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Permalink Reply by Billy De Buck on March 11, 2011 at 8:00am

An honour? no. Interesting? Most definitely.

By the way, try to be on the news, as in : "make it exceptional". (nutshot, etc.)

I'll cheer for you from my sofa.

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Permalink Reply by Jon Heim on March 11, 2011 at 3:14pm

it would be an interesting experience..honored? not as much as you would be if you were going rock climbing or touring  the wall of china.

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Permalink Reply by cory on March 11, 2011 at 4:00pm

I'd be no more honored to meet the pope than I was at meeting Dr. Jonas Salk when I was a kid. I met him before I had any appreciation for what he did, so it was kind of a non-notable day. 

 

I will agree with what was said above: architecture is cool. I see the Vatican City on TV all the time and think it would just be a really cool place to drive around. Pretend it's for some other use, like a public university or something. 

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Permalink Reply by Brother Gabe Rodriguez on March 11, 2011 at 4:41pm

Thank you all for your input and I have read all of your comments! If anyone else wants to add to this forum I will be more than happy to read and respond to your comments as well! You all have given me a lot to think about!

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Permalink Reply by Kris Feenstra on March 11, 2011 at 5:24pm

I would enquire as to what the audience actually involved.  I'd wager it's something quite impersonal and generic.  As a matter of personal philosophy, I won't show deference or any sign of submission to any person, deity or idol without due reason.  This means that I will not bow my head nor kneel before any authority that has not earned my respect. That rules out pretty much everything to do with religion, especially anything to do with the Pope.

 

If the audience required any such thing, I would decline and inform the appropriate teacher of my reservations well in advance.  Sometimes that pisses people off and it results in a fight, but I always seem to win that fight in the end, so I'm cool with it.

 

If I am invited as a guest, I will generally either toe the line of the terms of the invitation (provided they are clear), or decline it civilly.  That's my choice and my right.  Keep in mind that your behavior during the audience will reflect on your teacher and also on her connection who provided this opportunity.

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Permalink Reply by Brother Gabe Rodriguez on March 11, 2011 at 9:59pm

The teacher is a guy... :P

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Permalink Reply by Kris Feenstra on March 11, 2011 at 10:05pm

I think he should get a sex change so that I don't have to suffer the inconvenience of being incorrect.

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Permalink Reply by Brother Gabe Rodriguez on March 11, 2011 at 10:09pm

Haha, I will talk to him about it.

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Permalink Reply by Dustin on March 11, 2011 at 9:53pm

Bring a loaded gun and do the world a favor.

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Permalink Reply by Kris Feenstra on March 11, 2011 at 10:03pm

They'd just replace him with a new Pope.  It's not the man that makes the Papacy; it's the big ugly hats.

 

Pimpin' Vatican style:

 

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Dustin on March 11, 2011 at 10:15pm

Then each pope needs to start getting assassinated until one steps up and actually decides to change things. I think that would happen sooner or later if they all start becoming fearful.

Sorry to be so brash but I really wouldn't give 2 cents to stop someone from doing it. The pope makes himself a target which is precisely why they are driven around in a bulletproof vehicle.

So no , I would not be honored to meet the lunacy. I would make the greatest effort to spit in his face.

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Permalink Reply by Brother Gabe Rodriguez on March 11, 2011 at 10:58pm

No idea, but they probably have mind scanners to make sure you don't ask legitimate questions lol

 

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