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Protest the Pope
#1
March and rally tomorrow in London.

Despite the odd construction of the catchphrase, see you there!

Protest The Pope

And, just in case anyone is still wondering why ...

Quote:The diverse groups who support this campaign have many different reasons for not approving of the State Visit to the UK by the Pope in September 2010. They all however share the following view:
  • That the Pope, as a citizen of Europe and the leader of a religion with many adherents in the UK, is of course free to enter and tour our country.
  • However, as well as a religious leader, the Pope is a head of state and the state and organisation of which he is head has been responsible for:
    1. opposing the distribution of condoms and so increasing large families in poor countries and the spread of AIDS
    2. promoting segregated education
    3. denying abortion to even the most vulnerable women
    4. opposing equal rights for lesbians, gay, bisexual and transgender people
    5. failing to address the many cases of abuse of children within its own organisation.
    6. rehabilitating the holocaust denier bishop Richard Williamson and the appeaser of Hitler, the war-time Pope, Pius XII.

  • The state of which the Pope is the head has also resisted signing many major human rights treaties and has formed its own treaties (‘concordats’) with many states which negatively affect the human rights of citizens of those states.
  • As a head of state, the Pope is an unsuitable guest of the UK government and should not be accorded the honour and recognition of a state visit to our country.
If you believe, as we do, that the Pope should not come to the UK without hearing from the millions of people who reject his harsh, intolerant views and the practices and policies of the Vatican State please get involved.
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#2
Just dont throw firebombs and get arrested!! Good Luck.
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#3
I did listen to the BBC's Radio 2 on thursday, on the Jeremy Vine programme was a bit about the Pope's visit. Many people did phone in and emailed with complaints about the visit to the UK. Since the Queen was reported in asking him to visit, why did they arrange for him to fly into Edinburgh and not Hearthrow. Did they want to hide him from the public display of ill feeling towards the Pope and the Vatican.
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#4
As Head of State HM The Queen must formally receive all visiting Heads if State, however she is also Supreme Governor if the Church of England and to receive the Pontiff as such would cause a great deal of theological difficulties. However when in Scotland, HM is only a member of the Church of Scotland and can much more easily receive the Pontiff.
Fred

Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.
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#5
Surely the queen even in Scotland she is still the head of state for the UK, meeting the pope was still an offical engagement. Or was she introdued to the Pope as mrs Windsor a private citizen.
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#6
When I think of my idea of Satan...first I picture Reagan...then I see the Pope.
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#7
No worse than Hirohito or Pinochet whom we also entertained.
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#8
Rychard the Lionheart Wrote:Surely the queen even in Scotland she is still the head of state for the UK

Absolutely, but she is not the Supreme Governor of the Church of England when in Scotland, that role is put on hold as it were.
Fred

Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.
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#9
eastofeden Wrote:When I think of my idea of Satan...first I picture Reagan...then I see the Pope.

What's so awful about Regan?
Fred

Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.
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#10
Thousands and thousands of people attended - more than expected it seems.



Many speeches, including ...

Sue Cox, abuse victim, starts speaking at 1:10


Richard Dawkins


Johann Hari



They are gradually appearing online. I'll post more if I find them.


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