AdamSmith Posted October 29, 2013 Author Posted October 29, 2013 Boy Wanders Onto Stage To Hang Out With Pope Francis Pope doesn’t seem to mind the company. Thousands of Catholic families from around the world gathered at the Vatican over the weekend to celebrate the Year of Faith with Pope Francis. AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino On Saturday evening, a small group of children was invited to sit on the pope’s platform to listen to speakers from across the world speak about their faith and families. Via youtube.com While representatives from more than 80 countries addressed the pope, a little boy walked onto the stage to say hello. Ellie Hall / BuzzFeed / Via youtube.com Ellie Hall / BuzzFeed / Via youtube.com Pope Francis was visibly amused when the child stayed on the stage instead of returning to his seat on the steps. Ellie Hall / BuzzFeed / Via youtube.com He refused to leave the pope’s side, even at the encouragement of several cardinals. Ellie Hall / BuzzFeed / Via youtube.com When the representatives came forward to greet the pope, the little boy was initially not amused. Ellie Hall / BuzzFeed / Via youtube.com But then he realized what was going on and decided to help out. Ellie Hall / BuzzFeed / Via youtube.com Ellie Hall / BuzzFeed / Via youtube.com When Pope Francis began his speech, an aide attempted once again to make the child return to his seat. AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino The little boy refused, wrapping his arms around the pope in a tight hug. Osservatore Romano / Reuters Pope Francis didn’t seem to mind. Ellie Hall / BuzzFeed / Via youtube.com In fact, he seated the boy on his chair before resuming his speech. PEG @ pegobry Love. Kid runs on stage during @Pontifex speech, hugs him, Pope sits him on his chair to continue the speech. Osservatore Romano / Reuters Luke 18:16: “Let the children come to me and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” http://www.buzzfeed.com/ellievhall/boy-wanders-onto-stage-to-hang-out-with-pope-francis lookin and wayout 2 Quote
Guest hitoallusa Posted October 30, 2013 Posted October 30, 2013 Aww that kid is so cute.. But where are his parents in all this? A kid should be supervised and guided by his parents. Interrupting someone's speech like that isn't right. Quote
Guest PasadenaCA Posted October 30, 2013 Posted October 30, 2013 Aww that kid is so cute.. But where are his parents in all this? A kid should be supervised and guided by his parents. Interrupting someone's speech like that isn't right. Without that child, would you have known that the Pope made this speech? Quote
Members wayout Posted December 11, 2013 Members Posted December 11, 2013 CNN Breaking News Today at 7:53 AM Time magazine has named Pope Francis its Person of the Year.Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina is known as a humble man, a capable administrator and -- as expected of a new Pope -- a man of great faith.He is also a man of many firsts: the first non-European Pope in the modern era; the first pontiff from South America; and the first Jesuit to be elected head of the Roman Catholic Church.In his first public act, the new Pope broke with tradition by asking the estimated 150,000 people packed into St. Peter's Square to pray for him, rather than bless the crowd first. I suppose not a bad choice...not sure who else was on the short list but would be interested to know. AdamSmith 1 Quote
AdamSmith Posted December 11, 2013 Author Posted December 11, 2013 Here's the list in full. Contenders for Time's Person of the Year The American magazine will announce its Person of the Year today – and the contenders are a mixture of the good, the bad and the holy. Ian Johnston weighs up the odds Ian Johnston The Independent Wednesday 11 December 2013 A brutal dictator, a latex-clad pop princess and the first Jesuit Pope are all in the running to be named Time's Person of the Year 2013 today. Designed to represent the Zeitgeist of the year – good or bad – previous winners have included Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Russia's Vladimir Putin, "The Protester" in 2011 in a nod to the Arab Spring uprisings, and "You" in 2006 to mark the power of the internet. The shortlist reflects America's obsession with Barack Obama's bid to reform healthcare, but also issues such as the civil war in Syria, gay and lesbian rights, and covert surveillance of the public by the state. Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria A strong contender for all the wrong reasons, Assad could join the likes of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin as winners with an appetite for death and destruction. The United Nations' top human-rights official, Navi Pillay, said this month that investigators had found evidence that massacres, chemical attacks, torture, rape and other abuses were linked to "the highest level of government, including the head of state". Ladbrokes: 8/1; Paddy Power: 10/1 (all odds as of 12pm yesterday) Miley Cyrus, singer The former child actress's overtly sexual performance at the MTV Video Music Awards got everyone talking and the word "twerk" added to The New Oxford Dictionary of English. Nancy Gibbs, the managing editor of Time, noted that "power is not just political, it can be cultural or spiritual". She added that Cyrus had become a symbol of an "age of exhibitionism" where everyone has a camera. L: 33/1; PP: 25/1 Pope Francis, leader of the Catholic Church The first Jesuit Pope, the Argentine pontiff has described unfettered capitalism as a "new tyranny" and launched a survey on attitudes towards contraceptives, gay and lesbian Catholics having sex, and the remarriage of divorcees, while resisting the ordination of female priests and a change on abortion. L: 2/1; PP: 4/5 Barack Obama, President of the US If he wins, America's first black leader will join President Franklin D Roosevelt as the only people to hold the title three times. It might not be cause for celebration, given a particularly troubled year for the President. A CBS poll last month put his approval rating at just 37 per cent, his lowest figure since coming to power, amid ongoing anger over problems with the flagship Affordable Care Act, widely known as "Obamacare". L: 16/1; PP: 25/1 Edward Snowden, NSA leaker Some call him a traitor, others view him as a whistleblower who exposed mass surveillance by the US National Security Agency and other bodies. The revelations from the secret files that Snowden took while working for the NSA continue to make headlines. Now seeking asylum in Russia, he is a strong contender regardless of his status as hero or villain. L: 2/1; PP: 5/4 Edith Windsor, gay-rights activist The Supreme Court decided that it was unconstitutional for the Defence of Marriage Act to apply only to heterosexual couples, meaning gay and lesbian couples could inherit property and receive the tax and welfare benefits in the same way. Windsor sued the US government after her partner died and she couldn't claim a tax exemption on her inheritance. L: 25/1; PP: 80/1 Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran His campaign slogan was "moderation and wisdom", he's nicknamed the "diplomat sheikh", and is said to have a "good sense of humour". It is hard to imagine a more different image to predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Some insist Rouhani is a hardliner at heart, but last month saw an interim deal to end a decade-long stand-off over Iran's nuclear programme, ending the prospect of military action by Israel, the US and others, at least for now. L: 4/1; PP: 25/1 Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon Bezos, worth an estimated $25bn, according to Forbes magazine, built Amazon from scratch to become the world's biggest online retailer. He was Time's Person of the Year in 1999 and Fortune's Businessperson of the Year in 2012. This year, he bought The Washington Post and announced that Amazon planned to use drones to fly products to customers. L: 12/1; PP: 40/1 Ted Cruz, Texas senator The Republican was at the heart of efforts by right-wingers to defund the "Obamacare" health reforms that saw the US government partially shut down for 16 days, pushing the country to the brink of defaulting on its debt. He continues to insist that the President is acting outside the law. L: 20/1; PP: 66/1 Kathleen Sebelius, US Secretary of Health and Human Services Sebelius has previously been named one of the 100 most powerful women in the world by Forbes magazine. On the list because of the problems with Obamacare. L: 12/1; PP: 50/1 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/contenders-for-times-person-of-the-year-8996425.html wayout 1 Quote
Members RA1 Posted December 11, 2013 Members Posted December 11, 2013 At first I thought Ian Johnston was classifying BO as a dictator. Close but not yet. Best regards, RA1 Quote
AdamSmith Posted December 11, 2013 Author Posted December 11, 2013 At first I thought Ian Johnston was classifying BO as a dictator. Close but not yet. Hah! Now, LBJ. Or FDR. Teddy Roosevelt was all right too. Don't nobody know how to get nothing done nowadays. Quote
caeron Posted December 11, 2013 Posted December 11, 2013 While I like the words of the new pope, at the moment that's all they are. I think there were better choices for man of they year because a lot of other people have done things. It remains to be seen if Francis will back his words with real change. Quote
