Blair will become a Catholic

[DigitaLVampirE]

Personally, i don't care if he becomes a Catholic or not. That's his own business. He can dance with no. 10 all he wants, but he better not bring his modernist dance into the Catholic Church. Not all Catholics are as enthusiastic about his conversion as the media claims.

[DigitaLVampirE]

THE Pope dashed Tony Blair's hopes of a warm welcome to Catholicism - telling him: "Miracles are hard to come by in Britain."

The pontiff made the remark as the pair discussed the possibility of the philosopher Cardinal Newman becoming a saint.

But insiders said it was clearly intended as a putdown to Blair after a frosty 25-minute audience.

The outgoing PM presented the Pope with a framed set of antique paintings of Cardinal Newman, who left the Church of England for that of Rome in 1845.

It was an obvious reference to the PM's own desire to follow his wife and four children into the church.

But the two men disagreed over several topics during the audience, chiefly Iraq.

In a statement, the Vatican said their discussions had been a "frank confrontation".

As he handed over the paintings of Cardinal Newman, who is being considered for beatification, Blair told the Pope: "I believe you are very familiar with him and he is on the journey to sainthood."

Benedict replied: "Yes, yes, although it is taking some time - miracles are hard to come by in Britain."

Although he has formally remained within the Church of England, Blair has attended Mass for many years.

Meanwhile, Blair will continue his farewells by saying goodbye to movie star turned Govenor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger at Downing Street today.

Dailyrecord.co.uk|25 June 2007

Blair treads an awkward road to Rome

[oneofthefew]

Originally Posted by DigitaLVampirE

Well, you got around your way here to post, haven't you?

Sorry, am I not allowed to comment on anything you post? To be honest I would probably said something sooner, but I was away for the weekend! However...

Personally, i don't care if he becomes a Catholic or not. That's his own business.

At least we agree on one thing, but...

He can dance with no. 10 all he wants, but he better not bring his modernist dance into the Catholic Church.

This statement is totally meaningless! It might explain why you cut and paste all the time though. Anyway...

Not all Catholics are as enthusiastic about his conversion as the media claims.

I've never read anywhere that says all Catholics are enthusiastic - not even a hint that suggests they are! Some might be; others are undoubtably against it; the majority probably couldn't care one way or another!

[DigitaLVampirE]

Originally Posted by oneofthefew

Sorry, am I not allowed to comment on anything you post? To be honest I would probably said something sooner, but I was away for the weekend!

My comment was directed at your usual complains about copying/pasting articles, but somehow you found your way here to post. Did i say you were not allowed to post? You really need to do something about that inferiority complex.

Originally Posted by oneofthefew

This statement is totally meaningless! It might explain why you cut and paste all the time though.

It means he can bob up and down with his political word play on his support on abortion, etc...Are you really interested in a discussion or not? All you do here is whinge and whine, whinge and whine.

Originally Posted by oneofthefew

I've never read anywhere that says all Catholics are enthusiastic - not even a hint that suggests they are! Some might be; others are undoubtably against it; the majority probably couldn't care one way or another!

You give me the impression that the world should only revolve around Scottish or British information of Blair's supposed conversion and only they have something to be concerned about. When i meant not all, i didn't mean just the Scots or Brits.

[keyhole kate]

Originally Posted by DigitaLVampirE

Personally, i don't care if he becomes a Catholic or not.

You could've fooled me...why bother cutting and pasting about it all the time then?

.......but he better not bring his modernist dance into the Catholic Church. Not all Catholics are as enthusiastic about his conversion as the media claims.

"Better not"? That sounds like a threat. What'll happen? Will he be tossed out on his fanny if he does? He should be so lucky.

[sgriobhadair]

Give it a rest, DV. This is not a discussion. It's a man cutting and pasting for his own amusement. You, sir, are a bore. (In my very humble opinion, of course.)

[DigitaLVampirE]

Links to e-news is not prohibited in the forums. Weeks after an initial post, the link is dead, or archived and some e-sites prevents you from reading from its archive unless you are willing to pay for access. Copying/pasting of the articles is done primarily because of that reason. Also, it beats having to load the site to read because not many have access to high-speed broadband. Follow-ups to the context provided actually assists others in gauging the excerpted information's significance, encouraging constructive discussion.

You could at least show some consideration for the efforts instead of trying to insult. The articles are meant to promote discussions, not for baiting. You should avoid derailing a thread with off-topic posts and attempts at baiting.

If your primary reason is to bait and use other disruptive tactics common amongst trollers then refrain from using the board altogether. It's as simple as that. I hope this is clear enough for everyone.