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No disrespect but if I was supremely confident that I was the "direct conduit of God's will on Earth for all mankind" and I had spent my entire life believing that I would go to heaven and live forever in paradise I would look a bit stupid if I was scared of dieing.
To a devout religeous person, even more so to a leader of an entire religion the thought of death should be no more frightening than going for an operation which might be a bit painful.. When you wake up you are going to be fine.. If an F1 driver started moaning about how scary it was to go fast and how he didn't want to die we would all call him a bit of a "scardy cat", wouldn't we? To me a religious icon that doesn't deal with death well is not worth much at all!! My only regret is that there isn't a five second period of grace after death where someone can tell people who are relegeous that they are now dead and they spent their entire life believing in a false and rediculous fiction invented by an inbult flaw in human-kind.. NOw that would be a punch line! Sorry.. BUt I am a 100% not for turning when you are dead you are dead athiest and I think the best thing the Catholic Church could do, and all churches for that matter is to sell off their property and give it back to the poor. *Don's flame retardant suit* *Goes into bomb shelter* *Locks door* 'Remember, measure life by the moments that take your breath away, not by how many breaths you take' Extreme Sports Cafe | ESC's blog | scratt's blog | @thescratt |
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Join Date: May 2004
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I'll say this: every since yesterday morning, his situation has "been dire". I didn't think he'd last through the afternoon. He did. I went to dinner and shopping last night, got home and expected the worst. Still alive. Went to bed, woke up and hit my cnn.com bookmark, thinking "the poor man probably didn't survive the night...". Well, he did.
Either he's tough as can be, OR the media is really playing up "just any time now..." angle. Roe Conn (Chicago radio host) commented yesterday that this is the first Pope to die in the age of 24/7 cable news, so to expect a bit of a breathless, non-stop zoo and circus atmosphere, even in moments and situations when the breathless overstatement, dramatics and bustle aren't really justified or warranted. I have to say I agree. These puddingheads have to talk about something, 24/7. And if it means getting some old fart doctor or theologian on the air to bore everyone to tears, or for Larry King to have James Caviezel on and ask him stupid questions and interrupt every one of his answers with ANOTHER stupid question (which he did...it's Larry, after all), then that's what they do. The Pope himself may be steeped in quiet, powerful dignity. Not sure I can say the same about the news media through all this. |
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Good points.. But they could do a lot more.
If both the Protestant and Catholic churches were liquidated and the money given to the poor of the World, the World would be a better place. Also you don't need religion for mysticism. In a lot of ways the institution of the Church has been McDonalds for mysticism.... Real and individualised mysticism has been rooted out and banished by the Church whilst it preaches not practising idolitary and "heathen" worship! At the same time everyone prays to Christ on a cross, infront of great gold and silver idols and drinks the blood of Christ, whilst also eating his flesh... 'Remember, measure life by the moments that take your breath away, not by how many breaths you take' Extreme Sports Cafe | ESC's blog | scratt's blog | @thescratt |
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He doesn't listen. He is rude. He is stupid and opinionated. (Perhaps I am laying myself open with that critisism!) Christ I want to smack his face in sometimes and I am mostly a pacifist.. But I get mental images of him being tortured and gain great solice from it somehow! 'Remember, measure life by the moments that take your breath away, not by how many breaths you take' Extreme Sports Cafe | ESC's blog | scratt's blog | @thescratt |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
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Larry King is just one of those "mysteries of the universe" types. Somehow he has this rep as "the interviewer's interviewer!"...and he's the worst at it that I've ever seen.
My two-year-old niece is a better listener - and asks smarter questions - than King. I don't get it. Anyway, back to the Pope... |
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There is one billion catholic all over the world, and millions of people living in poland. He is very popular here, and according to Walesa, the President of Poland, and many citizens he play a very important role, in the end of communism here. And BTW you are right to mention that nothing coming from his mouth recently has been of any great importance : normal when you can't speak with your throat open. |
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*pokes head out of bomb shelter* *scratches at itchy bit of flame retardant suit*
Thinks to self "Doesn't look too scary out here... But hey I'll just pop back in, lock the door and have another spliff before I actually venture out.." 'Remember, measure life by the moments that take your breath away, not by how many breaths you take' Extreme Sports Cafe | ESC's blog | scratt's blog | @thescratt |
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