General Chat

saw him on television today giving his easter sermon to the people but could not talk.he made a great effort on this special day.he is worshipped by millions.my brother saw him in rome over 1 million people came to see him and my brother said he had never seen anything like it pepople wailing and collapsing to their knees and kissing his hand as though he was the messiah.a great man of our timesxxxxx(:

the poor man is very ill...may god bless him. bryan.

i think the saddest sight was last week when he tried to give a speech to the people and couldn't as he couldn't speak due to surgery.he was hitting his chair in frustration.it bought a tear to my eyexxx):

I feel sorry for the poor man. It's a shame that he can only retire by dying. Louise

I was marraid in a catholic church although not catholic myself , and I have so much respect for the pope . It made me weep today to see his distress. God Bless him julia

i think he is the only man that can preach about god and people are interested and do listen to his message.i am not catholic but am christian and i have every admiration for his message that he gives the world for peace love and kindnessxxxxxx(:

Isn't it against the 10 Commandments to worship an idol, or someone, i.e. The Pope. Sorry, can't stand the Pope. He's almost just as bad as the rest of the religious fanatics.

the pope is a well respected man chloe.who has tried to bring good to the world.xx(:

Bring good to the world but condemning those who have abortions as murderers? How does that bring good and understanding to the world? Sorry but I have VERY strong views on this point.

that is the catholic faith and we are always being told to respect other people religions and ways.x(:

Well the pope doesn't respect that others should have the right to have abortions. I'm not slagging off the Catholic faith or anything. Just that I don't understand how everyone can think that the 'sun shines out of the pope's bum', he's human, he has his own viewpoints and it's those that I disagree with. What's scary is those that follow him..... they will tend to have his viewpoint too.

lisa,he is a very ill man,who has earned great respect from many religions,i hope he doesnt suffer for too long, he is in my prayers..lori

chloe please don't think i am being rude but like i said we have to respect their faith and i for one am not going to stand here and slag the pope off.i too feel that the policy of abortion is wrong.but what about protection on the womens part.i for one in my view do not believe in abortion unless the child is disabled and the parent feels that it is in the best interest for the child.abortion is too easy nowadaysxxx(:

May God bless the Pope. Joy

A great man of our time ,im not catholic but he is respected and admired by many. each to his own Chloe.but abortion is murder and the answer to not having to abort is ----dont get pregnant in the first place. even the morning after pill is committing murder. so all you fertile girls out there think about what you are doing.

It's not at all. Do you think that someone WANTS to have their child literally sucked out of them? Do they WANT to give birth to their child stillborn? It is NOT something goes into lightly and effects the rest of their lives. It is not used a 'birth control'. How many young women would be out there, on benefits, because they had to have the child.... putting more strain on the economy because they're not working and to support the child? What about a pregnancy through rape? It is no where near an easy decision to make. I used to be dead against abortion and then I experienced the devastion first hand. Funnily enough that changed my mind. Chloe

pregnancy through rape is a different matter chloe but it's not just about protection.how about disieses .they are on the increase due to unprotected sex.i agree with another member.this is a life not just a mistake that you can get rid of.use protection that is the answer.the pope has his views just like anyone else.it is a free country and free speechxx(:

It's not murder, Wendy. And if you had actually experienced it, then you wouldn't be so blunt and narrowminded about it. As for not getting pregnant in the first place, you can be the most careful person in the whole world and still get pregnant. But then again, us women shouldn't be having sex before marriage, should we? Bloody alright for men!

My sister has had an abortion. It is NOT an easy decision to make. We were brought up as strong Christians. She was not promiscuous, she was a child herself. I won't go on about that any more. There are no mistakes in this world, I forgot, humans are perfect, aren't they?

chloe i nearly went through it but changed my mind.and god i am glad i did.xx(: