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Pope Francis inspected Vatican parking, checked what cars are driven
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| 7/12/2013
| Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
Posted on 07/12/2013 12:30:45 PM PDT by markomalley
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I certainly hope that he is just making a point and that this does not point to some generalized micromanagement.
To: markomalley
Frankly, I think you’d have to be out of your mind to drive anywhere in Italy, but Rome is totally out of the question.
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posted on
07/12/2013 12:33:04 PM PDT
by
stormer
To: markomalley
He can sell of the Vatican and then conduct the business of the church in a dreary soviet-era building.
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posted on
07/12/2013 12:33:08 PM PDT
by
ClaytonP
To: stormer
Frankly, I think youd have to be out of your mind to drive anywhere in Italy, but Rome is totally out of the question. Are you kidding? I spent 3 years in Italy -- all over the country -- without a problem. (Of course, I spent 3 years in Turkey before then...so I may have been better prepared than most)
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posted on
07/12/2013 12:36:05 PM PDT
by
markomalley
(Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
To: markomalley
I wonder what he thinks of the air conditioning.
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posted on
07/12/2013 12:37:04 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Harriet Meiers is looking pretty good right about now.)
To: markomalley
goodness gracious. i hope we don’t start seeing a proliferation of clunkers retrieved from junkyards of roma, or a gaggle of volts and leafs around the car parks of the vatican, and please let’s leave the solar panels off the dome of st. peter’s basilica.
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posted on
07/12/2013 12:37:17 PM PDT
by
steve86
(Acerbic by Nature, not Nurture™)
To: markomalley
it bothers me when I see a priest or a sister with a brand new car
Flashback 1960 ... as my mother and I were getting into our 7 year Chevy, our local priest pulled into my neighbor's driveway in a brand new '60 Buick.
When I commented on the difference between our rust bucket and his shiny, black car, she said - Yeah, and don't ever forget it.
I never have.
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posted on
07/12/2013 12:38:41 PM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: markomalley
" Priests often put a lot of miles on a car. It seems to me that priests are better off in a good car." That definitely hits home when I think of the 85 YO visiting (driving) priests who celebrate our Latin Mass, four seasons a year.
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posted on
07/12/2013 12:39:43 PM PDT
by
steve86
(Acerbic by Nature, not Nurture™)
To: steve86
Wonder how many of these he found. I am certainly sick of seeing them in my catholic church lot!
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posted on
07/12/2013 12:45:00 PM PDT
by
Phillyred
To: markomalley
Maybe I’ve had more than my share of suicidal Roman cabbies. If you want a challenge, try downtown Beijing; I swear you couldn’t get a credit card between the cars...
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posted on
07/12/2013 12:47:41 PM PDT
by
stormer
To: markomalley
I couldn’t believe the number of accidents we saw on a short bus trip to Ephesus years ago. Also while in Athens for a couple of hours I had about all the Greek traffic I could handle, along with a tour bus driver who though he was a contender for Monaco at F1 speeds.
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posted on
07/12/2013 12:51:10 PM PDT
by
steve86
(Acerbic by Nature, not Nurture™)
To: stormer; steve86
Maybe Ive had more than my share of suicidal Roman cabbies. If you want a challenge, try downtown Beijing; I swear you couldnt get a credit card between the cars... Well, I call it "combat driving" -- learned very well how to do it in Istanbul and Ankara. Question: How many Murats fit side by side on a 2 lane road at a stoplight? (If you've been in Turkey for any length of time, you will appreciate the question)
China or Korea...now that's some scary driving, though.
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posted on
07/12/2013 12:55:28 PM PDT
by
markomalley
(Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
To: markomalley
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posted on
07/12/2013 12:57:10 PM PDT
by
Kevmo
("A person's a person, no matter how small" ~Horton Hears a Who)
To: Jeff Chandler
I wonder what he thinks of the air conditioning. Air Conditioning? Oh, you mean opening the windows, right?
When I lived in Italy, Enel (the electric utility) had three different tiers for electric bills. I forget what the thresholds were (it's been 14 years), but it went from very reasonable to OMG! high depending upon how much electricity you burnt during the billing cycle. Sort of like our progressive tax system...but based upon kilowatt hours rather than income.
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posted on
07/12/2013 12:58:03 PM PDT
by
markomalley
(Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
To: markomalley
I think the Holy Father is making the point that the Vatican should not be run as if it were a Renaissance palace. Besides, until 1870, the popes did not lived in the Vatican but in what is now the Italian presidential palace. Furthermore, the actual Cathedral of Rome is St, John Lateran. Furthermore this pope is not the first to be made uncomfortable about having to live like a prince. Pope Benedict reportedly was reluctant to leave his modest apartment near ST. PETERS.
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posted on
07/12/2013 12:58:29 PM PDT
by
RobbyS
To: Phillyred
Wonder how many of these he found. I am certainly sick of seeing them in my catholic church lot! Probably zero ... same as if he were to visit any of the three Catholic parishes I currently frequent.
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posted on
07/12/2013 12:59:24 PM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: Phillyred
Probably saw more of these:
(Imagine a small truck bed powered by a Vespa)
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posted on
07/12/2013 1:00:01 PM PDT
by
markomalley
(Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
To: Jeff Chandler
If he starts scheduling the Vatican tennis courts, then we should start to worry.
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posted on
07/12/2013 1:01:23 PM PDT
by
John W
(Viva Cristo Rey!)
To: stormer
I agree. I have driven one million miles in my lifetime. Wouldn’t even consider driving in Rome even for a km.
To: RobbyS
I think the Holy Father is making the point that the Vatican should not be run as if it were a Renaissance palace. You mean his last name isn't Medici, Orsini, or della Rovere?
I am shocked!, shocked I tell you!
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posted on
07/12/2013 1:03:17 PM PDT
by
markomalley
(Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
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