Posted on 04/22/2005 12:20:45 AM PDT by Antioch
REGENSBURG, Germany - When he was a cardinal, Pope Benedict XVI often delivered sermons at the German-language church in Campasanto Teutonico near St. Peter's Basilica, but his most heartfelt talks may have been the ones he gave after celebrating Mass.
"I went with him once," said Konrad Baumgartner, the head of the theology department at Regensburg University. "Afterwards, he went into the old cemetery behind the church.
"It was full of cats, and when he went out, they all ran to him. They knew him and loved him. He stood there, petting some and talking to them, for quite a long time. He visited the cats whenever he visited the church. His love for cats is quite famous."
Although his public image is that of a stern enforcer of church doctrine, in Regensburg, where the 78-year-old pope came into his own as a theologian, those who know the man known as "God's Rottweiler" say his soft, human side has been ignored.
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LOL! I'll have to tell my Gus!
Kitty bump!
Amen...I agree!
People think cats are clean because they clean them selves all day. BUT they step in a dirty cat-littler pan, lick their @SS and then there entire body...that is not clean!
Dogs eat their own crap and sometimes roll in it. They also lick themselves clean in that area as well. They also carry more human-transferable diseases than cats do.
Rome's cats will be happy campurrs.
Another cat security job: Since the late 1970's there has been a refuge for cats behind the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada. Shaped like two miniature Parliament buildings, the cat houses provide shelter for about ten to twenty cats. Each cat has its own bowl which they eat from twice a day. Every two metres there are miniscule round-shaped windows which the adorable cats climb out of every morning, eager to be fed. Recently, the local citizens banded together to pay for vet care and food. They figured that the cats bring in at least as many tourists to the Hill as the lying sacks of liberal crap in residence there.
He does. More on the kitty-loving Pope!
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VERY FOOLISH!
Well, that just makes me like him all the more! Gotta go tell Lizzie Borden and Witchblade that there's hope for them still ;)
well, how kewl is this ?????
He sounds like FReeper material, if he ever has time.
God Bless the Pope!
Thanks for ping S & A and for neat thread antioch
nope, you are WRONG.... I have a wonderful dog & many wonderful cats.. each are different, like people.
THere are some nasty people, but I would NEVER characterize all as Nasty.
There are some nasty dogs, but I would NEVER characterize all as Nasty.
There are some nasty cats, but I would NEVER characterize all as Nasty.
People, dogs & cats are the result of how they are treated, trained, loved etc.
I am going to bet(well, not much lol) your mom had this opinion of cats? often our parents mentality of pets, snakes, food likes/dislikes carries over strongly.
Your last line is great. LOL.
You're wrong.
A cat scratched my forearm bloody when I was child. My "crime" was an attempt to pet the feline monster.
Bwaaaaahahahaha! Too true.
I haven't seen any pit bull stories lately.
The new pope is a tussum-guy ping!
I saw that earlier today. My kinda pope.
It's possible that this love of cats is a failing of B-16. To my mind, cats are very good at providing moving-target practice for hunters.
Cats also love munching their own puke.
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