Pope urges Angolans to convert; stampede kills 2

[L. Coyote]

Okay, it was not the rush to convert that caused the stampede!

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LUANDA, Angola – Tens of thousands of Angola's Catholics lined the streets of the capital Saturday for a blessing from Pope Benedict XVI, who urged the country's faithful to reach out and convert people who believe in witchcraft.

But a stampede at a stadium before one of the pope's speeches left two people dead and others injured.

"The pope is very upset," a Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said late Saturday.

The stampede broke out as the gates to Coqueiros stadium opened hours before Benedict arrived, Lombardi said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090322/ap_on_re_af/af_pope_africa

[yorgatron]

1. convert people who believe in witchcraft?

does anyone ever survive their "conversion"? :wtf:

Joey Rats,Nazi Pope.

[booley]

2. Oh yeah great idea

On a continent that already does brutal witch hunts, encourage people to single out "witches"

:sarcasm:

Seriously, things like this remind me why I am not Catholic

[Jamastiene]

3. I'm so glad my god blesses me directly.

I sure do hate being in crowds.

[NNN0LHI]

4. He is like Bush where he goes death follows