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mark occomore



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:41 am    Post subject: Pope To Visit UK At A Cost Reply with quote

The Pope is making a state visit to the Uk in September at a cost around £12 Million up £4 Million. This dosn't include the cost of policing his visit, and that would make the cost in the region of £24 Million. All Catholics around the world have been asked to contribute £1 each towards his visit. The UK is having to find most of it from Tax Payers. I think the Vatican should pay for all of this.


http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2010/07/06/bill-for-pope-s-visit-to-uk-soars-to-12m-86908-22385424/
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

So, on that basis, the British government should foot the bill for all the security costs surrounding the Queen's visit to Canada and the USA, Mark?
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's outrageous! what a waste of money and I don't care who he is.
If this kind of religion can live happily alongside spending of that kind whilst people starve around the world then they should be ashamed of the whole set up..

Can't he just fly over on Ryan Air and have a cup of tea? Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well said SFF. I am appalled that we have to foot the bill for this Evil or Very Mad
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought that this country was short of money and the government wanted to make savings.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 12:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm a Christian but not a Catholic and am dead against the UK paying such a sum for this visit when we're faced with swingeing cuts in essential services.

Ian.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 12:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I read somewhere the actual cost was £8 Million but went up to £12 Million. I don't know if the Government have money set aside for state visits? It's still a hell of a lot of money for one man and some of his cardinals.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

errr, maybe you read it in the link you posted Mark?? Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

SantaFefan wrote:
errr, maybe you read it in the link you posted Mark?? Laughing


He doesn't READ then, he just posts 'em Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A website's Google page rank is improved as it gets more inbound links from "compatible" web sources, and Mark helps the tabloid newspapers by posting links to their stories as part of what's called "Search Engine Optimisation". It's a pretty decent way to earn a living, I reckon. Eh Mark? Smile
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:22 pm    Post subject: The True Cost Of Papal Visit Reply with quote

It could cost £100 Million

http://www.secularism.org.uk/spiralling-cost-of-papal-visit-t.html


http://www.concordatwatch.eu/showtopic.php?org_id=872&kb_header_id=28331
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:45 pm    Post subject: Re: The True Cost Of Papal Visit Reply with quote

mark occomore wrote:
It could cost £100 Million

http://www.secularism.org.uk/spiralling-cost-of-papal-visit-t.html


http://www.concordatwatch.eu/showtopic.php?org_id=872&kb_header_id=28331


Excellent research, Mark.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well as a lapsed catholic i have to say this is a waste of our money....
You do realise by saying that i'm going to burn in hell Smile
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

littlepieces wrote:
Well as a lapsed catholic i have to say this is a waste of our money....
You do realise by saying that i'm going to burn in hell Smile


Me too - largely because I'm an atheist, so help me god.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 8:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

SK said today the latest cost estimate is £20 million.

Complete and utter waste of money - build some new schools instead Mad Shocked Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 8:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just wonder why couldn't those taking Holy Communion from the Pope couldn't do it in there own Church?

Interesting the pope mobile which will never do it's top speed of 160 MPH. I think there are 3 of them? Will this model ever be used again?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11300202

What a waste of money.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 10:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If the British taxpayer has to shell out for the visit of a man who still has paedophiles within his church I think the BBC might as well start playing Gary Glitter records again
Why should we have to pay over 12 million pounds at a time when jobs are being lost and there are pending benefit cuts
To me I don't want either the Pope or Mr Glitter here but at least with Gary Glitter it didn't cost us more than 12 million pounds for him to come here
Talk about double standards
By the way this message got removed from the BBC Messageboard so two fingers to you Peta!!
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 8:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here in the Midlands we have been bombarded on BBC news with items on the pope....as he will be coming to a park in Birmingham.

No expence has been spared in carving him a chair to sit on. And to crown it all they have made him a new cross. Remember the Staffordshire hoard?... Well, there was a very crumpled cross in that find. It has now been enhanced digitally so that a pattern could be taken and a new one has been made to exact measurements complete with jewels. This is going to be presented to the pope on Sunday.. Confused Considering the number of people who visited the exhibition, it would have been better to offer it to the country after all it is British history

For me he has not condemned loudly enough the paedophiles with in his church. He is guilty as many other bishops of 'moving on' guilty priests. When I see him kissing and touching children my stomach churns and I want to be sick. The long row of pictures of abused children make me weep.

He is the top man in that faith and the buck should stop with him. Just why is he not doing any thing about it...what more is he hiding? Twisted Evil
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 8:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Blondehedgehog wrote:
Remember the Staffordshire hoard?... Well, there was a very crumpled cross in that find. It has now been enhanced digitally so that a pattern could be taken and a new one has been made to exact measurements complete with jewels. This is going to be presented to the pope on Sunday.. Confused Considering the number of people who visited the exhibition, it would have been better to offer it to the country after all it is British history


Too right Hedgehog! That's outrageous. Why in hell are they giving it to him - it will just go on the mantelpiece at the Vatican along with all the other priceless jewels? If he's got anything about him he'd gift it straight back to the museum.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 9:20 am    Post subject: Pope to visit UK at a cost Reply with quote

Ruddlescat, do you think the Beeb will be playing Jonathan King records again too?
Laughing
Re:the Popemobile - was Dougal McGuire driving? I refer to the 'Speed 2' episode of Father Ted!
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 9:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Soulsister wrote:

Too right Hedgehog! That's outrageous. Why in hell are they giving it to him - it will just go on the mantelpiece at the Vatican along with all the other priceless jewels? If he's got anything about him he'd gift it straight back to the museum.


Agreed. It's not like the catholic church doesn't have enough gold already (even though millions of its followers live in abject poverty).
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 12:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I realise a lot of money was spent on security, but it's worth it to keep our children safe! Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 12:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Eric Shone wrote:
I realise a lot of money was spent on security, but it's worth it to keep our children safe! Laughing



Do you really think they are safe from priests now..... Rolling Eyes

I don't...I think the pope is still hiding a lot Twisted Evil
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 6:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Avid are you talking about Jonathan King in a Catholic Style?
With the pope around I don't think it's China who have the Crisis!
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 2:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

One thing I read about this visit that amazed me was there was a cost of £25 to attend the open air mass in Birmingham.....when did people start paying to attend mass, apart from the discretionary offering in the collection plate?.. Wink
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 2:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

When I was a child, in Holland, poor people had to pay 1 (Dutch) cent to sit and kneel on a very uncomfortable little chair, covered in thick straw, which made you come out of church with thick ridges in your knees.
For 10 cents you had a more comfortable chair and the really well-to-do had their own pews, lovely polished wood with red velvet upholstery, which they rented for the year.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 2:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Evil or Very Mad That's a disgrace,Fly...was it a Catholic church?
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 3:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, Becky, it was a Catholic church, one of about 20 in our town at the time, they were all much the same. Strange really, nobody ever questioned it.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 6:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

As much as it's a disgrace to charge people,Fly, it's equally disgraceful, to me, to segregate people by their wealth in a house of god ....wonder where the church would have sat the man they worship, had he popped in?....he wasn't a wealthy man, was he?

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 9:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh Becky! Just don't get me started!
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