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ChadwickHenryWard

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16. He said from his golden throne.

Reply to UrbScotty (Original post)

Sun Dec 25, 2011, 01:05 AM

Dec 2011

There's a lovely irony about that.

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Pope laments Christmas consumerism, glitter [View all] UrbScotty Dec 2011 OP

With all due respect what does the Pope expect? TBF Dec 2011 #1

As a catholic he offends me. The nerve of him standing up there in all that gucci shoes southernyankeebelle Dec 2011 #3

I thought he was a Prada queen. xfundy Dec 2011 #9

Could be I see no difference. southernyankeebelle Dec 2011 #10

He's one to talk about glitter Sedona Dec 2011 #2

Indeed... or this... enough gold leafing to feed several poor nations. Fearless Dec 2011 #11

I tend to look at the Pope as a hypocrite Angry Dragon Dec 2011 #4

You don't get to be Pope . . . caseymoz Dec 2011 #21

and old .......... I think they have to be at least a certain age before they can be Pope Angry Dragon Dec 2011 #22

Or Pius XI........ AverageJoe90 Dec 2011 #33

Died of diabetes. caseymoz Dec 2011 #35

Glitter? Who knew Ben did Irony so well? 66 dmhlt Dec 2011 #5

Thanks! One of my alltime favorite ones! Tsiyu Dec 2011 #20

I rather like Christmas consumerism and glitter, myself. Abin Sur Dec 2011 #6

I agree with his message but............ Swede Atlanta Dec 2011 #7

Message to the Pope jaysunb Dec 2011 #8

I was about to state that existentialist Dec 2011 #12

Austerity! Trillo Dec 2011 #13

good comments here ---I bought maple syrup from my local producer in town for gifts + made my own wordpix Dec 2011 #14

Not Religious - However I Do Agree With The Pontiff - Christmas Should Be Less Commercial cantbeserious Dec 2011 #15

He said from his golden throne. ChadwickHenryWard Dec 2011 #16

What, are revenues down? cbrer Dec 2011 #17

well, Puritans don't like gold OR Christmas MisterP Dec 2011 #18

His timing is suspicious. Fridays Child Dec 2011 #19

Would love to see Pope and Cardinals in simple monks robes JNelson6563 Dec 2011 #23

Irony much? Pope says, "glitter is fine for me but not for thee!" Politicub Dec 2011 #24

Ho-ho-ho! Peace Patriot Dec 2011 #25

This is the guy in lame that lives in a palace city enclave with his own bank, right? kickysnana Dec 2011 #26

Tell you what, Benny skepticscott Dec 2011 #27

Then he lifts his diamond encrusted golden chalice for all to see. What a jerk. alfredo Dec 2011 #28

"the simplicity of the message of Christ's birth" hedgehog Dec 2011 #29

If the Pope hadn't focused on consumerism, he might have commented on hedgehog Dec 2011 #30

Give away the Vatican treasures, hypocrite. n/t tabasco Dec 2011 #31

The Pope decries the commercialism of Christmas from a room made of gold. Peter1x9 Dec 2011 #32

Has he looked around himself? Marrah_G Dec 2011 #34

"...to discover its true meaning." Saturnalia? Shoe Horn Dec 2011 #36