Halloween is 'dangerous' says the Pope as he slams 'anti-Christian' festival

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Permalink Reply by Phil Weadick on October 30, 2009 at 11:47pm

Is there anything this numbnuts likes? Other than kiddie diddling priests that is.

Permalink Reply by Jennifer E. on October 31, 2009 at 12:10am

I think it's funny that they want to "be aware of this and try to direct the meaning of the feast towards wholesomeness and beauty rather than terror, fear and death'." as if their god of the bible didn't invoke terror, fear, and death on every other page, create hell and all the demons in it, etc, etc, etc. How can they not see the irony?

Permalink Reply by Louis Davout on October 31, 2009 at 4:02am

"Catholic bishops who this week urged parents not to let their children dress up as ghosts and goblins"

I think tey should be the last people giving advice about children.

Permalink Reply by Susan Stanko on October 31, 2009 at 10:09am

The Landover Baptist must be having a field day with all these articles.

Permalink Reply by Aiden on October 31, 2009 at 10:17am

It surprises me that a religion that has successfully incorporated every other pagan holiday couldn't think of anything to do with Halloween but condemn it.

Permalink Reply by Susan Stanko on October 31, 2009 at 10:22am

I guess they just don't like witches.

Permalink Reply by The Secular One on October 31, 2009 at 10:39am

They tried to incorporate it with the Day of the Dead and All-Saints day, and it worked in a lot of places, just not majorly in the United States.

Permalink Reply by The Secular One on October 31, 2009 at 10:38am

Am I crazy, or are The Day of the Dead and All-Saints Day a Catholic holidays? I'm sure they weren't placed on the 1st and 2nd of November to try and take over Halloween.

They are just pissy that we haven't taken their versions over the secular one. Boo hoo, let us all cry them a river.

Permalink Reply by Susan Stanko on October 31, 2009 at 12:44pm

I just figured out the difference. Our Halloween is FUN. They don't like fun.

Permalink Reply by Jo Jerome on October 31, 2009 at 1:57pm

Or perhaps more to the point, unlike Solstice or Spring rebirth and renewal festivities, the Church hasn't quite figured out how to hijack Halloween and make it Xian again.

As soon as they do, Halloween will be as sacred, Christian, and absolutely original and all their idea as any other Co-opted Pagan holiday.

Permalink Reply by Phil Weadick on October 31, 2009 at 2:15pm

I could dress up as Zombie Jesus if you think it would help.