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Is it OK to poke fun at Pope? Italians ask (instead of blowing things up and beheading people)
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| 11/15/06
Posted on 11/15/2006 12:46:59 PM PST by presidio9
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posted on
11/15/2006 12:47:01 PM PST
by
presidio9
To: presidio9
I'd rather poke fun at the pedophile Mohammed and Allah.
To: presidio9
Somehow I don't think that Italian Catholics will riot in the streets and kill people over this.
To: presidio9
Well, the best Benedict could do is himself to do some tasteful self-satire, or rather a satire at how he's perceived - self-stereotype satire. Like Ronald the Great did with his "we start bombing in 5 minutes".
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posted on
11/15/2006 12:51:17 PM PST
by
GSlob
To: presidio9
I wonder why people feel the need to make fun of the Pope. Does it make them feel better about themselves?
Does it in any way help anybody in need or make the world a better place?
How about people stop bitching and poking fun of people doing the work and roll up their sleeves to help out?
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posted on
11/15/2006 12:52:53 PM PST
by
msnimje
(You simply cannot be Christian and Pro-Abortion.)
To: presidio9
I doubt if these same comedians will do a satire on Mohammad.
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posted on
11/15/2006 12:55:18 PM PST
by
HarleyD
To: msnimje
Reverse it, the islamofascists revel in this stuff.
To: msnimje
Oh, and research the history of Italy.
To: presidio9
Make fun of the Pope all you want......We'll still do the heavy lifting when it comes to dealing with the jihadistas.
To: presidio9
I can't believe nobody's posted this yet!
Is the Pope Catholic? :-)
To: presidio9
I didn't see any Catholics cutting off heads when these pictures came out.
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posted on
11/15/2006 1:00:35 PM PST
by
Tamar1973
(I find your lack of faith disturbing--Darth Vader, Ep. IV)
To: presidio9
I didn't see any Catholics cutting off heads when these pictures came out.
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posted on
11/15/2006 1:01:18 PM PST
by
Tamar1973
(I find your lack of faith disturbing--Darth Vader, Ep. IV)
To: presidio9
Crozza does a satirical play on two identical sounding words -- Pax (peace) and PACS, the acronym for a controversial law that would give unwed heterosexual couples and gay couples in Italy equal civil rights. He says "pax (or PACS) be with you". ***********
Typical immaturity on the part of the secular community.
Pope Benedict will probably ignore these misfits.
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posted on
11/15/2006 1:01:39 PM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: presidio9
What kind of an odd ball question is this??? This author hasn't got anything better to do that to ask stupid questions???
Is it ok to make fun of this author???? Well if he wants to make fun of my Pope then yes, I can make fun of him....
I don't think its kind to make fun of anyone in a higher office: Pope; President; Prime Minister; Governor; Senator; etc. Just imagine what you would feel like if it were you they were making fun of.....
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posted on
11/15/2006 1:10:44 PM PST
by
HarleyLady27
(My ? to libs: "Do they ever shut up on your planet?" "Grow your own DOPE: Plant a LIB!")
To: HarleyLady27
You'll have to forgive me, but the pax (PACS) thing is the perfect vehicle for satire.
What I really don't understand is why you think people in lower offices are fine to satirize, but not those in higher offices. Why would one's station in life be a determinate in whether one can be satirized?
Hell, GW pokes fun at himself, and he is arguably the most powerful man on the planet. It doesn't seem to get under his skin.
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posted on
11/15/2006 1:19:40 PM PST
by
dmz
To: HarleyD
"I doubt if these same comedians will do a satire on Mohammad."
Not a chance. They are cowards. I am not Catholic nor overly religious but even I notice the mean spirited satire show business types display towards the Pope and Christianity in general. The same people would never satirize Islam in the same way, even though Islam is a much greater threat to their hedonistic way of life than Christianity is. They are such cowards and hypocrites.
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posted on
11/15/2006 1:31:18 PM PST
by
monday
To: HarleyLady27
"I don't think its kind to make fun of anyone in a higher office: Pope; President; Prime Minister; Governor; Senator; etc. "
It should be mandatory to make fun of anyone in higher office. They know what they are signing up for. If we have to show nothing but respect and can't make fun of them, they might just begin to behave like the megalomaniacs they are deep down inside, because, you see, only a megalomaniac would WANT to run for higher office.
They aren't like you and me. It is impossible to hurt a megalomaniac's feelings so you can quit feeling sorry for them.
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posted on
11/15/2006 1:39:19 PM PST
by
monday
To: monday
What has happened to this board since Tuesday???? Have the rat patrol taken it over?
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posted on
11/15/2006 1:44:53 PM PST
by
HarleyLady27
(My ? to libs: "Do they ever shut up on your planet?" "Grow your own DOPE: Plant a LIB!")
To: presidio9
I have been within 20 feet of the Pope. He was leaving and his car went by about 6 AM. There must have been a million people in the courtyard. It was awesome and I am not Catholic. While it would not be illegal to make jokes about this Pope or any modern Pope it would be decidedly bad taste, the Pope is not someone to ridicule.
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posted on
11/15/2006 1:48:56 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(RTRA DLQS GSCW)
To: HarleyLady27
"What has happened to this board since Tuesday???? Have the rat patrol taken it over?"
yep.... relax and stay calm. We are here to reprogram you ...lol
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posted on
11/15/2006 1:52:56 PM PST
by
monday
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