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So far so good.

I'm Catholic. I'm not offended by the toastern thingy.

Maybe I'm just being tolerant when it comes to supposedly humorous comments from non-Catholics, hence you wont get any offended outbursts from yours truly.

But that's me. I don't represent "the Faithful."

However, if there are Catholics out there who are indeed offended, let me know.

Carry on with the conversation just keep in mind Rule No.4

That's just sad.

Somewhere in heaven Jesus is rolling his eyes.

TBH I think this thread would just make Jesus grin. He's up there right now thinking "Zomg more merchandise?. LOL".

The same God who created something like me - HAS to have a sense of humour.

The sadness lies in how closely this mock advertising mirrors reality. I remember hearing about all the RCC-approved merchandise being sold when JP2 came to Denver, including "Pope on a Rope," a roped soap shaped like the Pope for use in a shower. Who needs satirists when they do this to themselves?

@Fable,
very true...
I'm almost surprised they didn't try to market Pope patterned underwear as well. Not be be offensive here, but the whole concept really does encourage hyperbole...
But then they complain when people laugh at some of these things. I mean honestly, just *what* do they expect?

Not to mention...erm I'm no expert on the Bible, but I do seem to recall that Christ was depicted as having a rather poor opinion of merchants...

dragon wench wrote:Not to mention...erm I'm no expert on the Bible, but I do seem to recall that Christ was depicted as having a rather poor opinion of merchants...

Merchants in the temple: merchandising involved in any sense with worship, or a house of worship. And yes, you're right, this clearly applies. Of course, I'm told there are souvenirs sold all over Jerusalem by all 3 major food gro...excuse me, religions.

Cough. Bad moderator. No bone for you!

bad moderator! you're sleeping in the dog house tonight

They probably wouldn't come out with JP2 Condoms, either. "Try John Paul II condoms, the condoms the Church doesn't want you to use."

fable wrote:The sadness lies in how closely this mock advertising mirrors reality. I remember hearing about all the RCC-approved merchandise being sold when JP2 came to Denver, including "Pope on a Rope," a roped soap shaped like the Pope for use in a shower. Who needs satirists when they do this to themselves?

Wow, I never heard about that. Wouldn't rubbing the likeness of the Pope on your dirty backside be against the rules?

LordAce wrote:Wow, I never heard about that. Wouldn't rubbing the likeness of the Pope on your dirty backside be against the rules?

I suspect the way the RCC looked at it was that the Pope on a Rope was cleansing your body the way the RCC cleanses your sins. So you may know this already, if that comment of yours was meant sarcastically. In any case, various Popes through history have been in contact with far worse.

The Z wrote:My question is, who bought the piece of toast and what he or she is doing with it?

BBC NEWS | Americas | 'Virgin Mary' toast fetches $28,000

Goldenpalace.com bought it for $28,000. For what it's worth, goldenpalace hold a dear place in my heart due to their extraordinary lack of moral fiber and amazing cynicism. I remember when they paid some broad fifteen grand to permanently tattoo goldenpalace.com on her forehead. Dignity comes cheap nowadays.

Well, Charlie Parker's plastic tenor sax went for $10,000 to some private British collector: more money than Parker saw in his lifetime, and enough to finance someone with talent through a jazz school, nowadays. Seems to be mainly the difference between sacred and secular idiocy, both traits unfortunately bred deep into the gene pool.

Vicsun wrote:I remember when they paid some broad fifteen grand to permanently tattoo goldenpalace.com on her forehead. Dignity comes cheap nowadays.

I have to wonder what the cost to remove that tattoo would be. I mean, even if the removal process was $10,000, she could make a quick 5 grand AND be famous. :laugh: