Faith

FoKFill · 10 months

"I love the Pope, I love seeing him in his Pope-Mobile, his three feet of bullet proof plexi-glass. That's faith in action folks! You know he's got God on his side." - Bill Hicks

dannyboylee · 10 months

Has anyone ever tried to shoot the Dalai Lama? I mean, besides the Chinese government?

Little_Metal_Worker · 10 months

there is that old story, and it was on boardwalk empire last night, hence it's fresh in my mind:

There is a man, who is drowning, who prays for god to save him. When a lifeguard comes by, the man refuses his help and says that god will save him, later a boat comes by and again the man refuses their help and says that god will save him, and then another boat comes by, with the same outcome. after the man drowns he goes to heaven and meets god, and he asks why didn't you save me? and god responds I sent you a lifeguard and 2 boats!

What I'm getting at, in the church's eye, perhaps god has provided them with bulletproof glass, so that the pope may be out in public without the risk of assassination.

but hey, I'm just playing devils advocate.

EDIT - Spelling

maxximillian · 10 months

Faith in God is easy, faith in fellow man... not so much.

CarolineTurpentine · 10 months

To be fair, the man was shot. I would be concerned for my safety as well.

Redheadedarcher · 10 months

it's complicated

[deleted] · 10 months

How about "I think I'm the alpha male of the human world"

eafkuor · 10 months

SERIOUSLY? THIS AGAIN?

Decon87 · 10 months

Seems like a very egotistical way to get from point A to point B.

algo · 10 months

That's not to stop bullets, it's to stop believers showing him too much love.

Martendeparten · 10 months

Boy, there's faith in action!

sheepyowl · 10 months

theres no such thing as a bullet-proof glass.

only bullet-resistant glass.

hluduzit · 10 months

It has to be a Mercedes-Benz too!

Smorfty · 10 months

I'd actually call this a good sign. It shows that he has at least SOME reason.

ImNotMafia · 10 months

There are no atheists in fox holes you say?

I don't see any Christians in emergency rooms either.

CoolStoryClub · 10 months

What if God told him to put a bullet glass on. Mad?

trohlin · 10 months

To the Popemobile!!!

firedup422 · 10 months

They have faith that if there is a god he would tell some one to shoot that pedophile harboring ignorance spewing idiot..

Skitz_au · 10 months

Entire subreddit is just image posts and circle jerking, sure whatever I'm fine with that, nice to circlejerk occasionally, but can we at least get some NEW FUCKING PICTURES?

michaelco · 10 months

How about lightening rods on churchs.

Xysten · 10 months

Just because the man doesnt want to be murdered by crazy idots doesn't mean his faith is less than any others.

senkyoushinogaijin · 10 months

Gah atheists, we love you, but seriously, you could do a lot more damage than something stupid like this. Faith in God does not equal absolute protection from everything, not only is that just really stupid but even most Christians realize the holes in this logic. Seriously, you guys running out of ideas or something? Guess you cant always keep this running forever...

Espulu · 10 months

Nothing says "Give to the poor and needy" like having a golden throne in your own country.

squigs · 10 months

I don't see anything in Catholic dogma that would suggest god will deflect bullets.

Firstly, god is very big on people sorting out their own problems (lazy tyke that he is). Secondly, the loss of a pope is not a problem. He'll just get a new one. Thirdly, someone dying of a gunshot wound isn't a big problem to a god. Everybody dies. The pope will just go to heaven, or, if it turns out Catholic dogma is correct, hell.

boiler_up · 10 months

Pretty low, even by r/atheism standards. John Paul II took 4 bullets and as soon as he recovered visited his attacker, forgave him, and urged others to pray for his well-being.

Call that what you will, he was a model human being all around, religion or no.

Iarwain_ben_Adar · 10 months

If I trotted around with priceless jewelry on, I'd want that kind of protection too!

Seriously though, ignoring this being the 1000th re-post of this picture, why aren't christians in an hurry to die once they've been saved. You'd think they'd want an exit shortly after getting saved, so they don't have time to mess up being saved and not go to heaven.

Badge9987 · 10 months

It's not about having faith in God. There's a thing called free will. The idea is that humans control their actions, not God. Nothing is stopping someone from sniping his face off, except for that 3 inch bulletproof glass you speak of. Has nothing to do with faith, good try though.

gstatty · 10 months

Somewhere in the bible it says God only helps those that help themselves. The pope and Catholic church sure as hell do that. But I guess so do corporations.

Arbybeay · 10 months

I say: Even better than the original!

Christians say: He wants to stay on the Earth to continue spreading the good that is Christianity!

[deleted] · 10 months

That bulletproof glass has a reverse phycological effect on me. I didn't want to kill the pope before I saw him behind the glass (I never even thought about it), but now I'd love to shoot that fucking pedophile in right in the face.

420chan_spy · 10 months

If I deserved to get shot I'd protect myself behind bulletproof glass too.

Lots42 · 10 months

They would say 'God brought us the bullet proof glass"


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