I’d say the undignified part is sitting atop a family car in a custom made box that simultaneously looks like he’s being exhibited to an alien species and he’s about to get gunged by Dave Benson Phillips.
The popemobile is also bullet proof, to… erm… supplement the power of prayer.
Usually I’d call someone like that a hypocrite, but considering he took two bullets… I understand why he wouldn’t want a repeat of that experience.
Weirdly “it’s gods will” doesn’t apply in this case.
Also…he took two bullets, if his God wanted him dead he had the opportunity.
It’s like the question of why wear a bulletproof vest if you’re immortal, it’s not like divine protection stops bullets from hurting.
Did you hear the story of the man on the roof of his house when it was flooding? I think that was a west wing bit… God wants you to have a bulletproof vest.
So his god wanted him to be hurt, why then the popemobile? Why interfere with god’s will?
Clearly it was god’s will that he got a popemobile since that ended up happening
Why did god want the pope shot?
“God works in mysterious ways”
God wanted a popemobile. Q.E.D.
tbf some recent-ish Pope got shot in the ribs, so it’s probably to prevent that happening again
Could just pray not to be shot. No bullet proof glass necessary. Easy peasy. Am I christianing right?
Every time I hear the term “popemobile” I think of the 1960’s Adam West Batman.
“Quick, Pope Man! To the Popemobile!”
Transitory sound effect with spinning cross swipe
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na POPE MAN!
Gay slurs are perfectly dignified, though. It’s definitely the car that cost him respect. (I know, different pope. Still, though.)
Same shit different pile.
I know, different pope. Still, though.
Still what? You’re judging one person on the statements of a completely different person. How is that logical?
I mean they claim to communicate directly with God so they can be judged with similar logic
On June 6, 2007, a German man tried to jump into Benedict XVI’s uncovered popemobile as the pontiff began his general audience. The pope was not hurt and did not even appear to notice that the man had jumped over the protective barrier in the square and had grabbed onto the white Fiat popemobile as it passed. At least eight security officers were trailing the vehicle as it moved slowly through the square. They subsequently grabbed the man and wrestled him to the ground, before he was interrogated by Vatican police.
Bullet proof glass, security goons. Why all this when prayer would keep him safe? Perhaps the pope only pretends to believe prayer works? Christopher Hitchens said he met with top clergy several times and they openly discussed with him they knew it was all bullshit. When asked why they chose to preach known bullshit they said its what the parishioners expected and they felt it was mostly “good” bullshit.
