Notice any differences between crowd at St. Peters and Pinellas Pukes?

[Proud2BAmurkin]

Not one crying screeching drama queen dumbfuck sign-holding Randal Terry worshipping James Dobson funding #3 mourning Bush voting Repuke among the people praying for the Pope.

Dignity and class. Must be a "Euroweenie" thing

[htuttle]

1. Haven't seen any jugglers at St Peters

Haven't seen Jesus Christ on a Trailer Hitch, either.

[SupormomFreeAtLast]

8. LOL

Jesus Christ on a Trailer Hitch- thanks for the laugh.

[TyeDye75]

14. They couldn't get it through customs

[susanna]

2. Thank you.

I could not articulate that myself. I think the word that applies here is "solemnity." Death IS (or should be?) solemn. Juggling, fighting, bull-horn screaming and drumming strike me as being somewhat anti-solemn.

[saracat]

3. Europeans are more educated. They don't have fundie

white trash!

[moggie12]

4. Two cheers for the Euroweenies

Perhaps our loss of dignity and class has something to do with the trade surplus.

[kcass1954]

5. No bagpipes either!

The people in St. Peters Square are there to pray for the Pope. They recognize the seriousness of his health condition. And most important, they have NO POLITICAL AGENDA.

[BiggJawn]

6. The people in St. Peters are there to say good-bye...

...The people in Pinellas were hoping to get interviewed by Savage Weiner or Ann-Thrax, or Joe the Lori-Killer, or at least have their cellie ring with some drooling relative screaming "Ah done seed you on FOX Nooz!!!"....

[la la]

7. sean hannity

I haven't seen sean set up his little table and cameras there yet.
That would be the crowning touch----

[Leilani]

9. Where are the mouth tapes?

BTW, what message did those idiots wish to send by taping their mouths?

[leftofthedial]

10. there are about 10,000 times as many people at St. Peters

and not one fucking juggler, not a single Christ on a trailer hitch, no misspelled "moran" signs . . .

[Proud2BAmurkin]

16. or "we are idiots" sign n/t

.

[cry baby]

11. No bagpipes!

[jburton]

12. Any Jesus on a trailer hitch?

nt

[Maestro]

13. And why isn't that catholic "spiritual adviser"

calling for the insertion of a feeding tube for the Pope. Hypocrites! Those Pinellas people are from from religious. They are just sick.

[Donailin]

15. All I notice is that there is ZERO coverage of Terru Shiavo now

can you hear that giant sucking sound? That's the air leaving the room of the idiots who politicized her life and eventual death in the first place.

On edit:John Paul II has effectively stolen the thunder here.

[baldguy]

17. But, but...Terri was a gift from God.

Tom DeLay said so.

[OrlandoGator]

18. Where's John Edward the FauxNews psychic?

I'm curious to know what the Pope's soul is doing.

[Al-CIAda]

20. Yes, I too want his 'insight'. Hannity, where are you???!!!! -nt

[bush_is_wacko]

19. It's not just a European thing.

Catholics have a very normal view of death and the dying process for the most part. Most Catholics supported Schiavo's husband. You only saw the extremists in Pinellas. They are really NOT apart of mainstream Catholicism! Catholics feel no need to be reborn they are reborn at every confession and every Sunday mass when they take communion. For those that don't understand the religion it may look extreme, but it really is extremely pagan still to this day. I was raised Catholic. I no longer attend services regularly, but that is really because I have come to realize through my religion that god is everywhere and the pagan rituals are not essential to being in God's good grace. I have problems with some of what the Catholic Church says, but for the most part the local Catholic Church really is a place for comfort rather than bible banging. You'd be surprised at how varied Catholic priests views really are in a confessional. They read scripture and go through routine at mass on Sunday, but they really don't do a lot of interpreting IMO. Ritual is comforting for many. It's kind of like meditation. Remember, in the Catholic Church, forgiveness of sin, every sin, is only one confession and one communion away! that is why Catholics tend to have such a wide array of views.