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Would you kiss Pope's ring?
July 27, 2022 at 10:11 am
Considering that Pope Francis is going around Canada meeting people, I was wondering what would you as unbelievers (either atheist or member of some religion that is not Catholicism) do if you found yourself in a room with the Pope?
Would you not want to be rude so you would follow the protocol which means bow to him and kiss his ring? Or would you just shake his hand and smile at him? Or would you just ignore him and go out of the room? Or would you tell him to go fuck himself?
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RE: Would you kiss Pope's ring?
July 27, 2022 at 10:23 am
I’d kiss his ring, but only if he shows he can do a proper Brando impression:
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RE: Would you kiss Pope's ring?
July 27, 2022 at 10:28 am
I would call him out as the pedo in chief!
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RE: Would you kiss Pope's ring?
July 27, 2022 at 10:35 am
Every man/woman has their price, I suppose. Professor Stephen Hawking knelt before Pope John Paul II.
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RE: Would you kiss Pope's ring?
July 27, 2022 at 10:46 am
The question is moot, since I'll never meet him. 
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RE: Would you kiss Pope's ring?
July 27, 2022 at 10:52 am
Sex workers get paid. How much money is that fancy sorcerer willing to part with?
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RE: Would you kiss Pope's ring?
July 27, 2022 at 11:09 am
He does have a nice hat!
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RE: Would you kiss Pope's ring?
July 27, 2022 at 11:38 am
(July 27, 2022 at 10:35 am)Jehanne Wrote: Every man/woman has their price, I suppose. Professor Stephen Hawking knelt before Pope John Paul II.
Before he was confined to a wheelchair, I presume.
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RE: Would you kiss Pope's ring?
July 27, 2022 at 12:11 pm
(July 27, 2022 at 11:38 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: (July 27, 2022 at 10:35 am)Jehanne Wrote: Every man/woman has their price, I suppose. Professor Stephen Hawking knelt before Pope John Paul II.
Before he was confined to a wheelchair, I presume.
From what I understand of the timeline of Hawking's physical deterioration, I'm fairly certain it would have been physically impossible for him to kneel by the time John Paul II became the pope.
And, on second thought, maybe I wouldn't kiss the ring, even if he did a good Brando impression. Maybe I'd just do this to the ring:
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RE: Would you kiss Pope's ring?
July 27, 2022 at 12:59 pm
Yeah, looking at the pics online, it looks like Professor Hawking was just bowing his head before Pope Paul VI. It looks like he had an interest in Catholicism, in that there are photos of him with all the Popes of the last 50 years.
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