Instead of Rudd lobbying the Pope to make somebody a saint, he should lobby the Pope to buy shares in Ansell.
On the other hand having someone on Earth who can make up the rules and interpret the books might keep them relevant. It's those dogmatically following the books to the letter that will become irrelevant once there are answers for everything and global morals develop, collide and become consistant.reading the wikipedia article on the vatican and the history of the popes is very interesting. Makes you wonder how the vatican can survive for so long. I reckon if they dont change some of their attitude very soon they will soon face extinction, already a lot of young people do not accept the concept of the pope as god's representative on earth.
There is a great deal in what you say, but works of art etc., are worth a debate. A painting that was given to me as a present sometime ago is still probably worth very little. However, if I was told it's now worth $10 million then I'm still not selling. That must be the case with items in the Vatican.
On sales of many paintings and other works of art the value has much to do with very little being available. So if they sold loads to give away then it would plummet in price
On the other hand having someone on Earth who can make up the rules and interpret the books might keep them relevant. It's those dogmatically following the books to the letter that will become irrelevant once there are answers for everything and global morals develop, collide and become consistant.
If he did own shares in Ansell what's the bet the Pope would change his view on using condoms and start telling the masses to use them but only Ansell ones:
*(my suggestion)LifeStyles ® Assorted condoms provide the ultimate mixed variety and may contain a mix of:
Coloured
Textured
Textured and flavoured
Textured, flavoured and coloured
Coloured, glow in the dark tip
Textured, coloured, glow in the dark tip
12 Condoms per pack
53mm
Assorted shapes, textured and colours
Always read directions (e.g. Do not eat)*
Contains natural rubber latex
Now the Pope is anti-condom. This Papal visit gives Kevin the opportunity to achieve more in one day than he has achieved in his life time. Now if the Ruddmeister could present the Pope with this sample gag of goodies and demonstrate their use he could convert the Pope to pro-condom;
*(my suggestion)
An enlightened Pope could save millions of Africans and South Americans from the misery of having children they do not want and can't afford to raise and also help to reduce aids. It could also earn Kevin a Sainthood (St. Kevin the Good)
With his mastery of spin I am sure he could pull this off...(oops)
I hear that the vatican owns Yankee Stadium and they also own a lot of very valuable real estate around the world. In fact if the Vatican is a REIT it would be the biggest REIT in the world!!!
So why do they keep choosing geriatrics who have one foot in the grave? Why not a youthful (45-50) 'relevant' pope for these modern times?
By the sounds of it, I'd say you lot must be looking forward to the day when the Anti-Christ reveals himself?
Yes, there has been a lot of negative publicity concerning Christianity particularly the links with pedophilia etc, but this thread to me seems a little harsh considering there are many thousands of selfless Christians who work in charities etc to help the unfortunate. Attacking their spiritual leader is basically the same as attacking them.
I would say, most people here, including myself, fall into the category of greedy and rarely sacrifice their time to the needy? I don't see us being any different from whats being proclaimed - we all like money.
It would be ironic when we die, we find ourselves standing at the pearly gates - what a surprise that would be!!
Cheers
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