The Pope, who is regarded as some sort of divine intercessionary by hundreds of millions if not billions of gullible people, is dying like a weak old man. No chariots of fire whisking him off to heaven; no miraculous flash and bang…just a feeding tube and a whimper. Dozens of other Europeans with martyr complexes built from dogma are right now lining up to take his place, and hundreds of millions if not billions of gullible people will misplace their faith upon the new guy. Lest anyone forget, past popes have been murderers, thieves, adulterers and corrupt politicians. (Hey, there’s an idea: Tom Delay for pope! Is he even Catholic?)
In related news, a spokesbear for the International Union of Bears has announced that they will continue to shit in the woods during this difficult period.
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well, I feel sorry for the pope. Here he is, dying, trying to speak, and all he can do is croak. The microphone is pulled away, his wheelchair quickly pulled back out of sight…
In a way, it’s just, even ironic.
All those times where he did speak and his words caused pain, suffering and death (contraceptives are evil, homosexuality is perversion etc.)
Now he can’t speak and it’s killing him ( in every way).
But because I’m such a kind and nice person, I feel sorry for him. Call me Jesus.
Alright, let me clarify. Of course I feel sorry for the guy - croaking in public can’t be the easiest way to go. But this *is* the 21st century, and the fact that hundreds of millions if not… people are hysterical about his passing is ridiculous.
Faith is not bound by time. Faith is what people, who are afraid of change (=time) cling to. Saying ‘this is the 21st century’ is beside the point.
Faith is destructive; faith allows people to assume that “God has a plan” or “it will all work out for the best” or “God is with us [i.e. not with the heathens]” or to believe that contraception is a sin or that gay people are evil or any of 100 other dumb things. The fact that this is the 21st century is totally the point; 21st reality demands an unblinking evaluation rather than some starry eyed fantasy based glaze.