Ya remember a couple weeks ago when there was some chatter that the new Pope might allow priests to marry?
The Lark News article feeds into that.
Don't blame me if you don't have a sense of humor.
Posted on 11/21/2013 4:31:08 PM PST by Gamecock
VATICAN CITY — In a surprise move, the Vatican announced late Thursday that while priests cannot marry, they can date.
“We invite priests to test the singles market, as long as they keep it above the neck and don’t make long-term commitments,” says a spokesman.
A dozen priest-dating sites with names like EverDating.com sprung up immediately, with tens of thousands of priests offering photos and descriptions of their likes and dislikes to potential paramours. Most offered a disclaimer that said they could develop a significant platonic relationship, but marriage was off limits.
“It’s completely natural for men and women to want to date, but marriage is strictly forbidden for the man of God,” says a Vatican spokesman.
Funny, it’s so hard today to know satire when you see it. I, for a second thought it was real.
People that are offended need to chill out.
Our local priest had a "friend" for many years.
We will have Nun of this or Nun of that.
The article is, most likely, satire. However, my cousin has lived in Italy since the mid-’70s and you don’t even want to know what a priest told him they do. The goof in this article is mild; trust me.
Ya remember a couple weeks ago when there was some chatter that the new Pope might allow priests to marry?
The Lark News article feeds into that.
Don't blame me if you don't have a sense of humor.
Just another day on Free Republic!
That.
yah. for a second, me too. you get so shell shocked by the constant drum beat of disappointing news.
You know the old joke; they can date nuns so long as they don’t get into the habit.
Don't feel bad.
I was roundly cussed by a couple of fellow Catholics with the penultimate EoTT piece I posted.
My advice to everybody is:
(I'm sure you know the words)
Sense of any sort it seems.
I said Sir:
Welcome to my life.
At ease.
Well, you both know what to do about this: MORE COW BELL!! And if they STILL won’t laugh, make ‘em cry: pictures of Helen Thomas. You’ll have them in the palm of your hands shortly.:)
Backs up the old story: No one gets nun but the priest!!
You freak out fewer FReepers if you put “satire” right in the main title. It’s not actually a rule. Just sage advice.
Having said that, I wondered at first whether this was some sort of outgrowth of the growing asexuality movement. There really is such a thing:
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/26/among-the-asexuals
Two guys enter a singles bar and as they’re checking out the gals, one says to the other,
“Remember now, we tell them we’re priests. That ALWAYS works!”
I reported you for being a quart low on humor fluid. Get over yourself.
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