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So Pope Francis can't preach "about half" his sermons? How do you arrive at that figure? Would 1/3 be OK? Or 1/4perhaps? How have you arrived at your proportion?
Get real. This is a fatuous observation attempting to show some insight into what a religious leader may or may not do. Of course he is highly unlikely to go around punching people, but mothers everywhere will be saying "Quite right too! You don' t pick on my mum!"
Goodness, have you NO sense of humour? Or never heard of " muscular Christanity?
You made a claim a few days ago(Thursday) to "know more about Christianity than the average person" but your posts sadly do not back up your assertion other than a somewhat fundamentalist and literal reading of the Bible- I dare not even use the word "interpretation".

As a child I remember being urged to "know your facts!" I commend that to you.

soutra I don't understand your problem with soontobe's post about the pope. It's quite straightforward.

Read my postjingl that is also straightforward.

You've got to admit that a pope should never advocate violence of any kind. soon has got a valid point. But I don't think anyone will run with it.

It's one thing for the likes of us to be understanding about small boys punching their mum's insult ers, but the pope?! No!!!

To anyone on here who might criticise others' posts as "bollocks", may I politely suggest they stop sounding like a fifteen year old in a temper tantrum. It smacks of desperation.

And I don't think soon is being silly. And it's bloody rude to say she is.

It's quite reasonable for at least half of the pope's sermons in the near future to be against violence. How will that tie in with his remark?

Now Jings are you sure you've never described someone's post as "bollocks" or "silly", or worse?

I think you said one of my posts was "crap"

I probably apologised soon after!

Is the Pope's mother still alive, I wonder?

Surely not!

How old is he, mid-70s? His old mum could be 95.

Or maybe he has a few elderly aunts.

There was a 95-year old lesbian on Woman's Hour this morning, so anything is possible!

Soutra. Would you like to say what your real problem is with me, if you have one?
It would might save your angst against me for the next few months?
You can say on here, or by pm if you prefer?

What do interpret as "angst"?

95 and still a lesbian! Hasn't she given up on the lot of it by now?

Perhaps you dont think I know enough.
I am pretty sure I am right in saying that that is ok according to the forum rules!!!

Soutra - picking holes!

I think this Pope is a rather clever man. He's taken the bull by then horns and said what he thinks - that the cartoons were insulting. Even the Pope is allowed an opinion and free speech.

Then by suggesting a punch on the nose, he is also saying that the barbarous attack by Islamist extremists (or whatever you prefer to call them) was not acceptable.

Had an insulted Muslim walked into the Charlie Hebdo offices and punched the editor on the nose no one very few people would have thought it undeserved. The Pope was perhaps talking about extremes of offence and extremes of responses and taking a metaphorical punch at both at the same time.

I am not going to disect all my words for you. It is all getting a bit silly dont you think.
If you have a problem with me, take it up with gransnet. Or pm me. Or write it here.

Just asking what you think " angst" means

all about "what the pope said" here

Jenni Murray didn't go into details - it's a family programme

I suppose it proves that lesbianism isn't a fad and only for the young.

What does "angst" mean? Does the word come from 'anger' or 'anxiety'?

Oh yes. (But she must have been talking from memory) I would think.