Man burns Bible to disrupt mass

[rug]

2011-10-23 17:17

Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI named three new saints for the Catholic Church during a mass on Sunday in St Peter's Square that was disrupted by a man who climbed out onto the upper colonnade of the square and burned a bible.

Vatican gendarmes, a bishop and the pope's own bodyguard talked the man back from the edge of the colonnade after he shouted, "Pope, where is Christ?" in English and threw the burned bible to the crowd below.

Benedict and the thousands in the square appeared unfazed by the incident and carried on with the mass.

The disruption came toward the end of the two-hour service on Sunday to canonise three 19th-century founders of religious orders: Italian bishop and missionary Monsignor Guido Maria Conforti, Spanish nun Sister Bonifacia Rodriguez de Castro and an Italian priest who worked with the poor, the Reverend Luigi Guanella.

http://www.news24.com/World/News/Pope-names-3-saints-man-disrupts-Mass-20111023

[Ian David]

1. Did he burn The Bible, or just The New Testament? n/t

[rug]

2. Developing . . . .

[cleanhippie]

3. "Pope, where is Christ?"

Now THAT is a GREAT question...

[Angry Dragon]

4. Head shake

'On hand in the crowd was William Glisson jnr, from the Philadelphia area in the US, whose cure from a 2002 head injury was declared the miracle needed to canonise Guanella.

Glisson, then 21, had gone into a coma after falling while rollerblading without a helmet; he had two brain surgeries but his doctors didn't give him much hope, according to Guanella's biography.

A friend of the family who worked at a Guanella centre for the handicapped gave Glisson and his mother two of Guanella's relics, and the family prayed fervently to the Italian priest.

After nine days, Glisson came out of the coma and today works in the family construction supply business.
- AP

[ret5hd]

6. Pffft, Cure an amputee and maybe i'll start paying attention.

cancer, cripples, concussions, hell anybody can "cure" one if you give it enough tries. But let's see someone "wish" an arm or leg.

or does god hate amputees?

[SwissTony]

9. Googled Mr Glisson for more info

"Glisson, who was 21 at the time, went into a coma and was expected to suffer permanent brain damage if he survived. He underwent five surgeries, including two to replace pieces of his skull.

But Glisson made a full recovery after a family friend organized prayers to Fr. Guanella, with the help of local members of the Servants of Charity as well as residents and students of the Don Guanella Village for those with developmental disabilities.

Only three months after his accident, Glisson was back to work at his family's home repair business."

He had FIVE operations (and no doubt a whole heap of other care) but his recovery (in less than 3 months!!!) is due to prayer??? Mr Glisson, get back onto your rollerblades and go and thank the medical team at your hospital.

Edited to correct a typo.

[ret5hd]

10. Bueller? Bueller?

[cleanhippie]

12. What kind of response are you looking for?

It would seem that you and angry dragon are in agreement.

:shrug:

[Angry Dragon]

15. ???????????????

[ret5hd]

16. ha. i guess i misinterpreted your post.

[Angry Dragon]

17. I am often misunderstood

[enki23]

5. did the guy enable any sex abuse of children? no? then he's the good guy here.

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[demosincebirth]

7. Expecting you.

[cleanhippie]

13. Huh?

What are you talking about?

[enki23]

18. to...?

a) pretend the pope isn't an evil motherfucker who directly helped to cover up sex crimes against children?
b) care that some guy torched a copy of somebody's spell book?
c) say gosh, i'm really sorry about a and b?
d) shut up and be nice about grave injustices like how so many people applaud the continued existence of Child Molesters Inc.?
e) ...?

[msongs]

8. Pope names 3 new marketing opportunities is more like it... nt

[rug]

11. If one of them is "an Italian priest who worked with the poor", it's fine with me.

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