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Here Popey, T’is Time For Me To Retire.

In Blog, Humour, Illustration, Politicsby Paul Doyle4 Comments

A few days ago, his most arseholey eminence Cardinal Brady offered his resignation to the big papa priest in Rome. Survivors of sexual abuse urged a speedy acceptance but we’re still left waiting for the pope’s sign off. Frustrated with waiting, Paul Doyle turned his imagination to the contents of Brady’s resignation letter.       Dear Pope, It is with deep regret and a heavy heart that I must today request that you … Read More

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Lesbian Exorcism

In Blog, Cultureby Fedayn10 Comments

 Some say the Divil is dead and buried in Killarney. The Pope is receiving adulation from the International Association of Exorcists for reviving the war on demons. At a conference last week in the Vatican, two hundred exorcist delegates (who function mainly in South American and Eastern Europe, which are plainly more susceptible to demons than the rest of the world…) met to talk about how Satanic cults are spreading like … Read More

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That Would Be An Ecumenical Matter

In Blogby Fedayn6 Comments

In Italian newspaper, Corriere Della Sera, the Pope spoke on matters such as civil union, women in the church and contraception. Some commentators are pointing specifically to his words on civil unions as they mark a move in the church’s stance. The following transcript shows he considers each topic is worth ‘evaluating’, consulting experts on and taking into account people’s situations. While this may all sound a bit like Fr.Jack … Read More

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The Pope Needs Better Allies

In Blog, Culture, Politicsby Fedayn1 Comment

In his ongoing international defence of the new Pope David Quinn, of the Catholic think-tank Iona Institute and columnist for the Irish Catholic, Huffington Post and the Irish Independent has again relied on a dubious source. rabble investigates… Following our report  – which revealed that his column ‘clearing’ the Pope of wrong-doing during his time as head of the Church under the Argentinian Junta was based on a fictitious Amnesty … Read More

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Quinn, the Pope and what Amnesty really said

In Blog, Politicsby Fedayn6 Comments

In an article in the Irish Catholic, under the heading ‘Pope Francis and the Argentinian Junta: The Pontiff has no case to answer’, David Quinn rests his case on an Amnesty Argentina statement. rabble begs to differ. In the article (available here) Quinn, (the conservative Director of the Iona Institute and regular contributor to the Irish Independent),  lists some of the claims against the new Pope. ‘The new Pope is … Read More

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Women! Know your place!

In Blog, Cultureby Fedayn40 Comments

“Women are naturally unsuitable for political tasks. Natural order and the facts teach us that man is a politician par excellence, the Scriptures show us that women always support the thinking and creative man, but nothing more than that “ WELL – it seems we fell for internet rumours on this one. We can’t find a reliable source for this quote from 6th June 2007, Buenos Aires. It may be … Read More

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RTE is ‘Anti-Catholic’

In Blog, Cultureby Fedayn30 Comments

If you didn’t catch RTÉ’s The Late Debate on Thursday night last (in a week awash with RTÉ fawning over the exit of the Pope from office) then we highly recommend catching up now. MP3 from the RTÉ website can be downloaded here Fr. Joe Mcdonald of Ballyfermot and Senator Ronan Mullen of LaLa Land first complained that there was an atheist on the panel before rounding on an abuse … Read More

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The Last Pope

In Blog, Culture, Humourby Fedayn11 Comments

  According to St.Malachy’s prophecy, Pope Benedict XVI’s successor  will be Peter the Roman”, whose pontificate will end in the destruction of the city of Rome. The prophecy was first published in 1595 by Arnold de Wyon, a Benedictine historian, as part of his book Lignum Vitæ. Wyon attributed the list to Saint Malachy, the 12th‑century bishop of Armagh in Ireland. According to the traditional account, in 1139, Malachy was summoned to Rome by Pope Innocent II. While in Rome, Malachy purportedly … Read More