Paddy Power Pope Bet

[The Mayor Of Simpleton]

http://www.paddypower.com/bet/novelty-betting/current-affairs/pope-betting

 

This is pretty good, TBH.

 

Richard Dawkins 666/1

 

Bono and Dougal from Craggy island 1000/1.

 

I think it'll be Peter Turkson who gets the nod.

[missunderstood]

I thought Gary Glitter had it in the bag, but my source in Singapore informs me that Kevin Webster is a good outside bet. If the church can perform a miracle then it has to be Jimmy Saville.

[The Mayor Of Simpleton]

Madonna 2500/1, although odds on Saint Bob Geldof are closing!

[Big J R]

David Icke

[The Mayor Of Simpleton]

Russell Brand 100000/1

[missunderstood]

Another geriatric job blocker gets the top job. Cant be much of a pension scheme if the poor old boy still has to work at his age.

[The Mayor Of Simpleton]

Surprising that they went for a 76 year old. Looks like we'll be electing yet another new Pope in a few years....

[missunderstood]

Surprising that they went for a 76 year old. Looks like we'll be electing yet another new Pope in a few years....

 

Rather have an election than handing the number one job over to the first born.

 

When Liz pops her clogs we end up with a pillock that talks to plants and has ambitions to be a tampon.

[The Mayor Of Simpleton]

'When Liz pops her clogs we end up with a pillock that talks to plants and has ambitions to be a tampon.'

 

Well it could have been worse - it could have been Piers Morgan

[Hookey]

Perhaps the Argies will stop banging on about the Falklands for a while,.now they have something else to focus on.

[HKP]

I doubt it, Pope Francis has previously supported his country's position on the Falklands.

[The Mayor Of Simpleton]

He won't last beyond 2018, in my opinion.

 

I think that he's been made Pope, in order to:

 

1) Clear up the infamous sex abuse scandals within the Catholic Church

2) Sort out the problem of fraud within The Vatican Bank

3) Try and get the Catholic Church back on track and to make it more transparent.

 

After he's done those three things, there'll be another election and a younger Pope put in office.

[Big J R]

I doubt it, Pope Francis has previously supported his country's position on the Falklands.

 

That's what worries me !

 

However, Her Mag is 'Queen of England' and Head of the Church of England, NOT head of the Catholic Faith in this country, so all shoud be well !!

Edited March 14, 2013 by Big J R

[missunderstood]

He won't last beyond 2018, in my opinion.

 

I think that he's been made Pope, in order to:

 

1) Clear up the infamous sex abuse scandals within the Catholic Church

2) Sort out the problem of fraud within The Vatican Bank

3) Try and get the Catholic Church back on track and to make it more transparent.

 

After he's done those three things, there'll be another election and a younger Pope put in office.

 

I would imagine its going to take much longer than five years to clear up all the sex scandals.

[Rhodes]

Bono will be a good shout when this one kicks the bucket or resigns

[The Mayor Of Simpleton]

Saint Bob of Africa gets my vote.

[Rhodes]

Was anyone listening to the Stephen Nolan show on BBC Five Live last night and his interview with Cardinal Vincent Fox Napier, the Archbishop of Durban in South Africa, Napier, who was one of the 115 Cardinals who took part in the so called conclave at the Vatican to elect the new Pope stated that paedophilia was not a crime but a mental condition or disorder.

[Loose]

I read the story on the BBC's News Page Rhodesy. Do you disagree with the Cardinal?

[missunderstood]

I read the story on the BBC's News Page Rhodesy. Do you disagree with the Cardinal?

 

I would imagine paedophilia is a form of mental illness, but because of the nature of the crime and the long term effect it has on the victims the punishments should remain harsh. For serial child molesters I see little point in trying to rehabilitate them and would prefer them to be locked away for life.

 

Anyone found to be covering up for paedophiles should receive sentences at least equal to the persons that committed the offences to show once and for that society take these offences seriously.

[Loose]

I would imagine paedophilia is a form of mental illness, but because of the nature of the crime and the long term effect it has on the victims the punishments should remain harsh. For serial child molesters I see little point in trying to rehabilitate them and would prefer them to be locked away for life.

 

Anyone found to be covering up for paedophiles should receive sentences at least equal to the persons that committed the offences to show once and for that society take these offences seriously.

 

I don't know what the exact statistics are anymore but they are in effect that overwhelmingly the majority of sexually abused children go on to abuse others, themselves. So they are both victim and abuser in their lifetimes (overwhelmingly). You can look at a child who has been violated and see that down the line, given the opportunities that they will go on to do the same. Surely there is as you say a mental illness component in large measure there. And at the same time it is a criminal offence.

 

It's also an illness that can rarely if ever at an older age that can be "cured".

Edited March 16, 2013 by Loose