OK, admittedly I'm not too big on the focal points of the Pope's message in his latest visit to Valencia, Spain. I do support the Pope on his calls against the increasing secularization, especially in countries with less history of this and history rather of support for Christianity. The gay marriage issue that the Pope is protesting just doesn't bother me.
I do think it's funny though, that after all of the capitulations since the Madrid bombings, there are finally protests against at least one religious figure, though he also did get plenty of support. Also I found it rather amusing that some of the protestors were nekkid, though I couldn't find a pic of that.
From: Reuters/MyWayNews
While pilgrims lined Valencia's streets waving yellow and white Vatican flags and cheering, not everybody was so happy. A group of young people stripped bare and bicycled through the town brandishing placards saying "You're not welcome here."
Spain has long been a bastion of Roman Catholicism but less than a fifth of Spaniards now practise their faith. As well as gay marriages, Spain has introduced laws to make divorce easier and to cut religious education in schools.
The Pope paid tribute to Spain's history and urged bishops to hold firm "at a time of rapid secularization."
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I'm filing this one under the "Is there still hope?" category.
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While pilgrims lined Valencia's streets waving yellow and white Vatican flags and cheering, not everybody was so happy. A group of young people stripped bare and bicycled through the town brandishing placards saying "You're not welcome here."
What do you expect from folks that are planning to bestowe "human rights" on apes?
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