Is this offensive?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

They should all slap on the rubber gloves, pull their cheeks apart and disappear up their own arseholes.

well there is that. but dont hold yer breath on that one.

Nope - the pope will need help to bend over. I'm sure he's got a silk bell-pull for just such an occasion

[Mirorgate 0]

They should all slap on the rubber gloves, pull their cheeks apart and disappear up their own arseholes.

well there is that. but dont hold yer breath on that one.

Nope - the pope will need help to bend over. I'm sure he's got a silk bell-pull for just such an occasion

heh.. considering I was meaning both parties to this debacle.. but ah well.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

They should all slap on the rubber gloves, pull their cheeks apart and disappear up their own arseholes.

well there is that. but dont hold yer breath on that one.

Nope - the pope will need help to bend over. I'm sure he's got a silk bell-pull for just such an occasion

heh.. considering I was meaning both parties to this debacle.. but ah well.

They already strap explosives to theirs

Edited September 20, 2006 by erekose

[Mirorgate 0]

They should all slap on the rubber gloves, pull their cheeks apart and disappear up their own arseholes.

well there is that. but dont hold yer breath on that one.

Nope - the pope will need help to bend over. I'm sure he's got a silk bell-pull for just such an occasion

heh.. considering I was meaning both parties to this debacle.. but ah well.

They already strap explosives to theirs

and take a stroll thru a public place where ppl really couldnt give a flyin fukc what either side want. /shrugs/ but then... i'm not bitter at either side really

[zzerous 0]

Anyway, even though I am not a catholic and I do not think the Pope is my spiritual leader, I still think he has a right to say whatever he wants to(within the law of course, which he was), without having to fear now for his life and to have his free speech robbed from him.

Many people in the west hide behind freedom of speech ...his (mine and yours) freedom of speech stops when we are offending others especially when you are offending a great religion with over 1 Billion followers. Do not we all live by that code?

And if this is his view then fine at least he should come out and say it explicitly, after all he was the one when he was a cardinal expressed his view on salvation and declared that salvation cannot happen outside the catholic church. He is also the one that opposed in intra religion prayers, i.e., Muslims, Christians and/or Jews praying together...because that means that we all pray to the same God and this means that the 3 religions are equal

His alleged apology says it all, he meant what he said and that is fine. But for many Muslims to get angry and reject his views and what he stands for is fine too.

again.. since he was quoting from what was written by a Byzantine Emperor, and was trying to show the differences of the then and now.... what is the real deal? Oh yeah.... the far left zealots want to be pissed at something/someone so they take offense to it.

Why not just come out and say "We want to be pissed at you for whatever reason... so we're just gonna be so 24/7" and ya know what? I'd be fine with that, because then that is an honest thing to say. But to make stuff up left and right just to be angry...??

Just a clarification…

He was quoting from that Book not to show the difference between the past and present.... According to the Vatican and many analysts he wanted to say this to open an " intellectual dialogue " between faiths!!!

So to stimulate the dialogue between Islam and Christianity he decided to start by saying your religion is evil and I will get deeply sorry and offended if this offends you!

And from his alleged apology it is clear that he meant to say what he said