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If You Could Have Lunch With The Pope...
- Thread starter Ringer
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Caladan
Agnostic Pantheist
Well, obviously I could ask him whats the plan of the Church to spread to its believers what it has come to recognize recently, such as evolution, the role of the church in the persecution of Jews including age-old blood labels against Jews that thrive with some people to this day, I could ask whether he's planning to hire more knowledgeblle and experiences consultants in improving what I currently view as unsophisticated diplomacy and relations with the state of Israel, I could definitely ask him about looted treasures and artifacts of the Jewish culture, including the treasures of the Temple of Jerusalem and the iconic Seven-Branched Menorah rumored to be held in the Vatican vaults. I could ask him if little by little will the Vatican reveal more to the public of their archives and the priceless textual treasures they hold.
I could ask him how was it like living as a youth in Nazi Germany, and if as a Catholic and the current leader of the Catholic Church he believes that the Church has done enough to aid the persecuted through out Europe.
I would ask him about his experience at a POW camp after the Americans arrived at Traunsten.
and that would be after the first pint. by the time we'll get to the 4th pint, I'm hoping to start digging into his promotion of Church stances of birth control and homosexuality. :sarcastic
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I don't think I would go. There are many things I strongly disagree with about Catholicism, one being that they have to confess their sins to a priest, I don't think that it's necessary, he is another human with sins too so I dont see how can he be the path to holiness etc.
May I ask what your questions and expectations would be?
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MSizer
MSizer
I'd ask him to try to justify Crimen Solicitanius and why he struck down Nostre Etata. Then I'd ask him why the Vatican signed an agreement in 1939 with the NAZI party which Hitler called "a cornerstone in our international struggle against Jewry" and why he had the audacity to say in Australia that we must unite together to expunge the evil of sexual crimes in the clergy, yet he has never offered any compensation for the thousands of victims. Then I'd ask him how he could dare sanctify Judith Stein after she wrote a letter to the pope prior to the 2nd world war begging him to speak out against the rising crimes agains Jews by the NAZI party. Then I'd tell him the world will be better off once he's dead.
Vile Atheist
Loud and Obnoxious
I would ask why his Church hates the world so much.
I would ask how he feels about being the head of a corrupt organisation and why he does'nt allow contraception,then i'd ask if he would like a libation with me and Ringer
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Vile Atheist
Loud and Obnoxious
I would ask to wear his hat.
I'd be like, 'so hey, erm...*awkward silence*...did you get to see Angels and Demons at the movies? Great stuff. Too bad the pope died really. He was making such headway with marrying the church and evolution theories...is that what you are doing?'...more awkward silence.
MSizer
MSizer
LMAO! I must admit, it is a glorius hat! LOL
Just_me_Mike
Well-Known Member
I would spike his food with LSD and watch the world as we know it change forever.
Storm
ThrUU the Looking Glass
The current one, anyway. I would've jumped at the chance to dine with John Paul II. :sad:
Vile Atheist
Loud and Obnoxious
John Paul II wasn't as bad as this Pope or previous Popes, but he still wasn't that great.
Amill
Apikoros
YouTube - Jim Gaffigan - Future Pope
I would ask him if he ever fantasized about being the pope as a kid
I would ask him if he ever fantasized about being the pope as a kid
Vile Atheist
Loud and Obnoxious
Or how many horses he has under the hood of the Popemobile.
monta
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I think I would ask him if we could go to San Crispino's' for ice-cream. then when he was all loved up on a Frutti di Bosco , I would suggest it might be a good idea to stop telling people not to use freakin' condoms at least until STD's are no longer fatal. Partly because this is probably the thing that bugs me the most about the RCC and partly because I love gelato.
I'd totally take him to the Olive Garden and then get all offended when he said how it wasn't real Italian food but all Americanized and bland tasting. I'd then knock over my bottomless salad bowl, chug down my Coke and throw some bread sticks on the floor in anger and run out. The pope would be all like "what the hell?", but I'd have the last laugh 'cause he'd be stuck with the bill and I would've stuffed some bread sticks into my pockets for later. Maybe even a few packets of Splenda.
BucephalusBB
ABACABB
I would asume he thinks I am a very important person as he invited me for lunch while he doesn't even know me. It would be wise to let him ask the first questions.