What the fuck was Mugabe doing at the popes funeral?

jonny cockeral · Post by **jonny cockeral** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 11:18 am

Im not religious at all. But this morning i woke upto the popes funeral on 3 different chanells on tv. In the crowd was robert mugabe, what the hell was he doing there? hes banned from europe and america, i know that the vatican city is a country in its own right and doesnt have to adhere to european laws, but in my eyes this isnt on. the bloke has had countless amounts of people killed and it seems as if the vatican have let him in with open arms

pirate · Post by **pirate** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 11:26 am

thats interesting....almost like inviting Saddam...havent seen the show yet..did the commentators say anything? this was on BBC?

jonny cockeral · Post by **jonny cockeral** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 3:21 pm

bbc, itv, sky news - they didnt say jack shit either, just names him like they did with everyone else, blair, bush, chirac (i think) etc

Big Daddy · Post by **Big Daddy** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 3:34 pm

over here in the states the funeral came on at like 3 in the morning, so i was asleep but im pretty sure if i turn my TV on CNN then they will have it playing.

MOT · Post by **MOT** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 3:46 pm

He's allowed to the Vatican as it is a seperate state and has a treaty pact with Italy. Allowing dignatorys visiting the Vatican no matter what their status within in the EU to land in Rome and proceed to Vatican City.

jonny cockeral · Post by **jonny cockeral** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 3:49 pm

yeah i know that, im not sure if i said in my first post that i realised the vatican didnt have to listen to the EU. but fucking hell man, hes robert mugabe, evil dictator has loads of his own and other countrys people had killed, hes a racist aswell, gets rid of politcal oppostion parties - the vatican invites him in with open arms

MOT · Post by **MOT** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 3:53 pm

I think the organisers of the funeral wanted to put away political differences, Zimbabwe should be represented by their head of state as there are millions of catholics there. I dont like him either but it was more about the pope then anythin else. Respect to the bloke he, even in his death brought together leaders that despise each other and shows that he was really respected. Man because Mugabe and the Iranian president etc were there it was even more special.

jonny cockeral · Post by **jonny cockeral** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 3:58 pm

religion before life then? that goes against the catholics beliefs - im not trying to be a dick or anything just to let you know

-matt- · Post by **-matt-** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 11:48 pm

camerön wrote:religion before life then? that goes against the catholics beliefs - im not trying to be a dick or anything just to let you know

HAHAHAHA I got the point.

Mon Apr 11, 2005 10:06 am

Fucking catholics.

pirate · Post by **pirate** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 10:29 am

cainedtom wrote:I think the organisers of the funeral wanted to put away political differences, Zimbabwe should be represented by their head of state as there are millions of catholics there. I dont like him either but it was more about the pope then anythin else. Respect to the bloke he, even in his death brought together leaders that despise each other and shows that he was really respected. Man because Mugabe and the Iranian president etc were there it was even more special.

that seems about right...no one is invited for state funerals. dignitaries are expected to turn up to pay their respects to the dead.
Also the Catholic Church is big on forgiveness

Handmade in Yorkshire · Sun Apr 17, 2005 11:29 am

It's well worth remembering that Jack Straw and Prince Charles have also shaken hands with Mugabe in recent months so presumably there is some sort of acceptance towards him away from the media.

Nuke him till he glows i say...

riff · Post by **riff** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:25 am

They say Mugabe "caught Prince Charles off guard" when he shook his hand

I think he's got a right to be there unless told otherwise by the organisers. Sure he's evil but he should feel right at home, given the company he was in. He's doing something right anyway, he's no worse thqn Saddam.

Tokin42 · Post by **Tokin42** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:20 pm

sorry for sounding stupid, but who's Mugabe? I haven't heard of him.

pirate · Post by **pirate** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 5:59 am

Tokin42 wrote:sorry for sounding stupid, but who's Mugabe? I haven't heard of him.

www.google.com.

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