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kpete

(72,902 posts) Mon Dec 26, 2011, 05:02 PM Dec 2011

Pope Warns Against Bling [View all]

"Today Christmas has become a commercial celebration, whose bright lights hide the mystery of God's humility, which in turn calls us to humility and simplicity," he said in his homily to about 10,000 people in the basilica and millions more watching on television throughout the world.

http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2011/12/final-thought-about-xmas.html
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/pope-ushers-in-christmas-decries-commercialisation/214822-2.html

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Pope Warns Against Bling [View all] kpete Dec 2011 OP

With the shoes of the fisherman firmly shoved inside his mouth. nt Xipe Totec Dec 2011 #1

Would those be the slippers from Gucci???...n/t monmouth Dec 2011 #8

Actually, the Pope likes Prada REP Dec 2011 #14

Good one! Xipe Totec Dec 2011 #15

Well, it does look like he took his Pope ring off for it- so as not to seem like a hypocrite. notadmblnd Dec 2011 #2

As I said the other day... nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #3

Yeah, just what I was thinking. What the Church's justification is, we'll never know. freshwest Dec 2011 #12

"Buzz off, Ratzinger. We're Republicons and we are into bling." - Newt DraftDodger Blingrich (R SpiralHawk Dec 2011 #4

Newt is a Catholic now Ichingcarpenter Dec 2011 #11

Him first. Warpy Dec 2011 #5

Hey! I agree with Benny the Rat for once eridani Dec 2011 #6

I agree with it too... AngryOldDem Dec 2011 #13

Wearing that lot gives a whole new meaning to dipsydoodle Dec 2011 #7

DUzy material right there..Bwahahaha....n/t monmouth Dec 2011 #9

When the church gives up all it's weath Worried senior Dec 2011 #10

Hi-pope-crisy. n/t Scuba Dec 2011 #16

Who has more bling than the pope and his royal friends malaise Dec 2011 #17

Funny post, but does this mean Al Gore is a hypocrite because he flys on jets? matmar Dec 2011 #18

Saying one thing, then doing another is the definition of "hypocrisy". No special pass for Al. Romulox Dec 2011 #19