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Pope Benedict XVI's Top Five i-Pod Tunes
July 14th 2008 10:06
you mean he does karaoke too?
As the pilgrims flock to Sydney to recreate a death that never happened and feel close to a god that does not exist, Pope Benedict XVI the most youthful of all at World Youth
Hmmm. An i-pod. Now, in my flu-induced haze of delirium and fever, it got me thinking. What songs, pray tell, make up the Pope's favourite list on his mp3 player? I pondered long and hard (well for about five minutes), and this is what I came up with. Do let me know if I have overlooked another obvious ditty and let's make it a top ten list shall we?
Here we go, Pope Benedict XVI's top five i-pod tunes:
5. It’s Hard For Me To Say I’m Sorry by Chicago
4. The Emperor’s New Clothes by Sinead O’Conner
3. FIGJAM (it's an acronym) by Butterfingers
2. Heaven’s In The Backseat Of My Cadillac (popemobile?) by Hot Chocolate
And number 1....well what else could it be but:
1.Every Sperm Is Sacred by Monty Python
Take it away boys.
Rock out Pope Benedict, rock out.
UPDATE July 15: And here is a longer version of the skit from Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life. In the interests of equal opportunity, it also includes a dig at the protestant attitudes to sex and birth control theology:
-Ruby
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and i like how the mother is a man!
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I meant to post this on the music blog. Damn. now I have to think of something else.
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Also, "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns n' Roses is a favorite among the Catholic clergy, based on the title alone.
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Sweet Child O' Mine.
hahaha.
Perhaps I should have thought about it for longer than five minutes?
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But of course, some people might look at some of my broadsides at the Anglican Communion and the Episcopal Church in the US and think I'm anti-Anglican. But that'd be a complete misreading since I'm only against what has overtaken what used to be the most dignified branch of Protestantism, not to mention closest to Catholicism.
Ruby, I can tell you've put a lot of work into this post, but you've done better than this.
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In other words I'm just having a lighthearted dig at a major public event. Rest assured I would have done so no matter what the reasons or people behind all the kerfuffle. I know that religious people such as yourselves think that religion is beyond the scope of criticism or humour but I happen to disagree.
And ultimately the point of this post was twofold:
1.To draw attention to the fact that I think the Church's stance on contraception is not only outdated but a major cause of suffering and poverty in the world.
2. To state my opinion that the veneration of another human being- any human being- is silly because at the end of the day, the Pope is just an old man wearing a white dress.
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It's nine and half minutes long so don't be in too much of a hurry.
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By the way, Douglas Adams' friend is none other than Richard Dawkins. And not only did he write a book, well several books, he is one of the most respected evolutionary biologists that ever did carry a selfish gene. But I'm sure you knew that, as does the moron who foolishly decided to take him on. But then, maybe not so foolishly since he is smart enough not to mention Dawkins' name, knowing he would be laughed at by all and sundry who made the connection.
You've given us us a good read today, dear Norm. Thank goodness for your sanity.
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My German housemates just told me that after World Youth Day in Germany, the streets were littered with used condoms and the chemists completely sold out of the morning after pill.
It really is just like schoolies week.
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