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firefox_fan

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Sat Jun-23-07 10:37 AM
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Rat meetz Ratzinger

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VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican on Saturday bid farewell to Tony Blair as British prime minister, wishing him well on what it said were his plans to work for Middle East peace and interreligious dialogue.

Blair held long talks with Pope Benedict XVI, with the Vatican stop on his farewell tour fueling rumors that he plans to convert to Catholicism. The two men met privately for 25 minutes and then were joined for further talks by English Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Vatican-Blair.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

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TwilightGardener

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Sat Jun-23-07 10:44 AM
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1. What makes a man, in the later stages of his life, convert to Catholicism?

(Speaking as a lifelong Catholic)

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firefox_fan

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Sat Jun-23-07 10:48 AM
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2. Dunno... But Ratzinger looks evil... Did you see Lost Highway? (see pic)

Edited on Sat Jun-23-07 10:50 AM by firefox_fan

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TwilightGardener

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Sat Jun-23-07 10:51 AM
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4. Bwahahahaha! Good find!

Ratzy makes me miss the benevolent countenance of John Paul II. I just can't warm up to him--and now you've made it impossible!

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LibDemAlways

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Sat Jun-23-07 10:56 AM
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5. Blair's wife is Catholic. I read they attend her church, so believe

that explains it in his case.

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TwilightGardener

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Sat Jun-23-07 10:56 AM
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6. Ah! Thank you. I guess that's a pretty common reason.

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SharonAnn

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Sat Jun-23-07 11:57 AM
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8. Hunger for more right-wing , racist, misogynistic, authoritarianism

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mondo joe

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Sat Jun-23-07 10:49 AM
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3. Between them and Bush, they're like some comic book super villain group. NT

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originalpckelly

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Sat Jun-23-07 10:58 AM
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7. The Sith have returned!

Edited on Sat Jun-23-07 10:58 AM by originalpckelly

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