posted on March 26, 2001 12:27:46 AM new
"We have been aloof too long," the Pope told the throng of well-wishers who crowded into Vatican Square. "For too many years,
otherwise pious, observant Catholics have not made enough of an effort to reach out to nonbelievers, reasoning that, since they would have no contact with them in the next life, there was little point in getting to know them in this one."
posted on March 26, 2001 01:58:38 AM new
I am not a particularly religious person but if I were that address would do nothing to promote goodwill and tolerance. In fact it would probably have exactly the opposite effect.
Bob, Downunder but never down.
posted on March 26, 2001 05:46:31 AM new
That poor old pope is going to wear his old body out, trying to
convince the heathens to believe and the believers to keep on believing!
posted on March 26, 2001 07:39:08 AM new
It's my opinion that this is yet another reporter who should be fired, first thing in the morning. The reporter has his facts wrong. It's not an editorial and it's not an op-ed piece (James told me about those). It doesn't qualify as anything in the genre of writing but
possibly fantasy.
posted on March 26, 2001 07:40:10 AM new
Folks, this is the Onion. For those who don't know, it is entirely parody. If some of it is in bad taste, they are equal opportunity; no cow is sacred.
Here's the condensed version. I went to Micro$oft's web site and found some complicated instructions that called for me to reboot a dozen times, sometimes in safe mode, sometimes into DOS, and change a whole bunch of lines of code. After about a half hour I realized that this was pointless, so I used goback (works like a charm).
Then I read some guy had posted to my thread and he gave me an idea that may just work, so using goback again (I sound like a goback shill, don't I?) I recovered the file and plan to run the setup again today, and try to fix it the way the guy explained. If that doesn't do the job, it's back to IE 5.01 for me!
(Isn't it great to be able to screw around with your comp. and not get a heart attack in the process?)
posted on March 26, 2001 08:01:02 AM new
It sure is, James. I was organizing my bookmarks into folders the other day...screwed up, and deleted my most important folder. Saved by GoBack...for the umpteenth time... I owe it all to you, too...
posted on March 26, 2001 09:00:54 AM new
His Holiness is merely paving the way for New Age Jesuits to fully participate in the Bush/Ashcroft Outreach Social Services Ministries. A cause to re-ignite Jesuit zeal, such as the heretical separation of Church and State, has smoldered on the backburner of global affairs far too long.
posted on March 26, 2001 09:35:49 AM new
Antiquary,
What insight!
We do need to get all the infidels and non christians together in order to make this faith based thing effective.
An excerpt from Nancy's letter posted by Krs...I think while you were away.
"On the 700 Club Pat Robertson gave an important warning. He had intelligence that the Unification Church, the Hare Krishna and the Church of Scientology would try to get funding on the base of your Faith-Based Programs. Also John Dilulio cautioned against a non-Christian conspiracy. This could become a real Pandora's box, Pat said. He hates to find himself on the same side as the Anti-Defamation League. But Jay Sekulow of the American Center for Law and Justice came to the rescue. A watchful Guardian Angel, he noted that: "the Christian message is always the first targeted for exclusion". This is the key to rescue your Faith-Based plans: exclude all Non-Christians! Jay is more than happy to help you with that: he has an army of 500 hungry lawyers ready to take charge. They will litigate the Hell out of the Unification Church, the Hare Krishna and the Church of Scientology!! Count on Jay!"
posted on March 26, 2001 11:37:22 AM new
That presents a quandry, Helen. I'm unsure whether I would feel safer with the Jesuits or the lawyers on the loose. If only Falwell would dust off his halo and resume his moral responsibilities, I'm sure that he could devise a solution for these problems with religious infighting.
