Pope Pleads For Europeans To Have More Sex To Save His Church & Shoe Allowance

[DeSwiss]

SOURCE: AP

Pope: "Europe Losing Faith in Its Future"

FRANCES D'EMILIO  |  AP  |  March 24, 2007 02:58 PM EST

VATICAN CITY — Europe appears to be losing faith in its own future, Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday, warning against "dangerous individualism" on a continent where many people are having fewer children.

"One must unfortunately note that Europe seems to be going down a road which could lead it to take its leave from history," the pontiff told bishops in Rome for ceremonies to mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, a major step toward the creation of today's European Union.

Benedict said he was concerned about Europe's "demographic profile" _ though he did not describe the trends that have alarmed the continent for decades. In countries like Italy, where many married couples have one or no children, the population is expected to shrink dramatically in a generation or two unless fertility rates quickly increase.

Benedict expressed concern that Europe's population trends, "besides putting economic growth at risk, can also cause enormous difficulties for social cohesion, and, above all, favor dangerous individualism, careless about the consequences for the future."

"You could almost think that the European continent is in fact losing faith in its own future," Benedict said. A recent Eurostat survey showed Poland's fertility rate to be the lowest in the EU, at 1.23 children per woman.

more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070324/vatican-pope-europe

Given that His Eminence The Popey is a foreigner and all, and we Muricans disdain learning other people's foreign tongues and stuff, I've taken the liberty to try and help everyone understand the meaning of the Popemeister's words. The über meaning that is.....

His Eminence The Popey sez: "One must unfortunately note that Europe seems to be going down a road which could lead it to take its leave from history"

Translation: See what ya'll are doing to history?!?! And we had some good times too. And what about MY history? You people are making God angry again, I'm warning you. Don't say I didn't tell it was coming if you wake up smited one morning, or He gives you boils and festering sores or something. I tried to tell you but you wouldn't listen! You all better start making like rabbits! NOW!!!

His Eminence The Popey sez: "....I'm concerned about Europe's demographic profile."

Translation: Just too many coloreds and Mohamedans! And not enough of us pale whites. I know, I know people -- we worship a colored God that we made into a white guy a few hundred years back, but that besides the point! And God, well, He likes the coloreds and everything..... BUT not too many at once, see? He told me this in a vision. Yeah, it was a vision!!!

His Eminence The Popey sez: "....besides putting economic growth at risk, can also cause enormous difficulties for social cohesion, and, above all, favor dangerous individualism, careless about the consequences for the future."

Translation: Now ya'll know I hate individuals worse than God hates sin. If God had meant for you all to be individuals, He'd have given you brains! And more to the point, I need me some new red Prada shoes. How am I gonna get me my new red Prada shoes every month when we're putting economic growth at risk?? I, er God wants mindless drones. And mindless drones with kids and jobs. And a lots of em', I tell you! Masses and masses of mindless drones with children who are also mindless drones!!! And I want em' to be straight too. No more of these flashy "fancy" boys and these girls wearing comfortable clothes and those ghastly Birkenstocks! (visible shudder). I, er... I mean God wants people who won't question what I, um... I mean what He says!!!

His Eminence The Popey sez: "You could almost think that the European continent is in fact losing faith in its own future," Benedict said.

Translation: So I ask you again, WTF about me?!?!?! Look people, the collection plate take is way, way down every Sunday. Don't you people believe in me no more? Ain't you scared of me? I mean god? Hey I know! Dispensations? How about dispensations? We could do that again. And, and, and.... we could lower the age of marriage. Ya'll can get your "legal" humpin' on, right outta middle school! Yeah, we could go down in age to say.... 12 or 13 for the girls and maybe 9 or 10 for the boys. How's that? Oh, and what about half-off confessions!?!?! Now tha'ts a real winner! Yeah you could do all sorts of bad things and we'll Cut Your Hail Mary's in Half!!!!© (Offer good while supplies last.)

See, I can be reasonable.....

[youngdem]

1. Nazi Popes, Nazi Popes, Nazi Popes FUCK OFF

With credit to The Dead Kennedy's for the melody.

[HockeyMom]

2. out of touch with reality

I am an only child born in 1948. My Catholic parents used BC even back then. We lived in a one bedroom apartment and I slept in a sofa bed with my Grandma in the livingroom.

At least my parents had foresight. Now tell me where they would have put 2, let alone 4, 5, or 6 kids, in a one bedroom apartment?

Does the Pope want SLUMS just to make more babies? Sorry, no cannot do.

[partylessinOhio]

3. Worldwide population control would be a blessing and save the planet.

We don't need to create all these people, many of which are just born to suffer and die as they do in Africa.

[ClintonTyree]

4. Yep, that "dangerous individualism" is a real threat.....

to the Catholic Church. We certainly wouldn't want people thinking for themselves, would we? Nope, nope, nope.... gotta' keep those collection plates full and the only way to do that is HAVE AS MANY CATHOLIC KIDS AS YOU CAN! Even if you can't afford it, keep havin' those kids. Is it any wonder the Catholic Church set out to be the dominant religion on the planet? It costs a lot of money to keep up all of the trappings of The Church. Do you know what the heating bill is on the Vatican each month?

So keep those babies comin' folks. Religion is a costly enterprise. ;)

[Hav]

5. .

What I read from the quoted passages, what's wrong about the things he's saying?
There is indeed a demographic problem in several European states, there are indeed low birth rates and populations are expected to shrink there. All your nazi references or whatever can't change that.
My concerns are rather about the economy and the social system which are affected by that, though.

[DeSwiss]

9. Hav, if you'll read my post......

....you'll see that I never said the word "NAZI", nor made any reference like that.

Of course, its not as though it not legitimate for someone to bring the matter up though:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_life_of_Pope_Benedict_XVI#Military_service_.281943.E2.80.931945.29">Benedict was a Hitler Youth

[Hav]

11. .

I am aware that you didn't do it but I can see how the wording of my post could make you believe that. I don't have a problem at all with your post.
Still, this reference was already used in a post before mine and now after I posted. That seems to be the case in every thread concerning the Pope.
I rarely ever post here and I'm not religious but I think that this sub-forum is about one of these hot topic and people could actually contribute in a more mature way if they choose to participate here, just out of respect.
I mean it's just predictable that the topic of these threads about the Pope is often not discussed. Instead there will always be the knee-jerk reactions.

There are many things where one could really disagree with the Pope but in this case I think he has a point (although I admit that I can't follow his conclusions) and if this trend continues, it will be a real problem for the societies.


Concerning his past, I really don't hold it against him what happened in his youth in a dictatorship but that's just my opinion and everyone is free to see it differently, of course. But similarly, I don't hold Byrd's past against him.

[demigoddess]

6. the catholic church needs priests pretty bad and lower birth rates endanger

that more than anything. If they run low enough on priest people will go to protestant churches or others where priests are allowed to marry. That may be the marginalization of the catholic church. That he does not want, to rule over a minority religion.

[juno jones]

7. Pope to Europe...

...We need white babies, pronto, None of that messy individual thiking for yourselves whether bringing babies would be responsible in this awful world, the NAZI pope wants more good germans...and french, and irish and americans....got to keep up the donations...Good thing that he's the next to last one according to prophecy....

editied to mention that I have many catholic friends who are disgusted by Ratzinger and are dropping out of the church in droves because they cannot reconcile their faith with a NAZI inquisitor telling them how to behave...

[rug]

8. If you're going to write drivel, don't call it translation.

[DeSwiss]

10. Not being a mindless drone myself.....

....I live for the DRIVEL. And more to the point, I can write as much DRIVEL as I want. And then I get to call my DRIVEL what I like as well. Its call freedom of speech. And you can't stop me either. So there. Na-na-na-na-nah.

[Dr.Phool]

12. Oooh, that's so cruel

:rofl: :rofl: