Catholic Church Remains In Dark Ages

[ChillDoubt]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29677779

He's got work to do yet it would appear. Shame really, he appears very down to earth and popular.
Looks like the Synod is not yet ready to join the 21st century though, and for some time to come I'll wager.

[mikey4444]

Retrochic...correct at 14:44.

[ChillDoubt]

Never forget though, that the Catholic church is not in the dark ages compared with radical islam... in fact , it is positively glowing with enlightenment !
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Very true, janbee. Whilst the RC church remains in the dark ages, large sections of Islam remain in the stone age.

[mikey4444]

Its the thought of the Pope being "down to earth" that amazes me !

[Hypognosis]

@Retrochic

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Retrochic
I always thought that Celibacy was enforced in the middle ages by the catholic church for its priests so that none of the churches wealth could be inherited by wives, sons and daughters. Totally agree with vetuste enemmi.
14:44 Sun 19th Oct 2014 //

It's a good point but since when did any priests get their hands on any church wealth personally?

Wages or upkeep? Yes.
Money saved up? I doubt it. No banking until the middle ages plus all that eye of a needle stuff to worry about. No need to save up either, so long as they kept receiving income.

Anyone with a wife and family would naturally demand a higher salary, to pay for them. Could have been just a penny-pinching measure by the Pape?

I also fully agree with vetuste_ennemi.

Meanwhile: global poverty and Papal gold reserves… join the dots.

[EDDIE51]

10clarionstreet
The police have tried out several fixed wing aircraft as a lower cost alternative to helicopters this is one that was used, there are others
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgley_Optica
It is very likely you saw a test flight especially as the police helicopter then flew the same flight path.

[EDDIE51]

^^ sorry wrong post again I don't know why this keeps happening