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The Catholic Church in the UK is so desperate for priests it's using ads on beermats and the London Underground (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4590019.stm). London Underground aside, part of this is sinister and part of it is just plain hilarious.

The sinister, and this is just a theory - could the Church be trying to worm its way into the consciousness of the depressed who've taken to the bottle, knowing well that they are very suggestible, especially to religion, providing as it does instant, immediate answers?

The hilarious, and this is much less of a theory - knowing how the British mainland has always been stocked for priests by Ireland, could they be targeting the Irish in Britain, knowing of their habit of heavy drinking?

(Just kidding, of course)

We can drink just as much as any irishman I'll have you know!

Considering the Catholic church still considers the world largest rodent a fish, I think we should be prepared for the occasional incongruous course of action.

Considering the Catholic church still considers the world largest rodent a fish, I think we should be prepared for the occasional incongruous course of action.

What. The. Fuck?

It boils down that Pope being Infallible thing; yeah, not so much.

The story goes there was a parish in South America (home to the Capybara) and those ministering to the natives learned of said rodent. They wrote back describing how it was furry, but had scaly feet, and spent some of its time on land and some of its time in the water. They wanted to eat meat during lent (a drive-by pope-ing in it's own right), and, for whatever reason, tasty fish was hard to come by. So they asked the Pope what they should classify it as, and because the Pope still wanted savages in churches and worshiping trees has worked out so well, he said it was a fish.

So, if you're Catholic (and I might be on a technicality), these:
http://www.hedweb.com/animimag/capybara.jpg
are fish.

/hijack

lol...don't you know EVERYONE knows that's a fish...jeez silly people (jk)

Ha, what a funny story! You know if you join the church you have to give up porridge! crazy!

What. The. Fuck?

The beaver? Something the fuck like that.

Guys hand out religious leaflets in New Orleans, too. Same thing. I got a leaflet and some Chee-Wees (the original Chee-To's), which was great cause I hadn't eaten in a few days. :)

haha i dont normally like fish but i might make an exception for that.... and as for catholithism i have grown up in a fanatical catholic family. The only thing i have learned is its complete bullshit

It boils down that Pope being Infallible thing; yeah, not so much.

The story goes there was a parish in South America (home to the Capybara) and those ministering to the natives learned of said rodent. They wrote back describing how it was furry, but had scaly feet, and spent some of its time on land and some of its time in the water. They wanted to eat meat during lent (a drive-by pope-ing in it's own right), and, for whatever reason, tasty fish was hard to come by. So they asked the Pope what they should classify it as, and because the Pope still wanted savages in churches and worshiping trees has worked out so well, he said it was a fish.

So, if you're Catholic (and I might be on a technicality), these:
http://www.hedweb.com/animimag/capybara.jpg
are fish.

/hijack
Lol. Now was this one of those times when the pope was speaking as the infallible voice of god on earth, or was he just BSing?

is there a differance? maybe his infallible voice of god is bs :)

You are soooo excommunicated.

*bumps*

I think the Church should rethink it's PR. I mean, who comes up to you in the streets and talks to you about Jesus? Homeless drunks. Not good PR IMHO.

Hey, so if in the UK the catholic church has adverts on beermats, the anglicans once used Che Guevara to promote religion. What's next the Catholic church in the US putting adverts on anal eeze? (might be like preaching to the choir) better yet, the catholic church in the US announces a new product...Blessed virgin again cream, eat drink and be like Mary, it would make sense, the US is the country which brought the world the Crucifix dildo. Isn't mocking religion fun!

p.s. no lightning bolts yet!