Pope Benedict gives GodTube the Finger

Well it seems that his arse-Holiness is teaming up with Google to produce his own channel via YouTube. Reuters had this to say:

The Vatican will soon have its own channel on the video sharing site YouTube where the Catholic faithful or the curious will be able to see Pope Benedict or Church events, a Vatican source said on Saturday.

Because our lives are not saturated with enough religious glurge.

The details of the accord are due to be presented on Friday at a news conference attended by Vatican officials as well as Henrique de Castro, managing director of media solutions for Google, which owns YouTube.

One wonders if google are doing a special deal here? Why do they need to have a meeting? Can’t the pope just register himself?

The question has been asked whether an organization such as the Roman Catholic church, conditioned to issuing Papal edicts and telling the faithful what to do , is ready for an interactive format. I can only imagine the comment war that would erupt if the Pope was to comment on

compensation for paedophile priests
abortion
condoms
homosexuality

But then I guess this is what the meeting with Google is about. How can the Vatican take advantage of you tube without the hassle of having to deal with the community on the community’s terms?

Should we be worried that the Church with its money is involving itself with google? One wonders what financial arrangements are being considered and what pull Benedict might have?

And anyway I thought Google was God – conflict much?

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psychodiva

January 18th, 2009 at 8:56 am · Reply

if the rules are changed for this orgnaisation then I see a few protests coming – I hope it happens- about time they let themselves be eaten by the pack

SeandBlogonaut

January 18th, 2009 at 9:08 am · Reply

It will be interesting to see how this unfolds. I will be very surprised if freedom of speech is paid anything but lip service.

Hiberniensis

January 18th, 2009 at 1:49 pm · Reply

Well, agree with him or not, at least the Pope can articulate what he wants to say in an intelligent and calm way without descending to crude invective.

SeandBlogonaut

January 18th, 2009 at 1:59 pm · Reply

Yes I must admit that at least when he condems people to death by promoting ignorance, he does so politely.

I am sure homosexuals feel so much better when they are condemned in a kind and compassionate manner.

My use of crude invective is comensurate with the respect of I have for his "holiness".

GingerRed

January 19th, 2009 at 8:52 am · Reply

But your crude invective is glorious prose. Your comment should be bronzed.
- SeandBlogonaut
  
  January 19th, 2009 at 1:02 pm · Reply
  
  Ok Ginger, you can stay on the island
  - GingerRed
    
    January 20th, 2009 at 7:20 am · Reply
    
    WOOT!
ink.and.metal

February 2nd, 2009 at 4:35 pm · Reply

(Low humor wit Sarcasm)
Why thankyou Yes!
Us homosexuals feel quite comforted that The Puppet – oops I mean Pope – is able to allocute his views on annihilating us in such an articulate manner and with such choice vernacular. I sleep easy knowing that the fundamentalist , stone in hand, is capable of having an 'intelligent' and 'calm' disposition regarding the oppression of sexuality.
Thankyou Jesus!
and while we're there, I'd like to send a shoutout to Buddah!
and Praise Allah! – he'll be round later for drinks..
- SeandBlogonaut
  
  February 2nd, 2009 at 9:16 pm · Reply

Enshoku

January 19th, 2009 at 7:17 pm · Reply

Pope Papaltine can use teh intarwebz? I don't believe it, not for a second.

SeandBlogonaut

January 19th, 2009 at 10:03 pm · Reply

I wonder if he will install net nanny on vatican computers?
- Enshoku
  
  January 19th, 2009 at 11:52 pm · Reply
  
  nah, he will probably just spend the entire week clicking those "are you smarter than obama?" tests, only to be treated to gay porn spam at the end.
  - SeandBlogonaut
    
    January 20th, 2009 at 12:37 am · Reply
    
    Should be right up his alley
    - Enshoku
      
      January 20th, 2009 at 10:15 am
      
      no, no, no, the pope is pedo, not homo. Why else would he seek out "young skywalker" a long, long time ago?
    - SeandBlogonaut
      
      January 20th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
      
      The pope paedophilia and star wars all in one comment thread

Scream Riot

January 24th, 2009 at 2:19 pm · Reply

The Pope's comments on

1. compensation for paedophile priests – good
2. abortion – bad
3. condoms – bad
4. homosexuality – bad

Something is very seriously wrong. Maybe he lives in opposite land, so everything that is normally good, is bad, and whatever is bad is good? That's the only way I can comprehend it.

ink.and.metal.always

February 2nd, 2009 at 4:41 pm · Reply

Perhaps he reads too many Enid Blytons books. Specifically one mentioning Tospy Turvy Land. Childrens book- but an apt comparison.