Let's see...

Religion - check.
Catholicism - check.
United Nations - check.
Guantanamo Bay reference - check.
Article quotes people critical of US policy - check.

This one should be good.

/There are some things flamewars can't buy. For everything else, there's Fark.

Sits back grabs popcorn.

I thought he made a fool out of himself at the UN
Stupid Pope at UN (new window)

So...when do we get to invade France?

On snaps! There are WMD's at the Vatican! Invade! Invade!

He wears funny hats.

Wait, Gitmo is for terrorist, not pedophiles.

oldfred: So...when do we get to invade France?

Go for Poland instead, he might be a bit fore familiar with that...

Awesome?

Will he still get to wear the funny hat at Gitmo?

and why should we care?

Shadow writer: Wait, Gitmo is for terrorist, not pedophiles.

That's the beauty of Gitmo: It's for everyone.

Good.

The Pope is right about our actions in Iraq and the worlds inaction in Darfur.

Fox News Heads Asplode.

ILWTTIG

Like I give two shiats what a guy says when he's got a tea-cozy on his head!
HAW Haw haw...

I find his lack of faith disturbing.

codymacdaddy: and why should we care?

Because 23.9% of the population belongs to a religion that actually cares about what the man with the biggest hat says?

There are other types of Christians than the bible-thumping southern ones, they just don't make the same kind of noise.

Cornwell: oldfred: So...when do we get to invade France?

Go for Poland instead, he might be a bit fore familiar with that...

Wrong Pope he's from .... I see what you did there.

Well of course he's defending the UN, it'll be the Pope's organization to rule the world when he's unmasked as the Antichrist.

In before the rapture

I wonder how ol' Shep Smith will react to this since he claimed in recent days that the Pope is honorary Republican because of his staunch pro-life positions.

/which, incidentally, includes the death penalty

Wonder if this one will garner the same "Awesome speech" reaction the President gave to his White House lawn address.

EsteeFlwrPot: He wears funny hats.

specialk111 Well of course he's defending the UN, it'll be the Pope's organization to rule the world when he's unmasked as the Antichrist.

Someone's been reading Revelations.

/my born again friend slightly agrees
//and adds that the Euro and credit card are helping the prophesy along nicely

Anyone else getting pope-fatigue? Is there a number I can call to vote him out of the news already?

But the orange jumpsuit will clash with his handmade, red leather shoes!

you don't go to Gitmo until after they take all the kids away and demand DNA tests before you can get them back.

How many armies does the Pope have again?

Cornwell: oldfred: So...when do we get to invade France?

Go for Poland instead, he might be a bit fore familiar with that...

All we have to do is march in backwards, and say we are leaving.

I Said: Someone's been reading Revelations.

/my born again friend slightly agrees
//and adds that the Euro and credit card are helping the prophesy along nicely

Much of the crazy shiat people say about the Book of Revelation can't really be found in the text. It's mostly inference, assumption, and sometimes, outright fabrication. Don't get me wrong, it's a great work of art, but it's lousy as a holy text.

I can't remember what comedian it was, but he said something along the lines of, The pope is one hat away from grand wizard of the KKK

vernonFL: How many armies does the Pope have again?

Two. he keeps them in his sleevies.


/got nothin

so now the pope also criticizes US policies. wow, bush is on a roll here...

Well, it is unfair that the US has not paid any of what it owes to the US...or is that complaint out of date? When has the US paid off its debt to the UN? Most American citizens think it has none.

Tehn, the US has used the Security Council and other leadership positions within the UN to push it's own agendas around the world, especially at the expense of developing countries and their citizens. One can expect countries to be predatory now and then in the UN, but the US has been amazing in ignoring the Declaration of Human Rights and other treaties.

That said, the US can do whatever it wants because the world's money is the in US. So effectively, the IMF and the WTO are US organizations as well. The US has the least to gain by diplomacy of any nation. What does the Pope expect? The usual rules simply do not apply to the USA (sometimes this is blatant, like with war crimes). Popey McB needs to change his approach if he wants to subvert American foreign policy. As if!

I Said: specialk111 Well of course he's defending the UN, it'll be the Pope's organization to rule the world when he's unmasked as the Antichrist.

Someone's been reading Revelations.

/my born again friend slightly agrees
//and adds that the Euro and credit card are helping the prophesy along nicely

I never get why every believer thinks it'll happen in thir time. People have been thinking that since the idea foirst started years ago, and yet we're still here. Are people so self-important that they think it must happen in their own lifetime?

Hello your Holiness...why don't you have a seat over there...

blah blah blah

idrow: Anyone else getting pope-fatigue? Is there a number I can call to vote him out of the news already?


Well, if you want, we could ask the news to run that story on how when Obama farts, it sounds like 'I hate America.' Or we could do something with Britney Spears since she hasn't had any news time for a while. Ron paul maybe?

He is in charge of an unbelievably huge worldwide organization. It shouldn't be surprising that he gets news coverage. And the fact that he critized the US now will make Fox News go nuts with 24-hr 'Pope Watch' claiming how he hates our freedom.

I, for one, eagerly anticipate the inevitable name-calling.

/grabs popcorn

specialk111: Well of course he's defending the UN, it'll be the Pope's organization to rule the world when he's unmasked as the Antichrist.

Wrong Pope. The next one is the Anti-Christ. Pope Peter II.

Yeah, we should let the U.N. handle everything.

/Bwwahahahahah

Pope Peter???

My peter has a nazi helmet.

/QnD, just how I like 'em

vernonFL: How many armies does the Pope have again?

None, of course. But that's not to say that he doesn't have influence.

Of course things like the UN Oil-For-Food scandal would never undermine its credibility or authority, or passing 20 resolutions but not actually doing anything....

Cyclometh: Let's see...

Religion - check.
Catholicism - check.
United Nations - check.
Guantanamo Bay reference - check.
Article quotes people critical of US policy - check.

This one should be good.

/There are some things flamewars can't buy. For everything else, there's Fark.

This is the recipe for the perfect flamewar.

Yeah... cause it is full of honest, hard-working people who truly want to make the world better... without any biases or political motives.

Oh wait... the "UN"?

Nevermind. Complete opposite.

Not to mention that he is a spokesman for and a follower of a radical Palestinian.

We just got poped!

xbattlewax: I can't remember what comedian it was, but he said something along the lines of, The pope is one hat away from grand wizard of the KKK

Jon Stewart, in a 1996 HBO special.

NeverDrunk23: And the fact that he critized the US now will make Fox News go nuts with 24-hr 'Pope Watch' claiming how he hates our freedom.

Prompting the inevitable question: Why does the pope hate America?