Comments on: VOW OF POVERTY

By: Gateway Getaway

Gateway Getaway — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 06:24:31 +0000

I like your joke.

By: susie

susie — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:07:37 +0000

Uh no, that’s wrong, priests don’t necessarily take vows of poverty. Because the pope doesn’t and is not obligated to the priest who are called to follow him do not have to either.

By: CatholicCate

CatholicCate — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 20:29:35 +0000

Christian representation:

ur also doin it wrong

By: j@ck@$$

j@ck@$$ — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:44:44 +0000

outside reference fail

By: Daniel Deck

Daniel Deck — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:05:00 +0000

The pope is a Roman Catholic priest and they don’t take a vow of poverty.

By: varejaogirl17

varejaogirl17 — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:04:17 +0000

oh shutup.

By: Brandy

Brandy — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:15:50 +0000

Don’t take my word for this, but test everything I say to see if it is true. God commands you to do only those things which are ultimately going to lead you to getting the happiness you want. Everything He tells you not to do is because He knows it won’t lead you to happiness. He doesn’t give you commandments because He wants to control you but because He wants to free you from fear. He’s better than the best of parents, and good parents give their children boundaries so that they know where they can safely roam free.

By: DSLM

DSLM — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:05:56 +0000

haha, he looks like Emperor Palpatine…

You in the air, join me to dark side.

By: Phishy Gutz

Phishy Gutz — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:36:53 +0000

Let’s not forget that Pope Benedict 16th was a chaplain for the german army in WW2

By: Peony Moss

Peony Moss — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:29:21 +0000

Yup. And everyone knows people with deep set eyes are TEH EVUL

By: CM

CM — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:06:34 +0000

Having the church sell off all of its valuables would be like having MOMA sell off all of its paintings. Enough with this puritanical mindset that views beauty with suspicion.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:26:09 +0000

A priest does not take a vow of poverty. He is allowed to own material possessions, although it is true that the Pope’s vestments et cetera do belong to the Church. There a re vows of Chastity, vows of Service, but not a vow of poverty. A Pope, besides, cannot take a vow of Poverty or Silence or seclusion because he lives for God and His Church. He is meant to be our divinely inspired vessel for the Church’s teaching. The accoutrements and ceremony are commensurate with the dignity of such a servant.

By: Charles G.

Charles G. — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:04:06 +0000

Yes, the pope has no personal possesions.

By: Danbala

Danbala — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:52:54 +0000

“I thought the point was that atheists do not see how powerful god is. Nothing to do with acknowledging his existence, just about underestimating his powers.”

Wow… Who taught you that? Seek them up. Seek and destroy. :p

By: Danbala

Danbala — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:51:42 +0000

Shouldn’t that be “the baer”, “Catohlic” and “Dog”?

By: pnoozi

pnoozi — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:41:07 +0000

There is no such thing as an atheistic lifestyle. Guy is making stuff up.

All atheism entails is that you don’t believe in god. A-theism. Without a belief in god. Interchangeable.

There is no lifestyle attached. That’s what separates atheism from religion.

By: jjmblue7

jjmblue7 — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:12:11 +0000

I wouldn’t say you’re dumb for believing in a deity that can’t be proven or disproven, as you may very well be quite an intelligent person, but I just simply want to say that most atheists, such as myself, don’t believe the possibility/probability of a deity existing is reasonably high (high enough to warrant a personal belief in a deity). The degree of reasonability of a deity’s existence varies with each person.

By: jjmblue7

jjmblue7 — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:06:06 +0000

I’d prefer the first circle of hell if it were true. Just peaceful and melancholy.

By: jjmblue7

jjmblue7 — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:03:39 +0000

Yes: Did you hear about the circus fire? It was intense.

It’s funny because it’s so corny that it’s painful for another person to hear or read it. You said good jokes that aren’t insulting, and this isn’t insulting, just painful to the one subjected to it. lol

By: Vila Restal

Vila Restal — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:23:17 +0000

Hang on!! There aren’t any WOMEN here are there

By: Vila Restal

Vila Restal — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:22:01 +0000

That’s the nasty bit about the Nazi Party. They didn’t make it illegal not to join, but they made life bloody difficult for you if you weren’t a member. So most Germans became members even though they didn’t believe in the policies because life was made much easier that way.

By: chas

chas — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:00:09 +0000

the catholic church does NOT do charitable work. they make pitiful gestures in exchange for brain washing the unclean. terrible!

By: DoctorWorm

DoctorWorm — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:40:48 +0000

The illicit methods by which they acquired much of that wealth? Seriously? You really think the Catholic Church is living on spoils from the Middle Ages? The papacy in the Middle Ages was corrupt and had become a secular institution, yes, but saying that the modern charity of the Church is at fault for that is…unbelievable. Would you say that the British Museum’s exhibits aren’t worth much because of the means by which those exhibits were acquired centuries ago?

People like you make me angry. Confident in your own superiority over everyone else on the planet, you calmly deride everyone who dares disagree with your opinions because you have figured out every last secret of the universe. I deny that “religion is dumb”, and I say that instead, you are dumb for saying that anyone else is dumb for believing in something that no one can prove or disprove. Disprove God. You can’t. Prove God. I can’t. Why would you say I am dumb for maintaining that a reasonable possibility exists for the existence of a higher power, when you can prove your position no more than I can prove mine?

I can guarantee that the average participating member in the Catholic Church does more volunteer work in a week than you do in a month. So much of the money the Church has goes to helping the poor, yet all you can do is sit comfortably at your computer eating potato chips and heaping condescension on religion and those who follow it. And all this while Catholics are in the troubled areas of the world, volunteering their time and their lives to help other people.

By: Neoritter

Neoritter — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:54:41 +0000

A Pope can be. I’m not sure of this Pope though.

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:29:23 +0000

In this vein, I’ve just been reading the autobiography of a man who joined the HitlerJungend in order to get free flying lessons.

By: Vila Restal

Vila Restal — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:55:06 +0000

**In the Voice of Father Jack from Father Ted**

“Arrrgh Fecking Nuns!!!”

By: Vila Restal

Vila Restal — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:52:06 +0000

Quite correct. If you were a German you were near obliged to join the Nazi Party. If you wanted to increase your social standing or job position you needed to be a member in good standing of the Nazi Party. That’s why most people joined. Many of them didn’t believe in the policies, but joined because it was a passport to a better life. It was largely an Allied misconception that Germans=Nazis. Of course the truth is never simple and in this case it isn’t. (Take the case of Spike Milligan who was deemed to be a communist largely because he joined the Communist Party in Italy. However the truth was that at the time he joined the communist party, he and the other three in the Bill Hall Trio were nearly penniless as they were not paid for a long period of time. So as a solution Bill Hall found out that the Communist Party were rewarding all new members with a free meal. Being hungry and penniless they took the option.)

By: Sigma

Sigma — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:34:01 +0000

Gut they have that guy Buddha. o_O

By: WhyDoIBother

WhyDoIBother — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:50:45 +0000

Since this fact doesn’t seem to have been brought up yet, I thought I’d interject. The reason that the church has so many things made out of gold is simply because in worshiping God, we need to give him the best at our disposal. The Pope’s garments and ornaments are symbols of his office. It essentially serves the same purpose as a uniform. Also, display of church relics or holy items for any kind of monetary compensation is a sacrilege.

By: sirfir_girl

sirfir_girl — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:23:08 +0000

the caption is calling the Pope a vow-breaker (is that a word?) when he did’t even take a vow of poverty.

By: No1askedme

No1askedme — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:15:47 +0000

The problem is that I’m not seeing ANY attempts on the republicans’ part to try to oust these crazies! Seriously, they nominated McCain, who violated his previously held beliefs to appeal to the “religious right”, instead of Ron Paul, who was far more popular among true conservatives. Even worse, the party decided to appoint Palin as his running-mate, and she’s the REAL DEAL when it comes to complete rejection of reality! The worst part by far, was that the pundits ate it up! The “religious right” will continue to gain influence until they stop getting so much support!

By: No1askedme

No1askedme — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:09:12 +0000

WHAT!? I’m an atheist! I say Buddhism isn’t a religion because the mainstream form isn’t. I actually know of people who are Catholic Buddhists. Buddhism is more of an ideology in its most basic form, and doesn’t even have the worship component.

By: Sigma

Sigma — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:01:57 +0000

Well, if you worship Judaism than OK, but then again they have Angels and Demons and all.

By: keithybabes

keithybabes — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:24:58 +0000

4 nuns died and were at the pearly gates/ St peter looked upon them and said ‘My sisters, before I let you in, can I ask you if you ever did anything sinful?’. Sister Euphemia said ‘I have to confess, I did look at a man’s penis once’.
St Peter said ‘Sister Euphemia, go and bathe your eyes in the font of holy water behind the gates, to cleanse yourself of your sin’.
Sister Grace then said ‘I have to confess, I did touch a man’s penis once’. St Peter said ‘ Sister Grace, go and wash your hands in the holy font and cleanse yourself of your sins’.
Sister Rose suddenly rushed forward and was stopped by St Peter, who said ‘Sister Rose, why the hurry?’
Sister Rose said ‘I want to gargle with the holy water before Sister Mary sits in it.’

By: CyanEyed

CyanEyed — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:19:28 +0000

Yeah, you’re biased.

By: CyanEyed

CyanEyed — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:10:02 +0000

Hell != Fun.

By: Isildo

Isildo — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:07:29 +0000

Ah, thank you. I forgot about the Orthodox church.

By: S.A.R. member

S.A.R. member — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:41:12 +0000

he’s got the arm “right.”

By: Danbala

Danbala — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:24:41 +0000

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By: Keith Hackney for President

Keith Hackney for President — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:11:08 +0000

Is he saying heil hitler? You got the “german catholic” thing right, props!

By: S.A.R. member

S.A.R. member — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:02:41 +0000

should i be worried that a german catholic is saying “heil hitler??” i think the jews should be informed of this, it didn’t end up well for them last time.

By: ReligionIsDumb

ReligionIsDumb — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:47:29 +0000

Please don’t use MM, they are neither Moral, nor the Majority. Morality is doing unto others as you would have done unto you? (a saying created well before it was included in the Bible). Would christians like me to force my belief system on them? Would they like me to teach their children in public schools that religion is evil, wrong, and false? How about making them pay for monuments depicting the atheist manifesto on govt. buildings? or perhaps the humanist manifesto? or perhaps the code of the Hammurabi? (the original source of most of our laws today).

Other than that though, I agree with you 100%. If the GOP could drop the religious fringe of their party and get back to real republican values of smaller government, lower taxes, and using government regulation to enhance and facilitate the free market system instead of stifle it, they would again have a chance to get my vote. It would take a few election cycles for me to be convinced they were free of the religious right, but eventually, they could dig themselves out of their hole and send the religious right back to the fringe where they belong with all the other crazy people.

By: ReligionIsDumb

ReligionIsDumb — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:35:35 +0000

1. I am an equal opportunity disrespector of religion. Islam is as dumb an idea and Catholicism as is protestantism as is mormonism as is scientology.

2. Your hatred of islam shows a clear underlying religio-facism that is, for me, just plain scary. People like you should be locked up somewhere before you start another crusade. Or perhaps you already did (see the Iraq war).

3. How many english words for God mean love? thats right…0. Its a slogan you made up to try to sell your religion. Oh, and in case you weren’t aware, your statement is spurious on several levels because muslims speak many different languages and not just arabic. The language the people of a particular religion speak says very little about the religion itself.

4. The term barbarian was a Roman imperialistic word. They used it to refer to all non-Romans. The Bar-Bar is how romans made fun of all languages other than their own. All cultures besides theirs were beneath theirs. They had no concept of plurality. They had no sense of humility. Any idea that was not Roman was inherently a bad idea. This is why their empire fell. Their arrogance and refusal to adapt to new ideas stagnated their society. It is incredibly appropriate that you use that word to describe us, for you, as the romans, arrogantly and self-righteously believe that your way is the only way, that all others are inferior, and that they must be destroyed. We here, at least, debate ideas and most of us do not reject or accept ideas on the basis of their supporting arguments and try not to let our pre-conceived notions color our opinions of a statement. Not all of us succeed, but at least we try. That makes us better than you already.

5. Ashamed? How do you think we felt when the pack of morons you call “the christian right” elected our moron-in-chief 8 years ago who promptly ran our country into the ground and made bunches of new policies that ALL ended in failure, from no-child left behind to homeland security to Bush’s “Ownership society” that put people in homes they couldn’t afford. We felt ashamed. Well, I did. I felt ashamed that my country would vote for such a moron. I couldn’t believe it, in fact, when he was re-elected. I thought for sure our country was not so stupid as to vote for that man twice, but as you have shown me, there are plenty of retarded people in this country that would vote for Bush today if they could knowing all the crap he would screw up.

By: ReligionIsDumb

ReligionIsDumb — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:14:26 +0000

The Catholic church has a lot more capital than I do. I won’t go into the illicit methods by which they acquired much of that wealth, but I will just say that fraud is the least of their crimes. If I had as much capital as the Catholic church, I guarantee you I would be much more efficient in my distribution of charity. By simply not spending half my charity money purchasing bibles for the poor instead of things like food and clothing, I would be able to save millions a year and give charity to people who don’t want bibles as well. When I have billions of dollars in assets, and you don’t see on top of the charitable donations lists, you can tell me to stop giving advice. Until then, SHHHHHH, your just making yourself look dumb by suggesting that people that aren’t rich shouldn’t be able to provide opinion on how the rich should distribute their charity.

By: bad fairie

bad fairie — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:30:25 +0000

i thought his whole gig was stealing worshipers from yahweh so why would he care about people who don’t believe in either of them?

By: Specterone

Specterone — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:04:14 +0000

The Pope, and every other priests who is not a member of a specific order, does not, i repeat does NOT, take a vow of poverty, this is a common misconception. Priests (and in turn the pope) take 3 specific vows if they are ordained out side of a specific order, they take the vow of Obedience, Prayer, and Chastity. if you are in an order (such as the Franciscans or Dominicans) then you take a vow of Poverty Chastity and obedience. I can not stress this enough, if you are a member of a specific order you are NOT the same as a member of the clergy. It is ENTIRELY different.

By: Sigma

Sigma — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:58:07 +0000

Didn’t whats-her-face say she didn’t believe in hell, but all that craziness still happened anyway? Of course, Satan would want you to “not believe” in him.

By: Sigma

Sigma — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:54:43 +0000

Who said Christians say it’s not a religion? Just No1alkedme.

By: PKLurker

PKLurker — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:35:46 +0000

The Pope is not a member of a religious order.

By: Maxwell Silverhammer

Maxwell Silverhammer — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:17:35 +0000

3 Nuns died and are at the pearly gates, St. Peter looks upon them and says “Welcome my sisters, before you may enter, you must each answer a question as a test of faith before being allowed into heaven.”
The first nun steps up and Peter asks: “What was the name of the first man on Earth?”
The nun quickly answered “Adam!”
Then trumpets sounded and the angels sang and the gates swung wide open as that nun was admitted to the great beyond.
The second nun approached and Peter asked “What was the name of the first woman on Earth?”
The second nun swiftly replied “Eve!”
The trumpets sounded, the chorus of angels sang out and the gates swung wide inviting the second nun in.
The third nun, liking her chances of getting in, steps up confidently. Peter smiles and calmly asks “Dear sister, What were the first words Eve said to Adam?”
The nun, shocked by the abstract question, scratched her head and pondered, “That’s a hard one….”
Then the trumpets sounded…. the chorus of angels sang, and the gates….. of course, swung right open….