Papal visit.

[Jack]

Well I work in an office on Regent Road. Already hundreds of excited kids are piling into the old Royal High School along with a load of pipe bands. Helicopters are circling overhead. Some people have already taken their positions by the barriers!

About 2 hours to go before he gets here.

[SlickShoes]

Work in glasgow city centre, went in late and blamed the pilgrims, perfectly valid. Loads of them walking about wearing pilgrim pack bags on there back.

[hibsbollah]

Ive just spotted George Foulkes and Ian Paisley Jr sharing a Blue WKD on the corner of Waterloo Place. They are wearing 'Nae Papery Japery' t-shirts and are lounging against TwoCarpets' car with a 'Darwin' bumper sticker.

[jonty]

Just caught a bit of this on the BBC website.
Showed the pope just leaving Holyrood.

Was that a hibs tartan scarf around his neck? :wink:
Very similar tartan if not.

just seen it here:
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2010/09/09/tartan-created-in-honour-of-pope-s-visit-to-scotland-is-unveiled-86908-22549163/

Not quite green enough.

[Hibs90]

Was about to say similar. Looks very much like it.

[Hibs Class]

Was driving through Corstorphine last night, around 8pm. Looked like every council worker with a sweeping brush was out (making little piles of leaves every 20 yards), as was every road cleaning van. The streets hadn't looked as clean for about 30 years.

[Wembley67]

Just been up to see him in Waterloo Place, pretty cool :thumbsup:

He blessed the Hibs and said Hearts are crap - top man :cool2:

[Sylar]

Allegedly, the "Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland" are holding a protest :rolleyes:

[Woody1985]

I seen someone with a placard which made me laugh. It had a picture of the pope with his big hat on. It had an arrow pointing to the hat, it said 'Good Hat' and another arrow pointing to him that said 'Bad Man'. :tee hee:

[Twa Cairpets]

Ive just spotted George Foulkes and Ian Paisley Jr sharing a Blue WKD on the corner of Waterloo Place. They are wearing 'Nae Papery Japery' t-shirts and are lounging against TwoCarpets' car with a 'Darwin' bumper sticker.

:faf: Oy!
Dont mind the Darwin sticker but linking me even tangentially with Foulkes and Paisley is taking it tooooo far.:greengrin

On the BBC news they had a close up of him in the popemobile - he was genuinely wearing what looked very, very like a Hibs tartan scarf. Anyone else see it? Surely not...

Edit - just saw the post above - oops, the scarf has been spotted, so we can add him to ET as famous fans. Surely we have the widest reach of any club in the Universe now, incorporating both God and aliens into our fanbase

[(((Fergus)))]

:faf: Oy!
Dont mind the Darwin sticker but linking me even tangentially with Foulkes and Paisley is taking it tooooo far.:greengrin

On the BBC news they had a close up of him in the popemobile - he was genuinely wearing what looked very, very like a Hibs tartan scarf. Anyone else see it? Surely not...

Edit - just saw the post above - oops, the scarf has been spotted, so we can add him to ET as famous fans. Surely we have the widest reach of any club in the Universe now, incorporating both God and aliens into our fanbase
:thumbsup:

[Phil D. Rolls]

:faf: Oy!
Dont mind the Darwin sticker but linking me even tangentially with Foulkes and Paisley is taking it tooooo far.:greengrin

On the BBC news they had a close up of him in the popemobile - he was genuinely wearing what looked very, very like a Hibs tartan scarf. Anyone else see it? Surely not...

Edit - just saw the post above - oops, the scarf has been spotted, so we can add him to ET as famous fans. Surely we have the widest reach of any club in the Universe now, incorporating both God and aliens into our fanbase


He'll have a Farmer Autocare sticker in the back of the ice cream van next. :greengrin

This has forced a radical rethink on my views on the Pope. I would like to state that any suggestion I didn't like the views he stood for on issues like AIDS, homosexuality, rights of women etc; have been totally misrepresented, er, by me.

I can now see that he is the sort of guy who would happily drink Carling lager in the Iona Bar, and go up to Easter Road to cheer/boo his team - as is his right.

I love the Pope, he's an 82 year old German that wasn't a Nazi. How good is that?

[blaikie]

Allegedly, the "Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland" are holding a protest :rolleyes:

Silent parade apparently, Shame they couldn't turn all there parade's silent, and march straight into the North Sea :yawn:

[Bishop Hibee]

I was on the St Ninian's Day Parade. Went very well, good positive atmosphere and the school kids loved it. Free long sleeved commemorative t-shirt (not paid for by the taxpayer) and Scotland badge for them. Waited to see Pope Benedict going past. Good photos of the whole thing. Didn't manage to get a scarf though so I'll stick to the green and white at ER on Saturday :wink:

[sambajustice]

just seen it here:
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2010/09/09/tartan-created-in-honour-of-pope-s-visit-to-scotland-is-unveiled-86908-22549163/



Finally!! A few good Tims supporting the Hi-Bees!!!

[Expecting Rain]

God bless the pope.

[Mikey]

C'mon folks. Nae need!

[BroxburnHibee]

Guys - neither myself or any other member of the admin team want to spend all night deleting posts or handing out infractions/bannings.

Give it a rest with the personal stuff.

One time warning.

[Phil D. Rolls]

Pretty pitiful turnout for a faded brand. The crowds were literally one deep on some of the capital's pavements.

Also nice to see so many Irish flags in Belahouston Park. Surprised the Polish didn't feel the need to proclaim their heritage in the same way.

Verdict: a massive opportunity for small town Scotland to have something in their lives that gets on the telly.

[Expecting Rain]

Pretty pitiful turnout for a faded brand. The crowds were literally one deep on some of the capital's pavements.

Also nice to see so many Irish flags in Belahouston Park. Surprised the Polish didn't feel the need to proclaim their heritage in the same way.

Verdict: a massive opportunity for small town Scotland to have something in their lives that gets on the telly.

You either got faith or unbelief, there`s no neutral ground.

[Phil D. Rolls]

You either got faith or unbelief, there`s no neutral ground.

I suppose that's true, but on the evidence of today there's less people have faith than 27 years ago.

[Expecting Rain]

I suppose that's true, but on the evidence of today there's less people have faith than 27 years ago.

Fair point FR regarding numbers but it is easier not to believe than it is to believe, the doctrine could do with a bit of tweaking though to incorporate the times, as a lapsed catholic i`m in no position to preach but i`m more prone to circumstance and listening to Dylan,Waits and Cave than Cliff Richard.:wink:

[Bishop Hibee]

Pretty pitiful turnout for a faded brand. The crowds were literally one deep on some of the capital's pavements.

Also nice to see so many Irish flags in Belahouston Park. Surprised the Polish didn't feel the need to proclaim their heritage in the same way.

Verdict: a massive opportunity for small town Scotland to have something in their lives that gets on the telly.

I thought the crowds were pretty good. About 20K I'd guess if repeated up Tollcross and on to Morningside. Not bad considering the worries over traffic and security.

Having watched the Mass on TV I was surprised how few Irish flags there were. Far less than '82. As for Bellahouston attendence, figures seemed to vary from 55 to 75K on the BBC coverage. Not shabby at all as lots of parishes put on big screens in their church halls. Protests seemed a damp squib too.

Verdict: a success that showed Scotland around the world in a positive light.

[Phil D. Rolls]

Fair point FR regarding numbers but it is easier not to believe than it is to believe, the doctrine could do with a bit of tweaking though to incorporate the times, as a lapsed catholic i`m in no position to preach but i`m more prone to circumstance and listening to Dylan,Waits and Cave than Cliff Richard.:wink:

I think that anyone who questions things finds it hard to come to a definitive answer. I have to say, that some of the spinning that has gone with this visit has made me look again at my beliefs which have a humanistic slant.

I can actually understand why people don't want to take the chance that there isn't a god, given the potential consequences come judgement day. What does trouble me is that a mortal can be appointed as His representative on earth. That is just stretching it a bit too far.



I thought the crowds were pretty good. About 20K I'd guess if repeated up Tollcross and on to Morningside. Not bad considering the worries over traffic and security.

Having watched the Mass on TV I was surprised how few Irish flags there were. Far less than '82. As for Bellahouston attendence, figures seemed to vary from 55 to 75K on the BBC coverage. Not shabby at all as lots of parishes put on big screens in their church halls. Protests seemed a damp squib too.

Verdict: a success that showed Scotland around the world in a positive light.

That is a fair assessment, and a balanced retort to some of my tongue in cheek postings today. I wish those who truly believe well - but I hope that they are wrong, otherwise I'm in deep do do one day.

[The Harp Awakes]

I thought the crowds were pretty good. About 20K I'd guess if repeated up Tollcross and on to Morningside. Not bad considering the worries over traffic and security.

Having watched the Mass on TV I was surprised how few Irish flags there were. Far less than '82. As for Bellahouston attendence, figures seemed to vary from 55 to 75K on the BBC coverage. Not shabby at all as lots of parishes put on big screens in their church halls. Protests seemed a damp squib too.

Verdict: a success that showed Scotland around the world in a positive light.

The police estimate was 125K in Edinburgh City Centre. Not a bad turn oot.

[Expecting Rain]

Filled Rolls i don`t think you`ll be left out of the party because you find it hard to believe in the pope but if i get invited and that is very much in the balance irrespective of wether i believe or not due to my performance on earth so far, i`ll put a word in for you, heaven could certainly do with a bit of humour.:cool2:

[Twa Cairpets]

Filled Rolls i don`t think you`ll be left out of the party because you find it hard to believe in the pope but if i get invited and that is very much in the balance irrespective of wether i believe or not due to my performance on earth so far, i`ll put a word in for you, heaven could certainly do with a bit of humour.:cool2:

So how does this apply to Filled Rolls???:wink:

[Expecting Rain]

So how does this apply to Filled Rolls???:wink:

He has his moments.:greengrin

[Phil D. Rolls]

So how does this apply to Filled Rolls???:wink:


He has his moments.:greengrin

He's not as funny as he used to be.

[hibsbollah]

:faf: Oy!
Dont mind the Darwin sticker but linking me even tangentially with Foulkes and Paisley is taking it tooooo far.:greengrin

On the BBC news they had a close up of him in the popemobile - he was genuinely wearing what looked very, very like a Hibs tartan scarf. Anyone else see it? Surely not...

Edit - just saw the post above - oops, the scarf has been spotted, so we can add him to ET as famous fans. Surely we have the widest reach of any club in the Universe now, incorporating both God and aliens into our fanbase no offence intended:) I did think the scattered anti-pope protests were a bit of an unholy mix; liberal secularists, feminists, Presbyterian bigots and dribbling pads like foulkes. My personal highlight was when the 'grand master' of the orange order suggested the pontiff had deliberately chosen to visit because it wad the 450th anniversary of the reformation! He was serious and outraged at the papist cheek of the whole thing. Great stuff from the bigots.