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Utnapishtim · 07-26-2002, 08:42 AM

Just curious
Any Toronto infidels here who are sick of it? And why the hell are the police overstepping their bounds to please the church(getting rid of the guy handing out condoms)?

WYD has made me realise that Catholics do have an advantage over other Christian denominations: Catholics still have a living person to tell them what to think.

Freemind · 07-26-2002, 09:29 AM

Not from TO but yes, as a Canuck, I'm sick of it just the same. Just count ourselves lucky this isn't an annual pilgrimage.

Tom Sawyer · 07-26-2002, 09:56 AM

Lots of people have come to TO to see the Pope, bringing in tourist dollars and giving international attention for our city, which will bring in more. Sure, it's an inconvenience, but this brings in millions of dollars to the city and that's worth the trouble. Whatever else you may want to say about the Catholic church and the Pope, the man's a revenue generator, so I think it's good he's stopping by.

Freemind · 07-26-2002, 10:30 AM

Ya, support the economy, buy your Pope Soap on a Rope today!

butswana · 07-27-2002, 04:53 AM

I got a kick out of the cute little honey who said the pope was vibrant and lucid.
Yeah, pope soap on a rope. I remember that.

Oxidizing Material · 07-27-2002, 08:02 AM

There's only so many Pope jokes I can go through before my family gets all pissed off at me so yeah, I'm tired of WYD

Equal_Mark · 07-27-2002, 09:02 AM

In light of the current crisis in the Catholic Church, the Pope lamented celebrities wearing expensive crucifixes.

What is scarier, the fact that Jennifer Anniston wears a diamond crucifix, or that the pope watches "Friends?"

never been there · 07-27-2002, 09:29 AM

On my sweetiedarling's behalf: AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!

As for me, I just want The [Toronto] Globe and Mail to refund me one week's subscription. Makes me want to pray for the souls of all the trees that died to give the old fart with the kippah (sp?) 6 pages per day.

Still, it gave T.O. archbishop Aloysius Ambrosic a chance to declare that "abortion is a greater sin than child abuse" - easy for him; little boys don't get pregnant.

07-27-2002, 11:26 AM

If I was an honest priest, bishop or cardinal trying to serve God, I'm sure I wouldn't appreciate the wisecracks about the young boys.

That being said, I really am quite pleased with the media's sympathetic coverage. We see catholics with rosaries pinned to their hat by some Saint's talisman. We see catholics campaigning for women's ordination while handing out condoms.

All across Canada there are Christmas and Easter catholics eying the other factions, I'm not that sort of Catholic.

Ensign Morituri · 07-27-2002, 04:28 PM

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Originally posted by peteyh:
<strong>Sure, it's an inconvenience, but this brings in millions of dollars to the city and that's worth the trouble. Whatever else you may want to say about the Catholic church and the Pope, the man's a revenue generator, so I think it's good he's stopping by.</strong>

Nevermind the (approx) $5.00 municipal surtax every citizen of Toronto had to fork out for the privilege of hosting the old bastard's little party.

07-26-2002, 08:42 AM	#1
Utnapishtim Regular Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 330	Any other Canadians sick of World Youth Day? Just curious Any Toronto infidels here who are sick of it? And why the hell are the police overstepping their bounds to please the church(getting rid of the guy handing out condoms)? WYD has made me realise that Catholics do have an advantage over other Christian denominations: Catholics still have a living person to tell them what to think.

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07-26-2002, 09:29 AM	#2
Freemind Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 47	Not from TO but yes, as a Canuck, I'm sick of it just the same. Just count ourselves lucky this isn't an annual pilgrimage.

07-26-2002, 09:56 AM	#3
Tom Sawyer Talk Freethought Staff Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Toronto, eh Posts: 42,293	Lots of people have come to TO to see the Pope, bringing in tourist dollars and giving international attention for our city, which will bring in more. Sure, it's an inconvenience, but this brings in millions of dollars to the city and that's worth the trouble. Whatever else you may want to say about the Catholic church and the Pope, the man's a revenue generator, so I think it's good he's stopping by.

07-26-2002, 10:30 AM	#4
Freemind Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 47	Ya, support the economy, buy your Pope Soap on a Rope today!

07-27-2002, 04:53 AM	#5
butswana Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,804	I got a kick out of the cute little honey who said the pope was vibrant and lucid. Yeah, pope soap on a rope. I remember that.

07-27-2002, 08:02 AM	#6
Oxidizing Material Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Somewhere where I don't know where I am Posts: 2,069	There's only so many Pope jokes I can go through before my family gets all pissed off at me so yeah, I'm tired of WYD

07-27-2002, 09:02 AM	#7
Equal_Mark Regular Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Exit 109 Joisey Posts: 135	In light of the current crisis in the Catholic Church, the Pope lamented celebrities wearing expensive crucifixes. What is scarier, the fact that Jennifer Anniston wears a diamond crucifix, or that the pope watches "Friends?"

07-27-2002, 09:29 AM	#8
never been there Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB Posts: 2,144	On my sweetiedarling's behalf: AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHH! As for me, I just want The [Toronto] Globe and Mail to refund me one week's subscription. Makes me want to pray for the souls of all the trees that died to give the old fart with the kippah (sp?) 6 pages per day. Still, it gave T.O. archbishop Aloysius Ambrosic a chance to declare that "abortion is a greater sin than child abuse" - easy for him; little boys don't get pregnant.

07-27-2002, 11:26 AM	#9
Synaesthesia Guest Posts: n/a	If I was an honest priest, bishop or cardinal trying to serve God, I'm sure I wouldn't appreciate the wisecracks about the young boys. That being said, I really am quite pleased with the media's sympathetic coverage. We see catholics with rosaries pinned to their hat by some Saint's talisman. We see catholics campaigning for women's ordination while handing out condoms. All across Canada there are Christmas and Easter catholics eying the other factions, I'm not that sort of Catholic.

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