Court win for papal visit protestors in Australia

Bored With the MobJul 15th, 2008 - 06:39:10

Presumably these people are actively protesting the treatment of women and the same issues at every mosque in Australia ... no they aren't because they are cowards. Christians are a soft target because they 'turn the other cheek'. Protest the Muslims and I will be impressed.

If the folks visiting for world youth day wanted the opinion of the protestors, they'd ask for it. Do they really think that they are telling them anything they don't know. The people attending have never heard of condoms and if they see them on their shirt they'll have a revelation?

Clearly they have too much time on their hands and an elevated view of the importance of their opinion.

Nice group-think ... perhaps what you are accusing the Catholics of?

Regards,

Sick of 'Rent a Crowd'

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DaveJul 15th, 2008 - 08:16:05

'The new laws would have allowed arrests for 'causing annoyance or inconvenience'' and also imposed very heavy fines.

Whoever made and voted for this law should be punished. This law would have made Gorbels blush. It is certainly as bad or worse than anything the Catholic Church has done. If I lived in Sydney this law would definitely motivate me to be as 'annoying and inconvenient' as possible. Not because I have an axe to grid against the church but because so many of my ancestors died to prevent such laws coming into force.

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PeterJul 15th, 2008 - 10:25:51

Being a small part of a huge event has been awe inspiring to say the least. It was gratifying to see the court case won, so that these serial annoyers could get their 15 minutes of mandatory anti-Christian ABC coverage out of the way and so that the world could see the Youth openly and utterly reject the stupidity they are peddling.

Viva Papa!

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JohannesJul 16th, 2008 - 05:58:56

This 'NoToPople' group is barely a blip on the map. There have been more animal rights protests in central Sydney than Marxist anti-Catholic protests since WYD began. The only offence for visiting Catholics may be the sight of naked people protesting KFC, China and the live export of sheep to the Middle East. The Marxist anti-Catholic group/s get more media coverage than their numbers should really dictate. As for the controversial laws being overturned, they weren't necessary in the fist place. It's not like Sydney's Christian community is known for 'turning the other cheek' when they get picked on(see anti-muslim riots, lobbying to ban mosques etc).

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TJJul 17th, 2008 - 16:36:23

'In every country and in every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty. He is always in alliance with the despot, abetting his abuses in return for protection to his own.'

-Thomas Jefferson, letter to Horatio G. Spafford, March 17, 1814

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