What does one get the Pope for Christmas? A Dashboard Jesus for the Pope-Mobile? A renewal of his NAMBLA membership? Fruitcake? Fine choices all, but what says Merry Christmas to Pope Benedict XVI better than a new soul for the Almighty!?
Christmas came early for Blitzkrieg Benny this year, when yesterday, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair converted to Catholicism. That’s great for the Pope, but why in the hell would Blair do such a thing?
Maybe, he wasn’t feeling enough guilt over the Iraq war, and needed a booster of regret that only the Catholic Church could provide. Perhaps becoming a Catholic is the only way he can feed his BINGO addiction, or maybe he just likes the taste of communion wafers.
While I don’t recommend anyone converting to Catholicism, or any organized religion for that matter, this may be a win-win situation for Pope Benny and Tony Blair. The Pope gets a big name soul for the Lord, and Blair can now go to confession and be forgiven for kissing President Bush’s ass for six years.
Congratulations Tony Blair…enjoy the pomp and circumstance of the Catholic Mass, revel in the smell of the incense, and don’t bend over in front of Father O’Malley.
Enjoy your Saturday folks, I’ll be around here and there.
Cheers!!
29 comments:
He really converted????? OMG...(small g there)....He probably thinks he's going to assauge his guilt...ahahahahaha...boy, does he have it all wrong!!!!
Peace and Happy Holidays to you and yours.....
I can't believe he converted! I didn't get the Catholic memo!Will he get a bris? Wait...that's not us....
Odat: Yes he really did convert. Now, when he sits down to a meal of fish and chips, he will be doing the Lord's work. Cheers and Merry Christmas to you!!
Metalmom: Ha, good one. You didn't get the memo!? You must be out of the holy loop. Cheers!!
I think it's a ploy for a day time TV show. "True Confessions on the Benny and Blair Hour"
Move over Oprah, there's a new game in town.
Jeff: That has possibilities. Musical entertainment provided by the Swiss Guard Trio. Cheers Jeff!!
Shit!! I can't use my Jesus "Ice breakers" in England anymore!
My favorite one -
Did you hear about Jesus going to the local hotel and throwing 3 nails on the counter ?
He asked, " can you put me up for the night?"
Al: Awwwwww. That was so blasphemously wrong. But it's nice to know that I'll have someone to talk to in Hell. Cheers!!
I didn't get the memo either, but then again, I belong to the American Catholic Church, not the Roman one.
*grin*
BTW - Where are Inky and Lola?
Songbird: Ah yes, American Catholics, the red-headed step-child of the Papal Empire.
Inky and Lola are on vacation, but may make an appearance on Happy Baby Jeebus Day. I hope you are feeling better. Cheers Darlin'!!
Bwahahahahah. Now this is rich. I love it. Don't bend over in front of Father O'Malley. Bwahahahahah. :)
Oh com'on Matt-man, you gotta be kiddin' Tony Blair converts to Catholicism? Why? Anglicanism is the same as Catholicism except for the Pope...you know the story King 'enry VIII, Ann Bolyn, an' all.
Teach: I dont understand it either, Church of England, same great religion, half the guilt. Cheers!!
Sandee: Have a great Christmas and revel in the fact that Tony Blair is now getting his knuckles slapped by a Nun. Cheers!!
Well, you're right, Matt-man (you see I didn't believe you and went a-surfin' to find out)Here's what "Cranmer" said:
"It is ironic that 'the most devoutly Christian prime minister since Gladstone' has done more to undermine Christian liberties than any challenge to the faith on these islands in more than three centuries. He is a spiritual fraud, and Rome is where his heart has always been: his professed Anglicanism was indeed simply a piece of theatre - a facade maintained for constitutional reasons."
Interestin', eh? Also
"It is, at the very least, more than a little impolite that the Middle East Messiah (crossed out) Envoy has chosen the eve of Christmas to turn the spotlight on himself, thus eclipsing the Star of Bethlehem and upstaging the Prince of Peace."
From (http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.
com/2007/12/tony-blair-
converts-to-roman.html)
Teach: See, I may be a sarcastic SOB, but I do my homework. Cheers Dear!! I'll be over soon, but these Non-Bagwine reading, commenting freaks on You Tube have been occupying my time. Cheers!!
What a wicked picture...he looks demonic.
I'm just wondering what kind of naughty pics the pope has of Blair?
Merry Christmas!
Converting to Catholicism....that takes the biscuit (they rarely eat cake I hear tell)...shoot I am proud of my lapsed Catholis state. And one wonders why I am agnostic?
Thanks for keeping my in the loop, because otherwise I would be clueless.
eh...no big deal...kinda bizarre...but eh?
I'm sure that Tony is following the the dictate of his spiritual needs. With seemingly endless variations of almost every religion (even atheism)there is a place for everyone.
Of course, dear Matt-Man, I must comment that you have reminded me of a song that was requested at every hootenanny I every played during my undergrad years in the ‘60s:
“I don’t care if it rains or freezes,
long as I got my Pastic Jesus
ridin’ on the dashboard of my car…”
Hahahahahaha I needed that laugh thanks Matt!
And our former prime minister needs to follow in his footsteps.
An Aussie band has a brilliant film clip to sum up the relationship between the three.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZjomvoxAx0
2 down and one to go.
Matty: It is a bit creepy. Cheers!!
Hammer: Maybe pics of him with a nun. Cheers!!
Sassy: It's a big club and I am always happy to tie you in a loop. Cheers!!
Kat: He is doing it for his true love. Cheers!!
Nick: I do love that song so. Cheers!!
Roger: Anytime, Cheers!!
Kelley: Howard is a bit of a dullard isn't he. I'll check out that clip, Cheers!!
Not really surprised on Tony, his wife and kids are RC and he has attended RC mass for years. Like a decade. I think the Pope got the better end of this deal. He has to bring in some big ticket names to make up for those youthful goose-stepping indescretions.
Seriously speaking, the man gives me the heebies. JP he is not.
Starr: Amen sistah. Cheers!!
Oooohh...you know what would earn Eggs Ben a big ole gold star? Converting Dick Cheney to a human being!
Anoymous: Ha...Very good, but probably impossible. Cheers!!
That posted me as anonymous?!
Nice Work Blogger! Or I need more coffee. Or booze. Yeah ...booze.
Starr: Yeah, go with booze. Cheers!!
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