79% of Brits not interested in Pope's UK visit

From here. (BBC News)

An online poll of 2000 people found that 79% had no interest in the papal visit next month. 77% thought the UK tax-payer should not pay for religious visits to the UK. The poll was done by "Theos" - a Christian "think-tank". (I've always fancied creating a web site for a fake rival organisation called "atheos". I guess I'm being slightly jealous, since they seem to get good funding to research biased "science and religion" projects, like if people believe in evolution or creationism which only aims to "elucidate", rather than seek evidence promoting or detracting either stance!)

Of course the head of the catholic church in the UK said we should pay. Archbishop Nichols said "And I think we should remember that the Pope comes as the spiritual leader of one in five of all the people on this planet, so this is not a minor figure, as it were. " (lies) and "This is the leader of probably the oldest international institution, that serves humanity in a tremendous way right around the globe." (More lies).

He hasn't disclosed if "Ill Papa" be visiting any of the thousand of victims of child abuse under Catholic priests though, so we won't really know what we'll be paying for. Earlier this week, an aide to Archbishop Nichols, Edmund Adamus, told Catholic news agency Zenit that Britain had become a "selfish, hedonistic wasteland".

My own view is that the Catholic Vatican state has huge sums of money, so should have absolutely no trouble paying its own way here. There are reports that the planned Catholic gatherings have not had great ticket sales. But, just like always, a tremendous amount of tattle and commemorative Catholic merchandise should help this tour make a profit.

Earlier this week, an aide to Archbishop Nichols, Edmund Adamus, told Catholic news agency Zenit that Britain had become a "selfish, hedonistic wasteland".RationalAtheist

I don't think I would care much either. :P

Pope John Paul II was a good man.  This new guy... I don't so much care for him.

I don't think I would care much either. :P

Pope John Paul II was a good man. This new guy... I don't so much care for him.

GabuEx

I wholeheartedly agree.

The Catholic propaganda machine has started rolling to bring you - the "Benedictaphone"!

Bendictine beer:

And pocket Popemobile:

Theres'a a video from the marketting agency responsible for all this tat here at the BBC.

In other news, the Right Reverend Ian Paisley, leader of the free Presbyterian church (and responsible in brokering a peace deal with Irish Catholic nationalists), is going to protest at the Pope's visit to Scotland.

In still more news inspired by this "holy visit", a survey showed that 52% of Catholics thought the church's sex abuse scandles have shaken their faith in the church's leadership. "Two-thirds also thought women should have more authority and status within the Church", according to that survey.

I'm surprised no one raised a fit when the Pope said that the Nazis wanted to "eradicate God from society". Here's a relevant article on the subject.

I'm surprised no one raised a fit when the Pope said that the Nazis wanted to "eradicate God from society". Here's a relevant article on the subject.

Genetic_Code

I considered posting it and was thinking about using pictures (just search Google images for "fascist catholic" or "Gott Mit Uns") to get the notions of Godless nazism in perspective. I was waiting for another attempt at my Catholic quiz thread first though.

It is interesting to learn about how the Vatican State came to be - bought from Italy under agreement from the inventor of Fascism and Hitler's Axis parter and ideological mentor, Mussolini.