Lets look at the popes visit as an opportunity to

[TillieTrotter]

Nice!

[huncamunca]

He is sorry apparently

Sorry that the church has had to pay hundred of millions to its victims

Sorry that Brand Vatican is sullied & is longer longer getting the fresh meat it needs to remain afloat

Sorry that his orchestrated campaign of omerta has been revealed

Sorry that people are begining to realise that whilst having 10 kids may make you a good catholic, it means you live in the gutter

Sorry that better education means people think for themselves

Sorry that women are getting a bit uppity about their place in society

and continues to urge solidarity with the priests.

* slow handclap*

The noncemaster general speaks.

Keep it up mate, that hole you are digging just gets deeper

[PennyDreadful]

Sergeant Buzfuz - great south London band - are bringing out a series of songs covering the entire history of the papacy - check out

(I also heartily recommend Part 4, which boasts a truly magnificent bassline and the striking opening couplet 'Anacletus the Second liked to rape nuns / His sister was the mother of some of his sons'...)

[berryberry]

So, Here is one I wish the world knew...

Working backstage at the bafta awards this year I got into a conversation with Nicholas Holt, his agent and a nameless bafta representative. Turns out Nicholas Holt is to begin filming the next mad max film in 2011 in Rome. The Bafta rep lives in Rome and is best friends with the POPE'S BOYFRIEND! No word of a lie, the current pope has had a male lover for a few decades and the pope and lover own a house in Rome. Nick was invited to visit as apparently the pope and his lover would love to meet him as they appreciate fine young men. Nick responded politely. I smiled and nodded and tried not to laugh or cry. I made some enquiries and apparently the aid who advised the pope that the uk is like the third world is the other half. Brilliant.

This needs to be outted as not only can I not stand the homophobic nazi paedo twat but this is just too hypocritical.

Anyway, you never heard it from me.

[RosieH]

Hmm, how are the Vatican on suing forums..?

[DJKillaQueen]

Are you sure BB it wasn't just the BAFTA rep pitching a script ides to Holt? ;-)

[legalbeagle]

So has anyone bought any of the pope memorabilia? I'd quite like a soap "pope on a rope". Just to remind me what a slippery b*stard he is.

Anyone know where I can buy one?

[????]

Too many people read too much of the awful Dan Brown methinks

[waynetta]

Many catholic people would find a lot of the above comments deeply offensive. He is the head of their church.

[legalbeagle]

Many people find the teachings of the Catholic church deeply offensive. Chacun a son gout, don't you think?

I DEFINITELY want a Benedictaphone. I mean who wouldn't find that handy? And it's a key ring too. http://www.find-me-a-gift.co.uk/benedictaphone-talking-pope-keyring.html

Bostin!

Edited to say I didn't look at the beginning of this thread, cos it's just tooooo long, so didn't know there were already links to memorabilia! So happy. Ordering Benedictaphone right now!

[huncamunca]

Apology

I made a mistake with my nearlier post and have to offer my sincere apologies to anyone who who may have been offended.

What I should have posted was :

"Sorry that the church has had to pay Billions to its victims

[TillieTrotter]

Well, it was a good informative rally with some fantastic speakers. Well worth going along to.

[kpc]

Benedict-ion Ale (from the admirable Church End brewery) was available on draught yesterday to mark today's beatification in Birmingham.