to gay marriage.

**amateur51** · 13-02-13, 09:55

Originally posted by scottycelt View Post

You've obviously never lived in my beloved home city of Glasgow ...

That silly and intolerant Stonewall label was widely discredited months ago by people who have actually met the man, like the openly lesbian Ruth Davidson.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/po...-keith-1414256

Good to see o'Brien's henchpersons (

) demanding that Stonewall's funding from Scottish Government be cut because they called O'Brien "a bigot". - what price "the sort of generosity, tolerance and love we would wish to see more of in this world" eh Ruth Davidson, who as a lesbian Tory must be used to dealing with inner conflict

**Pikaia** · 13-02-13, 10:04

I expect the next pope will be a long shot, but probably not as long as Richard Dawkins at 666-1 and Father Ted at 1000-1!

**scottycelt** · 13-02-13, 10:29

Originally posted by amateur51 View Post

Good to see o'Brien's henchpersons (

) demanding that Stonewall's funding from Scottish Government be cut because they called O'Brien "a bigot". - what price "the sort of generosity, tolerance and love we would wish to see more of in this world" eh Ruth Davidson, who as a lesbian Tory must be used to dealing with inner conflict

Only a liberal/socialist could possibly conflate 'sexuality' with political adherence, amsey ...

**Pabmusic** · 13-02-13, 10:32

Originally posted by Pikaia View Post

I expect the next pope will be a long shot, but probably not as long as Richard Dawkins at 666-1 and Father Ted at 1000-1!

I can understand that. After all, Richard Dawkins was confirmed into the Church of England.

**amateur51** · 13-02-13, 10:45

Originally posted by scottycelt View Post

Only a liberal/socialist could possibly conflate 'sexuality' with political adherence, amsey ...

Coming as you do from a religious cult that seeks to conflate child abuse with being gay, scotty I can understand your confusion over lesbian Tories

**Pikaia** · 13-02-13, 11:24

The Onion:

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http://www.theonion.com/articles/resigning-pope-no-longer-has-strength-to-lead-chur,31248/?ref=auto

"Resigning Pope No Longer Has Strength To Lead Church Backward"

**amateur51** · 13-02-13, 11:29

Originally posted by Pikaia View Post

The Onion:

Page not found - The Onion

http://www.theonion.com/articles/resigning-pope-no-longer-has-strength-to-lead-chur,31248/?ref=auto

"Resigning Pope No Longer Has Strength To Lead Church Backward"

**scottycelt** · 13-02-13, 11:49

Originally posted by Pikaia View Post

The Onion:

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http://www.theonion.com/articles/resigning-pope-no-longer-has-strength-to-lead-chur,31248/?ref=auto

"Resigning Pope No Longer Has Strength To Lead Church Backward"

Tee Hee Hee

... that stuff from The Onion is so, so witty my eyes have already begun to water, Pikaia ...

**MrGongGong** · 13-02-13, 12:33

It's (sadly as there are some good people in the organisation) long been the Catholic tradition to defend the indefensible
isn't that what this popes last job was ?

**JimD** · 13-02-13, 13:23

Originally posted by scottycelt View Post

Tee Hee Hee

... that stuff from The Onion is so, so witty my eyes have already begun to water, Pikaia ...

Yes: I'd never seen it before. Such witty pranksters. Laugh? I nearly did.

**ahinton** · 13-02-13, 13:24

Originally posted by MrGongGong View Post

It's (sadly as there are some good people in the organisation) long been the Catholic tradition to defend the indefensible
isn't that what this popes last job was ?

The answer to that might well depend in part on who issued the job description and what its contents were/are...

I am not a Roman Catholic nor indeed a Christian but I do not think it fair to imply that defending "the indefensible" has been the only RC tradition.

**amateur51** · 13-02-13, 15:40

Originally posted by ahinton View Post

The answer to that might well depend in part on who issued the job description and what its contents were/are...

I am not a Roman Catholic nor indeed a Christian but I do not think it fair to imply that defending "the indefensible" has been the only RC tradition.

To be fair to MrGG he didn't imply that - but you inferred it

**Flosshilde** · 13-02-13, 16:21

Originally posted by Pikaia View Post

The Onion:

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http://www.theonion.com/articles/resigning-pope-no-longer-has-strength-to-lead-chur,31248/?ref=auto

"Resigning Pope No Longer Has Strength To Lead Church Backward"

Pope resigns

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