Sun Jan 18, 2015, 10:21 AM

7962 (11,841 posts)

Francis is officially the most popular Pope as six million turn out for record-breaking mass in Mani

Source: TelegraphUK

Pope's open air mass sets world record for papal gathering, surpassing the 5 million record set by St. John Paul II at the same park in 1995
Six million people turned out to see Pope Francis celebrate mass in the Philippine capital Sunday, making it a world record crowd for a papal gathering.
Pope Francis ended his Asian pilgrimage Sunday with an appeal for the future of the Catholic Church, urging rain-soaked Filipinos to protect their young from sin and vice so they can instead become missionaries of the faith.
He made the appeal personal by embracing a 12-year-old rescued street child who wept in his arms over the plight of children abandoned by their families and forced into prostitution and drug use.

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Francis is officially the most popular Pope as six million turn out for record-breaking mass in Mani (Original post)	7962	Jan 2015	OP
That's mani mani people	underpants	Jan 2015	#1
LOLOL	Jesus Malverde	Jan 2015	#7
not good enough he's a monster until he meets these demands in 3...2.....1........	belzabubba333	Jan 2015	#2
3, 2, 1, 5	Jesus Malverde	Jan 2015	#8
I'm not a great sleeper so I turned it on this a.m. around 3:00 a.m. It truly was wonderful and	monmouth4	Jan 2015	#3
He's speaking to the people, no holds barred...	mountain grammy	Jan 2015	#4
Exactly the point I was thinking of.	zeemike	Jan 2015	#19
Romney will lead the way to help the poor with his populism	J_J_	Jan 2015	#24
No he will win the election with it he thinks.	zeemike	Jan 2015	#26
Pope Francis: Same-sex marriage ‘disfigures God’s plan for creation’	Bluenorthwest	Jan 2015	#5
He is certainly a breath of fresh air...	Jesus Malverde	Jan 2015	#6
Do you still say that after reading post #5 above yours?	Arugula Latte	Jan 2015	#31
He is more than that...	MrMickeysMom	Jan 2015	#36
You may not agree with all things Pope and all things Obama, but you better have their backs....	Fred Sanders	Jan 2015	#9
Francis is an anti gay bigot who opposes all forms of birth control and says women are not equal.	Bluenorthwest	Jan 2015	#10
"a man who speaks hate against me"	ucrdem	Jan 2015	#11
Pope Francis: Same-sex marriage ‘disfigures God’s plan for creation’	Bluenorthwest	Jan 2015	#12
Nobody's asking you to convert.	ucrdem	Jan 2015	#13
Answering questions and points made with snark is a sign of the very disrespect Francis promotes.	Bluenorthwest	Jan 2015	#15
Just stating the obvious. nt	ucrdem	Jan 2015	#17
So was I.	Bluenorthwest	Jan 2015	#18
A LOT of folks here roll all christians in with the Robertson/Falwell, etc, pack	7962	Jan 2015	#37
I'm sorry, did this Pope, on this same trip, speak out about same-sex marriage...	Humanist_Activist	Jan 2015	#47
I dont know if he did or not. It doesnt make every catholic of christian the same as him.	7962	Jan 2015	#49
No one, I repeat, NO ONE on this board says that the Pope is representative of Christians...	Humanist_Activist	Jan 2015	#51
Then go talk to them about it. That poster was being bigoted. 'You are gay, the Advocate is your	Bluenorthwest	Jan 2015	#62
Oh, I certainly agree with YOU. But we do see comments to the contrary from others;	7962	Jan 2015	#64
I note your sudden lack of courage of conviction.	Bluenorthwest	Jan 2015	#14
Beat ya by a minute.	ucrdem	Jan 2015	#16
Well a friend of Francis is a friend of mine	zeemike	Jan 2015	#25
Go read the comments from their readers. Many were quite disgusted by that.	NYC Liberal	Jan 2015	#22
I wonder if the Catholic establishment is pressuring him to say these things	AZ Progressive	Jan 2015	#27
There are those who want nothing less than the destruction of religion.	onehandle	Jan 2015	#23
I didn't know propping up a homophobic misogynist was progress. n/t	Humanist_Activist	Jan 2015	#29
Would you like to see Catholics purged from the Democratic Party?	former9thward	Jan 2015	#39
How does that relate to what I said? Most American Catholics are NOT homophobic...	Humanist_Activist	Jan 2015	#41
Glad you speak for "most" Catholics.	former9thward	Jan 2015	#42
I said American catholics, and its not me saying it...	Humanist_Activist	Jan 2015	#46
Don't change the subject.	former9thward	Jan 2015	#48
I have a simple question, is opposing equal rights of LGBT people homophobic?	Humanist_Activist	Jan 2015	#52
Since you won't answer my question,	former9thward	Jan 2015	#53
Fine, I'll answer, if it is because they think he is as progressive as they are on social and...	Humanist_Activist	Jan 2015	#55
Well if you boot Democrats from the party that support the Pope	former9thward	Jan 2015	#56
What. The. Fuck. Seriously, you went the whole "Homophobia is only fear of gays" argument?	Humanist_Activist	Jan 2015	#57
Take your strawmen elsewhere	former9thward	Jan 2015	#58
Excuse me, you already have minimized bigotry against LGBT people as much as is possible...	Humanist_Activist	Jan 2015	#59
You are nothing but a name caller	former9thward	Jan 2015	#60
I'm sorry, I call them like I see them. You are the one who mislabels homophobia...	Humanist_Activist	Jan 2015	#61
Why the fuck should we have the Pope's back when he stabs our friends and family in the back? n/t	Humanist_Activist	Jan 2015	#30
pretty easy to see why	J_J_	Jan 2015	#20
Why do Republicans keep bashing him and his speaking out on income inequality?	J_J_	Jan 2015	#21
Gosh, that's swell!	Iggo	Jan 2015	#28
I'm disgusted that so-called progressives here support an anti-gay homophobe.	Arugula Latte	Jan 2015	#32
Sickening, isn't it?	beam me up scottie	Jan 2015	#38
Well, there's actually supporting a homophobe...	Orsino	Jan 2015	#66
Yeah, that's a pretty low bar.	Arugula Latte	Jan 2015	#67
This message was self-deleted by its author	1000words	Jan 2015	#33
"Mani"?	jmowreader	Jan 2015	#34
Watching the end of the repeat on EWTN.	Brigid	Jan 2015	#35
It was anti choice, it was denigrating and insulting to LGBT families.	Bluenorthwest	Jan 2015	#63
Gee...children abandoned by their families	skepticscott	Jan 2015	#40
Nazi popes, child molesters, money laundering, lies, violence and bloodshed...	blkmusclmachine	Jan 2015	#43
Conservatives Unpopular	billhicks76	Jan 2015	#44
Does he get a prize?	GeorgeGist	Jan 2015	#45
Defenitely the best Pope	Bradical79	Jan 2015	#50
The Phillipines is more than 90% Catholic nt	LiberalElite	Jan 2015	#54
Pope Francis Is The Best Pope In My 25 Years On This Earth...	Corey_Baker08	Jan 2015	#65

Response to 7962 (Original post)

Sun Jan 18, 2015, 10:25 AM

underpants (169,630 posts)

1. That's mani mani people

sorry couldn't resist

Francis is officially the most popular Pope as six million turn out for record-breaking mass in Mani

1. That's mani mani people

7. LOLOL

2. not good enough he's a monster until he meets these demands in 3...2.....1........

8. 3, 2, 1, 5

3. I'm not a great sleeper so I turned it on this a.m. around 3:00 a.m. It truly was wonderful and

4. He's speaking to the people, no holds barred...

19. Exactly the point I was thinking of.

24. Romney will lead the way to help the poor with his populism

26. No he will win the election with it he thinks.

5. Pope Francis: Same-sex marriage ‘disfigures God’s plan for creation’

6. He is certainly a breath of fresh air...

31. Do you still say that after reading post #5 above yours?

36. He is more than that...

9. You may not agree with all things Pope and all things Obama, but you better have their backs....

10. Francis is an anti gay bigot who opposes all forms of birth control and says women are not equal.

11. "a man who speaks hate against me"

12. Pope Francis: Same-sex marriage ‘disfigures God’s plan for creation’

13. Nobody's asking you to convert.

15. Answering questions and points made with snark is a sign of the very disrespect Francis promotes.

17. Just stating the obvious. nt

18. So was I.

37. A LOT of folks here roll all christians in with the Robertson/Falwell, etc, pack

47. I'm sorry, did this Pope, on this same trip, speak out about same-sex marriage...

49. I dont know if he did or not. It doesnt make every catholic of christian the same as him.

51. No one, I repeat, NO ONE on this board says that the Pope is representative of Christians...

62. Then go talk to them about it. That poster was being bigoted. 'You are gay, the Advocate is your

64. Oh, I certainly agree with YOU. But we do see comments to the contrary from others;

14. I note your sudden lack of courage of conviction.

16. Beat ya by a minute.

25. Well a friend of Francis is a friend of mine

22. Go read the comments from their readers. Many were quite disgusted by that.

27. I wonder if the Catholic establishment is pressuring him to say these things

23. There are those who want nothing less than the destruction of religion.

29. I didn't know propping up a homophobic misogynist was progress. n/t

39. Would you like to see Catholics purged from the Democratic Party?

41. How does that relate to what I said? Most American Catholics are NOT homophobic...

42. Glad you speak for "most" Catholics.

46. I said American catholics, and its not me saying it...

48. Don't change the subject.

52. I have a simple question, is opposing equal rights of LGBT people homophobic?

53. Since you won't answer my question,

55. Fine, I'll answer, if it is because they think he is as progressive as they are on social and...

56. Well if you boot Democrats from the party that support the Pope

57. What. The. Fuck. Seriously, you went the whole "Homophobia is only fear of gays" argument?

58. Take your strawmen elsewhere

59. Excuse me, you already have minimized bigotry against LGBT people as much as is possible...

60. You are nothing but a name caller

61. I'm sorry, I call them like I see them. You are the one who mislabels homophobia...

30. Why the fuck should we have the Pope's back when he stabs our friends and family in the back? n/t

20. pretty easy to see why

21. Why do Republicans keep bashing him and his speaking out on income inequality?

28. Gosh, that's swell!

32. I'm disgusted that so-called progressives here support an anti-gay homophobe.

38. Sickening, isn't it?

66. Well, there's actually supporting a homophobe...

67. Yeah, that's a pretty low bar.

34. "Mani"?

35. Watching the end of the repeat on EWTN.

63. It was anti choice, it was denigrating and insulting to LGBT families.

40. Gee...children abandoned by their families

43. Nazi popes, child molesters, money laundering, lies, violence and bloodshed...

44. Conservatives Unpopular

45. Does he get a prize?

50. Defenitely the best Pope

54. The Phillipines is more than 90% Catholic nt

65. Pope Francis Is The Best Pope In My 25 Years On This Earth...