http://www.chickyog.net/2008/10/06/d...-you-old-fool/

The Pope, with the kind of self-awareness we’ve come to expect…

The global financial crisis is proof that the pursuit of money and
success is pointless, Pope Benedict XVI has told a meeting of bishops in
Rome.

The head of the Roman Catholic Church said that the disappearance
of money as banks collapsed showed that wealth meant “nothing”.

The Pope said that people should instead base their lives on God’s
word.

Tell you what, Benedict? You first.

Let this hellbound heretic remind the pontiff of what the scripture
says. Luke 9:

9:1 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power
and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.

9:2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

9:3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither
staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats
apiece.

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Religion is big business. You wouldn't expect the pope to see point out
the irony in that.

Evil Nigel

firemonkey wrote:
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nigel wrote:
> x-no-archive: yes
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> Religion is big business. You wouldn't expect the pope to see point out
> the irony in that.
>
> Evil Nigel

" Fuck that Luther geezer that's the hundredth body of Christ i've
flogged today'

firemonkey wrote:
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> says. Luke 9:
>
> 9:1 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power
> and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
>
> 9:2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
>
> 9:3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither
> staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats
> apiece.


the codex's republishing will probably shake some of this up though...

firemonkey <firemonkey> wrote:

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> Tell you what, Benedict? You first.
>
> Let this hellbound heretic remind the pontiff of what the scripture
> says. Luke 9:
>
> 9:1 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power
> and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
>
> 9:2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
>
> 9:3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither
> staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats
> apiece.

That basic point has already caused more than one rebellion against the
Vatican from inside the Roman church over the centuries, and plenty of
splitting.

Not for nothing do raving nutters like Ian Paisley call the Pope the
anti-Christ.

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Christ>

`In Christian eschatology, the Antichrist or anti-Christ means a person,
office, or group recognized as fulfilling the Biblical prophecies about
one who will oppose Christ and substitute himself in Christ's place.'

Think about it - the Pope assumes religious authority in the name of
Christ (sounds a bit like substituting himself in Christ's place, yes?),
and, if you read the Bible, is clearly going against plenty of the
teachings of Jesus.

But because I don't want to agree with poisonous jerks like the
`Reverend' `Doctor' Paisley, I shan't say I quite hold with the above
view.

Rowland.