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Oh My Fucking Pope
Funny thing from Radar: Pope visit OMFG posters, in the style of Gossip Girl's silly yet effective marketing campaign. Click thumb for larger image at Radar.
40-Pound Beaver Is Rescued From East River
We can't actually improve on that headline. Kudos, City Room. But yes, a giant beaver was pulled to safety this afternoon by NYPD scuba units, who "were patrolling the United Nations in connection with the visit of Pope Benedict XVI and said the beaver appeared to be struggling to swim." Also: "It was not known if the beaver was male or female. ('It has pretty big claws,' Lieutenant Harkins said.)" [NYT]
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Dear Bill Maher: The Pope's Not So Bad!
The Mohammad cartoons, the purposefully extra-offensive South Park episodes, and Bill Maher: not funny. Also, if you ignore them, they can't hurt you! SO WHY DON'T PEOPLE EVER IGNORE THEM? Bill Maher said something OUTRAGEOUS about the Pope, and the Catholic church. The outrageous thing he said is argurably true, if inelegantly put. Specifically, he called the Pope a Nazi, which he very briefly was when he was a little boy, and he called the Catholic Church a "child-abusing cult," which, if you have a broad-enough definition of cult, is basically what they are. Anyway—the American Life League has launched a website calling for Maher to be fired from his little HBO show. Ok guys! Jesus, you're getting all worked up about Bill Maher? There is a rich history of virulent anti-Catholicism in this great nation, but it pretty much ended once we all decided the Irish were allowed to be White. Attacking the Pope is no more "hate speech" than calling George W. Bush a war criminal. But: confidential to Bill M: you're taking on the Pope? You got nothing better to do with your time? He's not that bad! Seriously, as Popes go, he's one of the least damaging ever. More »
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How To See The Pope Without A Ticket
Animal blogger Bucky Turco has posted a hi-res mockup of an official ticket to see the Pope's appearance at the St. Patrick Cathedral tomorrow. Apparently someone with computer skills (Note to US Secret Service: Not us) could theoretically print this out into a reasonable facsimile of a real ticket and use it to attend the event. In related news, Bucky is "posting from an undisclosed location today," and we all wish him well and hope that he makes it to Monday a free man. Click to enlarge. [Animal NY]
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Bill Maher Bowing To Pope Nazis?
Not being well tuned in to the Catholic outrage circuit, we missed the big controversy this week over Bill Maher calling the Pope the head of a "child-abusing religious cult," and saying "he used to be a Nazi and he wears funny hats." That sounds fairly accurate, no? Not to Catholic League president and perpetually outraged man Bill Donohue, who demanded an apology on behalf of all Catholics worldwide who care about trivial things. And now Donohue says that he's been assured that Maher plans to apologize tonight for "falsely accusing the pope of once being a Nazi." Because in fact the Pope was just "conscripted into a German Youth organization (from which he fled as soon as he could)." Is Bill Maher now expected to be nuanced when it comes to the objects of his hate? Doesn't really sound like him. If you're reading this, Mr. Maher, and I know you are: just shout "Jesus loved whores!" at the end of your apology, to maintain your cred. The clip of his original Pope rant, after the jump. More »
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Meet the First Internet Pope!
The Pope is coming! The Pope is coming! Pope Benedict Ratzinger and His All-Starr Band are on their way to the States for Ratzi's first American tour! It's the Apostolic Journey to the United States '08! Helllllloooo, Baltimore—are you ready to ruminate on the relationship between reason and faith??? Yes, America is thrilled to finally mean Pope Ratzi, the first pope of the Internet Age, according to noted papacy and information technology expert Peggy Noonan, whose column on the visit is a seriously backhanded compliment about how she knew cuddly teddy bear pope John Paul II, and Ratzi, who looks like a breeding experiment between Pat Robertson and a raccoon that somehow became a zombie Sith Lord, is no John Paul II. More »
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Upcoming Papal Visit Mainly Inspires Souvenir Sales
This attractive and artistic "POPE" print (a takeoff on Shepard Fairey's "HOPE" print for Obama) can be yours for only $99. What better way to show that you're a Catholic hipster, or, conversely, that you're a rebellious denizen of the art underworld unafraid to scoff at the pontiff, treating his image as merely one more ironic decoration for the cluttered, graffiti-scrawled walls of your tenement pad? Either way, act now, because they're only making 666 of these. Click to enlarge. [Animal NY]
Separated at Birth and Death?
Is it just us, or does this Getty photo of Pope Benedict XVI giving communion to celebrants in Germany seem somehow reminiscent of another famous European scene?
Is it just us, or does this Getty photo of Pope Benedict XVI giving communion to celebrants in Germany seem somehow reminiscent of another famous European scene?
Pope Blesses Subway Station, Canonizes Bus Shelter
"Look, if you're gonna stop and pray every time you see something that says 'Jesus' on it in this country, we're going to be here for weeks."
"Look, if you're gonna stop and pray every time you see something that says 'Jesus' on it in this country, we're going to be here for weeks."
You're a Mean One, Mr. Pope
[Via Copyranter] On the 6th Evil Day of Christmas... [Copyranter]
Related: The Pope Goes for a Festive Look [Ananova]
[Via Copyranter] On the 6th Evil Day of Christmas... [Copyranter]
Related: The Pope Goes for a Festive Look [Ananova]
