On the eve of his visit to Cuba, the pope said that “It is evident today that Marxist ideology as it had been conceived no longer responds to reality.”
Should we really be getting lectures on what constitutes reality from someone who worships an imaginary figure who supposedly tells him what to do? It would be as absurd as a supposedly lifelong celibate laying down rules on contraception and sexuality. Hey, wait a minute…
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StevoR
March 27, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
No.
StevoR
March 27, 2012 at 12:21 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
For clarity – That was answering the question:
“Is the pope a credible expert on what constitutes reality?
Randomfactor
March 27, 2012 at 12:32 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Religion almost by definition is for people who have a hard time with “reality.”
Irreverend Bastard
March 27, 2012 at 12:48 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
The old geezer seems to drift further and further away from reality, and chasing away millions of Catholics in the process.
I wonder how long before he suddenly succumbs to a mysterious and fatal illness?
OverlappingMagisteria
March 27, 2012 at 1:26 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
He’s been doing great with the ironic statements lately. He earlier said that people should avoid materialism while he lives in his house-that-is-a-city.
Rob
March 27, 2012 at 1:27 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Yes, or rather I would say he is a credible indicator.
Take the opposite of what he says, and you probably have it correct.
baal
March 27, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
My wife would tell me I shouldn’t make a joke (because I’m bad at humor) about the pope liking to pontificate.
noastronomer
March 27, 2012 at 2:08 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Which reality are you concerned with?
leobutch
March 27, 2012 at 2:18 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
IMO, the only two things the Pope is an expert on are institutionalized hypocrisy and the systematic protection of child rapists.
Pierce R. Butler
March 27, 2012 at 3:11 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
leobutch @ # 9 – You misunderestimate His Popiness, who also seems to exercise some expertise in money laundering.
And his wardrobe is divine.
'Tis Himself, OM
March 27, 2012 at 4:51 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
He’s also an expert on condoms and AIDS.
sunny
March 27, 2012 at 5:28 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I think it is the ideal garment to hide the excitement they feel when they see children.
A Bear
March 27, 2012 at 5:17 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Am I a catholic?
Does the Pope shit in the woods?
gratch
March 28, 2012 at 5:39 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
“Should we really be getting lectures on what constitutes reality from someone who worships an imaginary figure who supposedly tells him what to do?”
It’s worse than that. He doesn’t just worship an imaginary figure. He wanders the world in a dress and a funny hat saying crazy things because the imaginary man in the sky told him to.
sailor1031
March 28, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I quote from the instructions that came with my Irony meter:
“Exposing your irony meter to pronouncements by the Pope is not considered fair wear and tear and will void your warranty”
Sproinggggg!! Damn – there goes another one.