Photo shows Pope ghost in flames

[Poiuyt]

Is this Pope John Paul II waving from beyond the grave? Vatican TV director says yes
By NICK PISA -

This fiery figure is being hailed as Pope John Paul II making an appearance beyond the grave.

The image, said by believers to show the Holy Father with his right hand raised in blessing, was spotted during a ceremony in Poland to mark the second anniversary of his death.



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=487764&in_page_id=1811

[acmavm]

1. Oh pfffft!

[tularetom]

2. Or it could be OJ Simpson straight arming a tackler

or shoving fred Goldman out of his way as he runs out of a casino with some of his memorabilia,

[pampango]

48. Or Randi Rhodes warding off an attacker. We see what we want to see. n/t

[mike_c]

3. it's not real unless it shows up on a grilled cheese sandwich....

Cheeses of Nazareth and all that....

[Libby2]

13. LOL

[Mist]

20. Heretic! I'm of the Virgin Mary on a burrito system of belief! Just to say that

for millenia people have noticed the shapes that can occur in fires. Why would the Pope be depicted in that one position and no other? Why pic that one Pope pic to make the point?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

4. That ain't the Pope.

That's Queen Victoria, in profile, being surprised.

Sheesh.

[glowing]

5. I wouldn't doubt it.. there was something very peaceful about him,

despite all the Catholic melodramatics around him. I don't like the new Pope.. I think he's pure evil.

[splat]

6. Flames -- didn't he come from the wrong direction? n/t

[glowing]

31. That's funny. I didn't think about that... I think this is more like burning

bush... but that is funny. Give you props...

[spanone]

7. find the pope in the pizza contest

[merh]

8. firey grave

that means hell, doesn't it

peace and angels are clouds or smoke

it's not like he is a burning bush

:scared:

[Done]

9. OMG! JP II is in hell! What hope is there for any of the rest of us!!!

[sinkingfeeling]

10. Funny, I see flames!

[Lance_Boyle]

11. clearly he's only holding up one finger...

"FUCK YOU, RATSO!"

Good on ya, Flamey McDeadpope.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

12. So, in heaven he's still old and stooped over?

[LeftCoast]

17. And on fire!

Hmm....

[Richard Steele]

14. BREAKING: Vatican TV Director has WAY too much free time! nm

[formercia]

15. Does that mean he's burning in Hell?

:rofl:

[Ian David]

16. Appropriately, it shows Pope John Paul burning in Hell.

"Help, me! It burns! It burns! I'm sorry about covering-up all the pedophilia, bashing all the gays, ranting about Terri Schiavo and then refusing my own feeding tube! Oh, and birth control is okay after all! I'm sorry! It burns! It burns!"


Also, here's Jesus:



http://nynerd.com/can-you-see-jesus/

[Seedersandleechers]

35. I love that dog pic

Made me laugh out loud. May I use it?

[Ian David]

45. It's not mine. That's why I provided a link to the source under the photo.

But yeah, go ahead and put it on your christmas cards, for all I care.

:)

[Totally Committed]

42. I just laughed so loud, I scared the dog out of the room!

OMG... the dog picture is hysterical. I hope it's okay if I use that when I e-mail my friends today!

You are so baaaaaadddd. :rofl:

TC

[tom_paine]

18. If one wants to understand why the Human Race is going extinct, look no further.

I say this not to disparage religions of any kind, but the simple statement of fact that, apparently, a large minority if not a majority, are still stuck in medeval times.

This also explains why we seem in such a rush to get back to that "more simple" time when no one had to think much and the Leader was ALWAYS Noble and Godly.

Wow. Looking sat something like this, as well as living through the Fall of the Old American Republic for seven years has got me wondering if maybe it isn't a good thing for the universe if humanity goes extinct.

I still haven't changed my revious opinion (that it would NOt be a good thing if humanity disappeared from the universe), but I havebeen given pause more and more lately.

[Gravel2008]

37. So, explain to me,

If a medieval mentality leads to extinction, how come we ever even made it out of the 14th century?

[Swamp Rat]

39. We haven't "made it out of the 14th century."

[tom_paine]

41. Ummm, because we didn't have the scope or power of the tools

necessary to destroy ourselevs and our biosphere (at least as it pertains to the support of human communtities).

Now we do. It is factual and indisputable for at least one "tool" we now possess:

Nuclear Weapons

We can almost certainly annihilate our species in the long run if we even use a quarter or even an eight of our nuclear arsenal. We can destroy it in the short run if we shot it all of tomorrow.

I don't say this to say that either of these things are going to occur, but to make my point asbout what is different than the 14th Century.

OK, now add to nuclear weapons, other technologies which may (time will tell, so this is speculation that cannot be proven) have the ability to severly degrade or destroy the biosphere for future human habitation:

Petroleum Technology
Genetic Engineering

I am sure there are other technologies I am missing in this short list. Don't forget to addthe difference of having more than half of every human being who ever lived alive right at this second, aka the population crisis.

In the 14th Century, I believe global population was roughly 600,000,000. We've got almost 11 times that number.

Again, I list these things not to say I believe they are 100% bound to happen, but to further point out why we made it out of the 14th Century but why conditions are so differnet now that havin a medeval mentality id far more dangerous now than it was in the Dark Ages.

[notadmblnd]

19. maybe it's just him burning in hell?

[nykym]

21. Quick

who's got the marshmellows?

[Annces]

22. Very striking - of course photo manipulation is easy n/t

[0007]

34. .....well visit this site for the real poop on Jack Schitt

http://jack.zunino.net/knowjack.htm

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

23. Quick - it's an 11th level fire-pope. His hit points are off the charts.

Somebody role for inish!

[MonkeyFunk]

38. LOL!!!

"11th level fire-pope"

:rofl:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

40. Together with Theresa the Lava-Nun your cities shall be laid waste in the

name of Cathol the mighty balrog!

[DefenseLawyer]

24. As luck would have it

I was standing fairly close to the Pope fire with a cheese sandwich... and wouldn't ya know it...




The Virgin Mary!

[and-justice-for-all]

25. I saw an elephant in a cloud...nt

[Bitwit1234]

26. Do you think the Pope is burning in Hell more likely it is a preview of bush

[Beelzebud]

27. Breaking News. Mickey Mouse spotted in clouds! More at Ten.

[librechik]

28. my camera does the same thing on "candlelight" setting

You should see my scary photos of the basement at the Stanley Hotel!

[DemoTex]

29. Photo shows Ken Lay ghost in clouds

[endarkenment]

30. Oh great, another pope-flame war on DU.

[mainegreen]

43. You mean a flame-pope war, don't you?

:P

[endarkenment]

46. How dare you!

Alert Alert Alert!

[sniffa]

32. the faithfuL see anything in everything

:rofl:

[Atman]

33. What was the shutter speed?

Seriously, how did anyone "see" this until after the photo was developed? I'm sure you've all see fire, right? Are they trying to claim the roaring flame stayed this way for longer than the split-second it took the shutter to engage? Why, was the pope just fucking with them? Or are people really just that fucking stupid?

.

[Arugula Latte]

36. Boy, rationality ain't their strong suit, is it?

I guess that's the understatement of the millenia, and the one before, and the one before that.

[varkam]

44. That's incredibly absurd.

I guess I'd laugh if I didn't think some people really bought into this.

[Swamp Rat]

47. kick