Don't be a fool and die for your country. Let the other sonofabitch die for his.
-- General George S. Patton
April 04, 2005
The Weekend In Review
Ok, so what haven't I commented on???
First, the Pope. Pope John Paul II was a very influential man. Now, I am not a religious person at all, but I obviously understand the significance of the Papacy.
To the believers he was an inspiration and replacing him will be very difficult.
Now that the respect and niceties are out of the way....
Religious Fanatics
This weekend while sitting in the hotel bar (yeah I know real tough deployment) I overheard a woman explaining to her husband that the Popes passing wasn't due to illness or age it was sympathy for the suffering of Terri Schiavo.
It took everything I had to not burst into laughter. To each his own, I feel like people are entitled to their own religious views and practices, but when a person is that far over the edge.
Some people will never cease to amaze me.
If you've read my recent posts you know what I think of the Schiavo situation it is sad. But to think that the 84 year old Pope who was struggling with his health died for Terri, Wow, 'nuff said!
Instead of getting on an unecessary rant and saying mean things about people, I'll just say this...
Get a grip of reality people!
SlagleRock Out!
I don't find it odd, what that woman said. I think people have their own interpretations of Pope John Paul II's death and it helps them get through it.
Posted by: emma at April 4, 2005 12:36 PMI suppose I could have gone into further detail with her reaction and just how far out of it she was.
I'll just say this, it was fanaticism at its finest and she was a nut job.
SlagleRock Out!
Im sure you could go on and on about how she was a nutjob but, no one can tell another person how to mourn a loved one, is basically what I'm saying. Especially mourning someone as great as the Pope.
Posted by: emma at April 5, 2005 04:29 PMI would never try and tell a person how to mourn; nor would I belittle them for mourning or for the way they choose to mourn.
The loss of the Pope is always tragic even to those of non-Christian religions.
However, it wasn't mourning or grief, it was her effort to be heard. She was being loud and hoping for an audience. Her initial comments were nothing more than the construction of a verbal pulpit from which to fanaticize.
This particular person was no different than Muslim extremists. She was however a Protestant Extremist. Several years removed from reality.
SlagleRock Out!