The Pope
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Fortaleza, Brazil - In the Eyes
A Force of Faith - Opovo Newspaper (Opovo) - Fortaleza (Wiki), Ceara State (Wiki), Brazil - May 9th, 2007
Opovo is the "most important" newspaper in Ceara State.
If eyes are the window to the soul -- what does this photo tell you?
As most people have not heard of Fortaleza, below are four of Wayne's photos of Fortaleza, Brazil from May 2007. A large city.
Above: The skyscraper coastline of Fortaleza. 5th largest city in Brazil with 2.4 million people. 3.4 million in the metro area.
Fortaleza, Brazil (Google Maps)
Below: Glassware with colored sand is popular, as is riding dune buggies on the coast.
Philippines - Not a very powerful God
If the Pope is the spiritual head / descendant of the all powerful church and has a "divine right," etc, etc... to lead
then wouldn't "God" watch over him and make sure nothing happened to him? Why does he need a bulletproof car?
After all -- "God" is "All-powerful" isn't he? He "created" the oceans, animals...the book of GENesis?
Now, somebody could make the argument that "God commanded the pope / followers to build a bulletproof vehicle,"
but now then, that God wouldn't be very powerful -- would HE?
(The usage of HE for God is because the Catholic church has and continues to suppress women)
Besides - many BeLIEvers thank God when their life is miraculously saved in some "close call."
So - with this logic - God could save you / BeLIEver, but not protect the pope from an assassin? BeLIEve whatever you want.
CTK - mentions SECURITy (SACRED) of the visit by the Pope and Bill-LION-AIRe - Bill Gates.
Photos from an advertisement in an inflight magazine of a Philippines domestic airline - 2008
A Peek Inside the US Popemobile (Newsweek) - Pope Mobile (Wiki)
Pope Mobile videos
Close up of the pope in Rome --- pope's entrance in popemobile at New York Yankee Statdium
Look at all those security guards!
More videos on Youtube -- Washington D.C. Pennsylvania Ave - Washington DC #2 - US National Stadium? - Streets of Rome #2 - Vatican - riding jeep, no glass
Vatican City - Guards? An Army?
Donīt the Swiss Guards protect the pope? Why does the pope need an army at all?
Same logic as above. Maybe it's just pomp and circumstance to sucker BeLIEvers.
Maybe they're (Church officials) scared of others because they don't KNOW who God IS.
Metaphor - Star Wars - Attack of the Clones - Alternate End (Imperial clone troops) - removed
Vatican Army swiss guard ----- 500th Anniversary - Papal Swiss Guards - 1 of 3
Pontifical Swiss_Guards (Wiki)
It is a small force responsible for the safety of the Pope, including the security of the Apostolic Palace and access to the entrances to the Vatican City.
Its official language is Swiss German. It serves as the de facto, if not de jure, military of the Vatican City.
March 6, 2008 - Feds say Sikhs can't meet pope due to dagger (MSNBC)
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Some notable news links
December 2, 2007 - Papal encyclical attacks atheism, lauds hope (Christianity Today) - hope?
March 10, 2008 - Vatican lists "new sins," including pollution (Reuters) - new sins? Focusing on actions, not the root causes of the actions.
Do we really need so many rules? Wouldn't God have created us "better" in the first place?
Who remembers the book of GENesis? Maybe re-reading it with NEW EYES to REAL EYES the truth might be helpful.