This morning/afternoon.
Phoenix Park, Dublin
Master of Ceremonies Father Damien Mc Neice (above) on the site where Pope Francis is to give the closing Mass on Sunday August 26. The Media were briefed on the arrangements for the World Meeting of Families 2018. (WMOF2018) this morning.
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I hope it rains and rains and rains and then one large roof lifting gust.
A field of frightened hypocrites.
followed by a plague of locusts
Yaawwwnnnn
still cross?
Unless it’s very windy: it might move a bit in that case but I presume they’ve made provision for that eventuality.
…that was solid. Tbf
A plague of low cost tat.
“You have used 1 inch of sticky tape, God bless you!”
Speaking of locusts, whats the story with drones during the event?
I’m sure it’ll make for some great footage, but will they be banned from a security point of view?
What exactly are you planning?
They are on the banned list
Sur you couldn’t have one falling into the crowd.
How very liberal of you. Choice for some, LITERALLY HITLER for others.
Well, naturally.
your comments of late have been a DISGRACE, rotide. i wouldn’t compare you to hitler because you’re WORSE. I’d go as far as to say you’re even worse than caligula – and not far short of enver pasha. it’s not acceptable.
Actually had to look up Pasha.
Will try harder.
Cool stage in fairness
You feeling those tingles of excitement all over again?
I am, but I think that’s the high cholesterol diet :(
It’s the diabetes that’ll get me. You can come jogging with me, and then we can be smug jogging buddies.
The folks in the office just love hearing about my exploits. And you get the added bonus of tingly knees without any intervention from the Pope.
I like that the cheapo sweets in Lidl are made by a company called Sugarland. No pretence there.
Jogging with Mildred?
I’m not sure I’d fancy moving that slowly in the open beside you. Bertie is a bad shot, but modern scopes do wonders for aim
You’d hear a muffled roar of pain, followed by a PEW PEW. The last two sounds you’d hear.
Madonna would look great on it…
The craic’ll be MIGHTY!
Let’s not be churlish. Let’s hope the event is well organised, attended, and is safe. I’m not a follower, but for those that do, good luck. I hope it doesn’t rain and nobody is upset on the day for whatever reason.
Mind you, it would be nice if they could leave the infrastructure there for other gigs for the community to enjoy. Anyone got Madonna’s mobile number?
(Is there really an Irish engineering company called Obelisk? Surely O’Belisk.Nah. https://obelisk.com/)
I heard they are setting up a morgue on site.
No doubt a large percentage will be of an elderly / frail disposition.
Given the walks / queues could be long, they obviously expect some to not make it home.
Will there be food stalls / booze etc…?
I don’t see any portaloos in those pics??
I don’t know if that is true, but if there are 500,000 people in attendance, you could expect at least 10 people to die*
*there was something on Q.I. on the average person having about a 1 in 42,000 chance of dying on a given day. As the age profile for attendance at this event could be a lot higher than average, there could be quite a few deaths
:(
Yeah its down to statistics and so there will be a number of death for sure, just like on any given day.
Let’s be churlish, it’s more enjoyable that way.
+1
… accept for the Madonna bit. Dreadful performance, and way over priced in Lansdowne last time around.
Cute little pens to corral all the sheep into.
Or, you know, nice people with genuine faith.
Ha yeh genuine faith in a corrupt, paedophile hiding, woman hating, LGBT judging global organization run by a creepy cohort of old men in a medieval city state. Sure that’s just great!
Nope. Faith in God.
+1
Faith in A god. There’s a few of them.
Fair enough. I run with agnosticism. I might turn to religion when I’m old just in case: hence I’ve no real problem with aul biddies giving it a lash.
You won’t ever be voting SF then.
Hey, I’m only going on what the bible calls them – The lord’s flock.
It’s a flocking disgrace.
+1
Would you ever lighten up, Daisy?
Yay let’s celebrate an organisation dedicated to the coverup of thousands of rapes of children.
Woot! Paaarrrrtay!!!
I’m not sure you understand what ‘dedicated’ means
can we have committed?
Highly Aquainted?
Skilled at the art of?
With a long history of?
No, not celebrate – just treat it with indifference, it requires a lot less effort than going out of your way to get exercised over it.
Most people are indifferent to your indifference.
Surely, “exorcised”…
Ah, looks great, in fairness. Hope everyone has a nice few days during the visit.
The outer stage is somewhat reminiscent of the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Sarcophagus.
A: Coz Chernobyl Fall Off.
I can’t remember the question that leads to that hilarious response.
Fall off or fall out?
Oof. That’s a better joke answer to my missing question.
The fact that there’s a morgue on site really says it all about the average age of Church fans.
Well there is a plenary indulgence in place so the incentive is strong.
Anyone popping their clogs on the day will be in paradise quicker than you can say ‘suicide bomber’!
Priority boarding
hahaha
+1 lolz
Do you get any virgins?
Asking for a friend.
Was there a morgue on site in 1979?
Where did they get the Garda hard hats?
And the winner of the golden Cleric award is…
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DOK_XXEVQAAdxrT.jpg
Yokes yokes yokes yokes etc
Veni creator spiritus
UNCE UNCE UNCE
Hosts hosts hosts etc…
Yeah I’m getting mad feedback here
‘Everybody wave your psalms in the air, like you just don’t care!!’
Looks like a big gig.
Impressive stage
Perhaps the shiny-eyed Goody Bodger could report live for BS on the big day?
Has the running order been released yet?
A fiver on Nathan Carter opening with “Don’t Stop Believing.”
unconfirmed report that the final encore will see the pope himself join the priests and brothers of ardagh and clonmacnois for a karaoke rendition of sweet child o’ mine
Stairway to heaven?
we should really have a playlist – “tunes for a holy show”
how about it, bodger?
I’d like to add Money, Money, Money
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Drop Kick Me Jesus (Through the Goalposts of Life)
https://youtu.be/SO5Y1OuQIxo
Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam
https://youtu.be/njFD-zE4Qro
Andy White’s glorious Religious Persuasion offers a uniquely Irish perspective.
“A lamb to the slaughter
a human sacrifice
I told their spiritual leader
his sceptre looked nice
a hymn book skimmed my ear
but I was only grazed
I dived for cover
as the sawn-off Bibles blazed
in the gore I gasped
“Was it something I said?”
then a solid granite altar
hit me on the head
a collection plate plunged deep into my groin
they marched off discussing
the Battle of the Boyne”
And so on
https://youtu.be/nZCO0W05nCU
God is a DJ
If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body of Christ, Would You Hold it Against Me.
https://youtu.be/n_8Y1PXDSis
Arguably the greatest song of this or any decade
God is a Woman.
that’ll be on the verboten list, alongside ‘priests of sodom’
Frankie – Do You Remember Me?
In the (holy) spirit of ecumenism, there will be a post-communion live reworking of the Spencer Davis Group’s classic:
“I’m an Imam”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POCUgBSVENQ
The encore (if called for ) will be Tom Jones’s “Delilah” – Jones’s lawyers have agreed to avoid splitting hairs with Samson’s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S87jWwzvwd8
The Jesus and Mary Chain were unavailable for comment.
The Monkees got the gig. I’m a Believer.
When the God of Love Returns There’ll Be Hell to Pay – Father John Misty
Jesus, etc – Wilco
Just like Heaven – Dinosaur Jr
God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
St. Patrick – James Yorkston
(That’s How You Sing) Amazing Grace – Low
Lord, Can You Hear Me? Spacemen 3
Dead Souls – Joy Division
God Knows I’m Good – David Bowie
As there is a cross involved, more likely to be Bowie’s Station to Station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnEc91KRKrc
Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen though.
Is that not the definitive song?
What colour shoes will he be wearing?
Seriously, there’s a Wikipedia entry on this? Whatever: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_shoes
Red again, I suppose. Kate Bush delighted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbbPPy_bNM4
Sunday August 26 not 28th
Only 12 more sleeps.
Anyway when all is said and done I hope those attending have a good day and the weather holds off.
I’m not a religious person but I respect the profound sense of importance the Pope’s visit has for most ordinary and decent Catholic folk.The ones I know are as ashamed about the failings of the Catholic church as everyone else.
The irony is the herd mentality of people on here taking cheap shots at the herd mentality of those attending.
fair play, charger. not matter what anyone says about you, can’t ever say you’re not an open-minded and dignified man with respect and compassion for all
We should have arranged a concert for the following night to get some value for the tax payers money.
U2 would be good,someone who thinks he is gods man on earth followed the next night by someone who thinks he is god.
Or some nutter heavy metal band,think of what they could use the cross for in their act.
Iron Maiden. Opening with “Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter”
These look like pens for sheep also the layout resembles an agriculture show
Holy god its an agriculture event
All those pens for the sheep
Personal Jesus – Johnny Cash version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyvFhrDzLfY
Anyone got the stage and times yet, all 8 know is the headliner?
And what tent are the Capuchin Franciscans on in? I hear their new Mass is bangin’ !
‘I’ …not 8 :/
I remember the 1979 visit. The whole street was empty. I was able to haul my record-player out to the front garden and proceed to play Beggars Banquet (including very LOUDLY Sympathy for the Devil), Let it Bleed (Gimme Shelter very LOUDLY), Sticky Fingers & Exile on Main Street one after the other without any injunction to tone it down. I doubt if I’ll get away with that this visit!!!