Ms. Spam Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 This is the best Pope EVER and he's here. One of my students is out this week because his family is going to see the POPE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I have a few friends in Philly this week. I had the opportunity to go for super cheap ($70 for a week) but I can't take the time off work, or be so far away with the baby due in 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Ray Kenobi Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I'm in no way Catholic and previously had somewhat of a disdain of the organization in general, but I am a huge fan of Pope Francis. I can't think of any other one person in my lifetime who has advocated such radical and positive change in the world. If I lived nearer, I'd absolutely take the day off to go hear him speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 It's funny, because a lot of people believe the same thing you do, yet Francis has been incredibly consistent with both Benedict XVI and John Paul II with what he's said. So it's really all about style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I have a few friends in Philly this week. I had the opportunity to go for super cheap ($70 for a week) but I can't take the time off work, or be so far away with the baby due in 2 weeks.Our wives are gonna pop on the same day, watch. They better not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 If they do, I'm totally naming the baby Jacob. I mean, not really at all because my wife wouldn't let me and we're having a girl and I hate you, but other than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 It's funny, because a lot of people believe the same thing you do, yet Francis has been incredibly consistent with both Benedict XVI and John Paul II with what he's said. So it's really all about style.I think it is the way he presents himself that makes him so different. I was tiny when he came to San Antonio but all the abuelitas cross themselves and still tell you stories of getting to touch that Pope's sleeve or hear his mass. A local jeweler even crafted the communion chalice and plate he used. So this is big stuff for Francis to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 You mean when John Paul II came? I thought you were older than me, and I wouldn't even classify myself as tiny in 1987. And, yeah, it's a huge deal. It was a huge deal with JPII came, and when Benedict came. Although in many ways, Benedict and Francis are identical in statements, the biggest difference is stylistic. Benedict abandoned the man to the office, despite the fact that he was at heart a very unassuming, poor man. I've heard countless stories of people speaking to an old priest walking around Vatican City, only to later discover it was Cardinal Ratzinger, still wearing tattered old clothes. Francis has presented the world with a consistent image, believing that it's important for Jorge Bergoglio to be seen and known as well. Otherwise, they're so similar that it would be virtually impossible to tell who wrote what parts of Lumen fidei. I also suspect that, if anyone read actual comments from either man, you would discover that a lot of the difference is coming from the media. The narrative of Francis being different is exciting and gets clicks, whether you're in favor of those changes or against them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas1138 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 That's a great cartoon, above. I saw the Pope (Benedict) a couple times - in the Vatican. That's just a "name drop" really. I have nothing else to add. Even though I'm not remotely catholic I thought that was an opportunity that I couldn't pass up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pong Messiah Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 omg am i the only person in america who doesnt have popeamania Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas1138 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Nah. Outside of seeing him in The Vatican when I was in Rome, which I think is objectively neat, I really couldn't care less about the guy/office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 My friend needs to be in Philly this weekend for a non Pope related fundraiser. I feel bad for her since my plan is to avoid the eastern part of the state until he's gone. The traffic will be insane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavonis Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 omg am i the only person in america who doesnt have popeamaniaNo, you're not. And I am, ostensibly, Catholic. At least that's what my family tells me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 My friend needs to be in Philly this weekend for a non Pope related fundraiser. I feel bad for her since my plan is to avoid the eastern part of the state until he's gone. The traffic will be insane!That sounds like a pretty poorly planned fundraiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Yeah, it's unfortunate for sure. But when a wealthy benefactor offers to host on Pope weekend, you take it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest El Chalupacabra Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 omg am i the only person in america who doesnt have popeamaniaNo, you can count me in too. It's probably because I'm not Catholic. But I don't have anything against the Pope, or the people excited to see him, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pong Messiah Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 But I don't have anything against the Pope, or the people excited to see him, either.yeah its actually kind of cool seeing people be almost as geeked out to see the pope as they were about going to their last cosplay event Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest El Chalupacabra Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 But I don't have anything against the Pope, or the people excited to see him, either.yeah its actually kind of cool seeing people be almost as geeked out to see the pope as they were about going to their last cosplay event Well, we all live in an age that you can't throw a rock without hitting a public figure (celebrity, politician, etc) who was touted as being a hero people can look up to, only to be disgraced or somehow let those people down, somehow. Makes one become jaded and cynical to think no one is above reproach, so seeing a Pope like this, is a bit refreshing*. *And now that I just said that, we can now start the count down for the next Papal scandal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 I don't know if my hyperbole is coming across but yeah... the original intent of this thread was to mock the weird over-joyous love fest that's going on right now. My news feed is full of "LOOK AT THIS MIRACLE!" but there was one funny one concerning some reporting by Fox that involved bird poop falling from heaven to anoint a Fox news reporter. But it is kind of exciting. About 60% of San Antonio identify as Catholic and as mostly poor blue collar workers they adore this Pope and it seems like he's much more approachable than say Ratzenburger was. When I go on home visits for students you'll usually see three things that are in their homes where grandparents live. A portrait of Kennedy, a rosary and cross and a picture of Pope John Paul and now Pope Francis (I think he is adored more because of being from the America's and speaking at least Spanish here) or a Mary Guadalupe shrine in the front yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kurgan Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Even the hard line atheists on my friend lists seem to like this guy. As a long lapsed Catholic myself, I find enthusiasm hard to muster. Could be because of the media spin that tends to surround him - his stances on poverty, social justice and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeygirl Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 omg am i the only person in america who doesnt have popeamaniaYES. In other news, The Chinese President is HERE, ****ing up our trafiic: http://q13fox.com/2015/09/23/chinas-president-visits-tacomas-lincoln-high-school/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Yeah, it's unfortunate for sure. But when a wealthy benefactor offers to host on Pope weekend, you take it!True, but rich people can also be stupid. If the Pope were coming to Columbus, I definitely wouldn't be trying to get people to travel in the city for any reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 Do you guys think all the Pope Hate espoused by GOP leaning news outlets is because his accent makes him sound like a migrant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 It's because his Catholicism is not in line with the "Catholicism" of "devout" American Catholics who worship the greatest god, Ayn Rand.The more liberal sides of the media ignored it coming from the previous two popes who said the same things, so they could ignore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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