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- asdfuiop, on 11/06/2007, -6/+43It's official: There is a Top 5/10/etc list for anything and everything
- inactive, on 11/06/2007, -0/+24You, evidently
- mastersquirrel3, on 11/06/2007, -9/+32# 6 Battle Pope
http://www.fpigraphics.co.uk/acatalog/product_G786 ... - PATSCRU, on 11/05/2007, -1/+21uhm....how the ***** do u misread popes?
- alski707, on 11/06/2007, -0/+15Your going to get a pope mobil with neon and spinners?
- Koldkompress, on 11/06/2007, -0/+14"I have as much authority as the Pope. I just don't have as many people who believe it."
- George Carlin
He doesn't have absolute power, just Roman Catholics listen to him. - Schneckehaus, on 11/06/2007, -0/+14top 10 list of "top 10" lists
http://www.alternet.org/story/30157/
When he said everything, he meant EVERYTHING. - LaueOfficer, on 11/05/2007, -0/+14Is there a top _ list of top _ lists?
- Scynet, on 11/05/2007, -1/+14...to a kid of age 14.
- Flashman, on 11/06/2007, -1/+13Probably as 'poops' or something equally juvenile.
- lordtyros, on 11/05/2007, -1/+13pope - n. the head of the Roman Catholic Church
so, no. - dzorz, on 11/06/2007, -2/+12Actually, they did it forcefully.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devshirmeh - racco, on 11/05/2007, -2/+12atheists bad mouth the church because the church preaches ***** as if it was the truth
- bjs3171, on 11/06/2007, -0/+9welcome to irony.
- racco, on 11/05/2007, -0/+7and we really don't find it funny at all
- LeeSoong, on 11/05/2007, -1/+7'' They're not corporately owned or influenced. '' - ha ha ha ha ha ha !
good one. - KrayzieKyd, on 11/05/2007, -8/+14I bet they ALL ***** in the woods.
- DeviantDragon, on 11/05/2007, -2/+8Formosus should be on the list for being a badass til' the end and pleading the Fifth.
- chillypacman, on 11/05/2007, -8/+13This part is sort of misleading:
"You see, Pius had Turk problems. The Ottoman Empire was invading various European countries, taking Christian children from their families and subjecting them to strict training in order to create an army of super-soldiers "
The Ottomons did take Christian children to create an army, but they didn't do it forcfully. It was politically motivated, since taking people from the empire would cause problems between the army (yeah they didn't get along) so they basically started this system, parents could give their children to the cause. It was a good offer, kind of like bording school, since the children actually recieved an education and lived in generel luxury.
It was so good apparently even Muslims pretended to be christians so that they could get their kids that sort of life.
Having said that it was pretty twisted, I mean we have problems with army propoganda now but back then it was for 8 or 10 year old kids. I mean, couldn't they have provided those services to the people without forced conscription? - masterfoo, on 11/06/2007, -2/+7They actually messed up a little bit on the Banquet of the Chestnut, Alexander invited all the local whores in, and the prominent men would mount them, and the first to ejaculate won a Golden Chestnut. They were monitored by servants with bells who would ring them once they climaxed. There was no crawling around for chestnuts so far as was written in the history book I read for AP European History back in high school. They threw in some of their own little bits here and there in the article. While most of it is true and ***** up, they did also put their own spin on it.
- ronaldinho, on 11/05/2007, -0/+5Um no, Andrew, you must have ignored all the CNN and arstechnica articles
- LeeSoong, on 11/05/2007, -0/+5the only true religion is loving kindness.
- guerj, on 11/06/2007, -0/+5"...and this kids , is how a person with his head full of propaganda bs sounds like."
- unkle, on 11/06/2007, -1/+6i've met a lot of bulgarians and greeks and other eastern europeans who would disagree. i dont think their countries would have fought for independence if the turks were so nice to them
- SpiroPope, on 11/06/2007, -5/+9This is an affront to all fake pontiffs such as myself. I am neither badass, hypocritical or a condoner of kiddie-fiddling.
- solid12345, on 11/05/2007, -1/+5Ugh, more revisionist guilt trip history to make Europe look bad and the Muslim states good. Both were evil, Crusaders and Ottomans, get over it.
- Schneckehaus, on 11/05/2007, -2/+6Digged for making me picture playing a child like a string instrument
- northseed, on 11/05/2007, -0/+4it wasn't slavery in the sense that we recognize it. the children recruited were essentially guarenteed a middle class lifestyle as a soldier, and those who went on to become janissaries were upper class. in addition to being taught several forms of combat weaponry, they were also highly educated in several areas, including strategy and poetry and artisanship, they were taught languages, and although their children were forbidden to also become part of the devshirme (to prevent the development of dynasties, because the janissaries became quite politically powerful) they were often powerful enough to get them positions through bribery or other persuasive means.
even after their influence faded, politically ineffective janissaries were able to live comfortably off of the artisan education alone. it sucks they were taken from their families, and blood tax is a harsh name for it, but these abducted children were essentially provided a better life than many of their muslim counterparts of the day. - PATSCRU, on 11/05/2007, -1/+4dugg to high heaven for the pogues...
- racco, on 11/05/2007, -3/+6"group think". . . would that be 'logic' your talking about?
- oldhick, on 11/05/2007, -0/+3And not many roman catholics anymore.... Look at the US and Central America, very little influence over the church body anymore.
- SpencerMc, on 11/05/2007, -1/+4After working in the music department at Barnes and Nobles for 9 months, I wish I could digg you down much farther for mentioning Celtic Women.
- proliance, on 11/06/2007, -4/+7Take a hint of the truth, a dash of pop culture, several outright lies and boom! Straight to the front page.
Business as usual. - neutralmind, on 11/06/2007, -3/+5This has proved it, anything submitted by MrBabyMan gets to the frontpage.
- GunsGermsSteel, on 11/06/2007, -1/+3They omitted the fun facts that Alexander VI (aka Roderic Borgia) probably banged his daughter Lucrezia and his son Cesare was probably the inspiration for Machiavelli's The Prince.
- solid12345, on 11/06/2007, -0/+2The Crusades were a reaction to Turkish invasion of Christian territory in Anatolia, Spain, and Jerusalem.
I guess only when white europeans invade it is evil and nefarious. - Damietta, on 11/05/2007, -1/+3Um, yeah. Janissaries. Kinda taken from their homes while their parents were being slaughtered. I'd say that's pretty forceful, wouldn't you?
- vonfook, on 11/05/2007, -0/+2Are you equating digg with Fox News?
- aristotle0dude, on 11/05/2007, -2/+4No chillypacman, stop with the revisionist history. The Turks were bloody invaders.
- anthonylawrence, on 11/05/2007, -0/+2Ok now this was a truly informative article. Funny as heck too! =)
- PATSCRU, on 11/05/2007, -0/+2@spencer, i lol'd
- angstd, on 11/05/2007, -0/+2This list in inaccurate... the chocolate pope is not on it.
- SiNN4R, on 11/05/2007, -1/+3No. that isn't my talking about. I'm saying that atheists have slowly turned into a group or a culture rather than individuals seeking their own personal perspective on the world as a whole. Instead huddling into groups and trying to come to some sort of consensus about things when there isn't one. I became an atheist because I wanted to think for myself not join in on some intellectual circlejerk.
- LeeSoong, on 11/05/2007, -1/+3a lot of atheists are x-catholics, x-jews, and rational free thinkers.
it says a lot of good about religion, when its members can move past the fantasy of mythology, grow up, get out, and leave the half-asleep dream state sleepwlkers who fill the pews, but are really just waiting to go watch the football game after mass.
wanna buy an indulgence for missing church ?
half price forgiveness this week, buy one, get the second indulgence free ! - lol - LeeSoong, on 11/05/2007, -2/+4Ninja Pope !
soo bad ass, he stealthfully headed the Church for 100 years - and no one saw him. - LeeSoong, on 11/05/2007, -0/+1Sorry.
No, Really - I'm sorry you're stuck working at Barnes and Nobles.
I truly hope you get a better job soon.
I could see how you would get sick of hearing them for the 1,000,000th time . . . - LeRenard, on 11/05/2007, -1/+2Yet you make no attempt to elucidate the lies?
- rlh1, on 11/05/2007, -0/+1What false pretenses were those?
- inactive, on 11/06/2007, -1/+2No Nazi-supporting Pope on the list? Come on! And what about Popes who protected child molestors? You have to be pretty bad to stand up to people telling you that kids are gettin' raped by priests..and keepin' quiet!
- rlh1, on 11/05/2007, -2/+3From what I have read, they did indeed give them an education, they taught them to be good Muslim soldiers, total loyalty to the Caliphate. They were then used to keep their own families subjugated to the Ottomans. Kind of cool, someone teaching your own child to kill you when you don't toe the line. I can't see why to Pope would be adverse to that ?
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