tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post2883916837907162281..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: Pope mobile doesn't stopFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-42227976311388499892017-09-19T12:33:28.498+01:002017-09-19T12:33:28.498+01:00Perhaps the god of surprises saw this one coming a...Perhaps the god of surprises saw this one coming and discerned the man would need no medical attention. Liam Ronanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01376666519733160167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-11074388051128833352017-09-18T08:59:43.861+01:002017-09-18T08:59:43.861+01:00Martin Luther would have had plenty to say about i...Martin Luther would have had plenty to say about itnickbrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18412418782531527758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-65656247102833765242017-09-17T12:20:32.910+01:002017-09-17T12:20:32.910+01:00The "Popemobile' not stopping to check on...The "Popemobile' not stopping to check on the man is the very LEAST of our problems with this Pope! Of course they should have stopped, but changing the very Doctrine of the Church via the 'back door' is, I would say, the REAL meat of the problem. TLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185788425122984772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-84680955116579736842017-09-14T15:55:12.144+01:002017-09-14T15:55:12.144+01:00"Migrants's security should take preceden..."Migrants's security should take precedence over national security" so says Fr Bergoglio. What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander is it not? How do we know the man was not a migrant?Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04894181231073371195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-26768149547817104082017-09-13T19:04:22.315+01:002017-09-13T19:04:22.315+01:00The seatia is emptia :). The seatia is emptia :). Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03228323311972752793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-12228787990179295442017-09-13T18:57:48.432+01:002017-09-13T18:57:48.432+01:00Relax, Father Blake. No one who gets in Francis...Relax, Father Blake. No one who gets in Francis' path is accidentally run-down.Liam Ronanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01376666519733160167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-17810169498908535642017-09-13T18:53:33.591+01:002017-09-13T18:53:33.591+01:00Oh, Father, socialists are concerned about people ...Oh, Father, socialists are concerned about people <i>collectively</i>. En masse, so to speak. It's the bigger picture that's important; society as a whole. Individuals don't matter. They're expendable.kiwiinamericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584836925358624544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-78373178611740600012017-09-13T17:51:41.724+01:002017-09-13T17:51:41.724+01:00I am not a Francis Fan. but I too agree with "...I am not a Francis Fan. but I too agree with "Country Priest". I would hope that the driver would speed up to clear the area, and not stop even if directed to do so by PF, It has a Sarajevo 1917 feel to it.Bill-the itinerant bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488727747481790764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-13312736193009155762017-09-13T13:49:29.463+01:002017-09-13T13:49:29.463+01:00I have to admit also that I agree with the Country...I have to admit also that I agree with the Country Priest and hughosb. The popemobile travelling there was in an entirely different situation to an ordinary vehicle involved in a similar accident on the road. It could so easily have been a decoy for an assassination attempt.Pelerinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243859145007696053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-29357838495257457232017-09-13T04:09:46.490+01:002017-09-13T04:09:46.490+01:00I agree with you Country Priest; the "man in ...I agree with you Country Priest; the "man in the way" could have been part of an assassination plot.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16780292617648919766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-45725963468703994952017-09-13T03:17:28.246+01:002017-09-13T03:17:28.246+01:00"Close to the people," more like bugs on..."Close to the people," more like bugs on the windscreen.<br /><br />Seriously though, I hope the man wasn't too hurt. When I first saw this I thought the abrupt braking that surely occured was the reason why PF got hurt. Apparently they weren't related.John F. Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04037968518030663780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-5543401841494845222017-09-12T19:27:39.528+01:002017-09-12T19:27:39.528+01:00Maybe he was a Traditional Catholic.Maybe he was a Traditional Catholic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258139656128409092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-51279170384460150012017-09-12T17:48:45.252+01:002017-09-12T17:48:45.252+01:00But the Francis narrative has been about his disre...But the Francis narrative has been about his disregard for his personal security in order that he might be close to the "people".Fr Ray Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-30522193802423079092017-09-12T17:40:05.924+01:002017-09-12T17:40:05.924+01:00If the sedia gestatoria was used, they would have ...If the sedia gestatoria was used, they would have been traveling slow enough to be able to dodge the man.John F. Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16497490500148126673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-71728469951119744212017-09-12T11:06:45.771+01:002017-09-12T11:06:45.771+01:00It did not look good but, to be fair, with VIPs ch...It did not look good but, to be fair, with VIPs chauffeurs would usually be directed not to stop but to speed the VIP out of what might be the beginning of a dangerous situation. After all there were plenty of police around to attend to the man if he had been injured. But I concede that if it had been Pope Benedict inside the vehicle, it would have been top of the news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-76393735686743347912017-09-12T10:48:46.173+01:002017-09-12T10:48:46.173+01:00I don't know. This looks like good security po...I don't know. This looks like good security policy to me. An assassination could look like something like this. I bet the chauffeur is a member of the pope's personal guard, rather than a regular driver, and he would be drilled to respond just as we saw. It looks like a nearby police officer was dealing with the fellow just before the clip ended.A Country Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053811023867729957noreply@blogger.com