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I'm shocked

Posted by Christopher Mc on Monday, May 24, 2010, In : Humour

I was very surprised to see this story in the Manchester Guardian:

A media lynch mob is bent on destroying Pope

Fresh reports about the Pope's past just don't add up. But facts matter little in an issue that has become so politicised.

Oh wait, I misread.

Pope in shocking failure

Posted by Christopher Mc on Sunday, April 4, 2010, In : Humour

During his homily and urbi et orbe address on Easter Sunday and blessing of his new Popemobile, Pope Benedict XVI failed to condemn the recent spate of ATM thefts that have plagued border counties; he also failed to condemn the torture of frogs by small boys, genocide, adultery, fornication and any programme George Jones or Pat Kenny hosts; he also failed to mention child abuse.

Commentators have concluded that he supports all of these crimes and doesn't take the issue seriously.

A Vatican sp...

Irony in the Sunday Times

Posted by Christopher Mc on Sunday, March 28, 2010, In : Culture

From our Sports Correspondent, Noah Little:

"Roy Keane has never been a good footballer; he's been mediocre throughout his career. Ironically he won 7 Premier League Medals, 4 FA Cups, a Champions Leage, a Scottish Premier League, a Scottish Cup, 66 full caps for the Republic of Ireland and was voted FWA Footballer of the Year and PFA Players' Player of the Year in 2000."

You see what I did there? I made an unsubstantiated assertion then followed it with some facts which entirely contradict ...
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Pope's Letter to Ireland

Posted by Christopher Mc on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, In : Church

Just on the off chance you haven't actually read the Pope's Letter to Ireland (which could easily happen since many churches didn't make it available at the weekend) you can read it here.

If you manage nothing else, do pray the prayer below:

Prayer for the Church in Ireland

God of our fathers,
renew us in the faith which is our life and salvation,
the hope which promises forgiveness and interior renewal,
the charity which purifies and opens our hearts
to love you, and in you, each of our broth...

Pope Benedict saves Anglicanism

Posted by Christopher Mc on Wednesday, October 21, 2009, In : Church

While rejoicing with most (i.e. not liberal) other Catholics at the surprise news that the Holy Father has once again caught people off guard by doing something new to restore something old, it did occur to me that while Rowan Williams must be seething on the one hand that this has been done, a clear slap in the face to the modernist form of ecumenism in which we all water down our beliefs until they are all the same, on the other hand part of him must be thinking, "great, a chance to dump th...
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Sarkozy in audience with the Pope

Posted by Christopher Mc on Sunday, October 18, 2009, In : Church

American Papist had this photograph on his funny photos section - he was concentrating on the rubbish art bit and how the Pope has to endure such stuff. For me the funnier bit is the tiny little man who seems to have just emerged from the white box on the right.

Hat tip to Caroline.

I had similar thoughts when I saw the Pope examining piece of a meteorite recently. I could his brain thinking "how long am I supposed to stare profoundly at this piece of crap?". It was exactly the same look the...
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