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Anti-pope activists toss condoms at Catholic pilgrims in Australia - Military Photos
Anti-pope activists toss condoms at Catholic pilgrims in Australia
Protestors tell Pope to go home, gay is great
SYDNEY - Protesters pelted Catholic pilgrims with condoms Saturday as they made the most of a court ruling allowing them to annoy participants at the churchs World Youth Day festival in Sydney.
A pilgrimage walk organized for the festival took many young worshippers through the citys gay district, where about 500 people demonstrated against Pope Benedict XVIs opposition to homosexuality and contraception.
Protestors made the most of a court ruling allowing them to annoy participants at the churchs World Youth Day festival.
Chanting Pope go homo, gay is great and singing Pope is wrong, put a condom on, the protesters threw condoms at the pilgrims, who were making their way to Randwick racecourse for an overnight prayer vigil.
A drag queen dressed in pink going under the moniker Pope Alice also paraded before the pilgrims, while other protesters wore T-shirts with slogans such as Thank God Im an atheist and Bless me father for I am a homo.
There was a heavy police presence at the protest, including officers on horses, and demonstrators were cordoned off from the bulk of the worshippers.
But the police actions were limited after a court last week struck down a law aimed at stopping anyone from annoying pilgrims.
The Australian federal court said the law passed by the New South Wales government for the six-day youth celebration undermined free speech because annoyance was such a subjective term.
Activists had complained that the law could lead to arrests and fines of up to 5,500-dollars (5,335 US) for simply wearing a T-shirt with a slogan which could be deemed annoying to those at the festivities.
The pilgrims, who were attending the prayer vigil ahead of a papal mass Sunday involving an estimated 500,000 people, appeared unfazed by the protest, with some making peace signs as they passed by.
Maraget Leatuafi from New Zealand said pilgrims had been advised by World Youth day organizers not to retaliate if the protesters challenged their faith.
They are allowed to have their say too about what they believe but maybe they need to do a bit more study (about the church), the 55-year-old said.
Another pilgrim, Ruud, 15, from the Netherlands, said he was not bothered by the protest.
It is their right to stand up for their views.
We live in a democracy, he said.
The protesters were planning to hold a hunky Jesus competition later Saturday.
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Quote: : where about 500 people demonstrated against Pope Benedict XVI’s opposition to homosexuality and contraception.
500 in a city of 5 million or so, small beer.
The pilgrims were walking past my home singing and playing guitars.
They are having a good time, good luck to them.
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LOL. Good fun.
That'll teach the old wanker....
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Sometimes I wish we had brutal Islamic laws within the West to deal with gays.
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Quote: : Sometimes I wish we had brutal Islamic laws within the West to deal with gays.
No. To deal with people like you.
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Quote: : LOL. Good fun.
That'll teach the old wanker....
The Panzer Pope is unfazeable.
All they did was make his day.
He is a str8-G.
Maybe if he was the Pope when i was growing up i would have stayed Catholic
Not.
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Quote: : Fork The Panzer Pope is unfazeable.
All they did was make his day.
He is a str8-G.
Maybe if he was the Pope when i was growing up i would have stayed Catholic
Not.
Ahh, the old man is allright.
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Quote: : Sometimes I wish we had brutal Islamic laws within the West to deal with gays.
Why dont you just go out of your house and hunt them yourself since you seem to like that idea.
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Quote: : Ahh, the old man is allright.
As far as religious folk go, he be coo.
A little dated in his materials, but coo.
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So the Gays protest by discriminating the views of others, mocking deeply held religious views and just plain making an ass out of themselves.
(Pun Intended) Maturity and forward thinking at it's best.
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I don't care much for there protests, but throwing condoms at pilgrims?
Just stupid. I hope it was only a few select nutters.
Anyway WYD has been great for our city, I will make sure I attend the next one.
Does anyone know where it will be?
I've heard a few guys say Spain, but they weren't sure.
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Quote: : No. To deal with people like you.
Touche
Quote: : Why dont you just go out of your house and hunt them yourself since you seem to like that idea.
Yeah like that would really happen.
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Quote: : Sometimes I wish we had brutal Islamic laws within the West to deal with gays.
Are you serious?
What kind of a cave do you dwell in since it seems to be a problem for you?
If you don't bother them, they won't bother you.
Gays are not like Jehova's witnesses going from door to door and trying to convince you to join their team.
Grow up!
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Quote: : I don't care much for there protests, but throwing condoms at pilgrims?
Just stupid. I hope it was only a few select nutters.
Anyway WYD has been great for our city, I will make sure I attend the next one.
Does anyone know where it will be?
I've heard a few guys say Spain, but they weren't sure.
Good for the city?
It's stopped racing at Royal Randwick you moron!
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Quote: : I don't care much for there protests, but throwing condoms at pilgrims?
Just stupid. I hope it was only a few select nutters.
Anyway WYD has been great for our city, I will make sure I attend the next one.
Does anyone know where it will be?
I've heard a few guys say Spain, but they weren't sure.
In spanish medias the rumor us that Madrid has a great chance for get the next WYD, nothinf confirmed, only rumors
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