Comments on: An Audience with The Pope http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/an-audience-with-the-pope A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:10:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: izang http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/an-audience-with-the-pope/comment-page-1#comment-9770 izang Sat, 15 Jul 2006 04:54:25 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=623#comment-9770 no matter where you are, religion does make money....it is a fact....it is in history.....that's how those "priceless" art got there.... and yes, it is best left to another forum...... i wouldn't bother though.....your blog is the only site i check every day....after checking my e-mails....then during lunch.....during petiks-time (harharhar)....then before i go home after work..... my day is just not complete without reading your blog and the comments... no matter where you are, religion does make money….it is a fact….it is in history…..that’s how those “priceless” art got there….

and yes, it is best left to another forum……

i wouldn’t bother though…..your blog is the only site i check every day….after checking my e-mails….then during lunch…..during petiks-time (harharhar)….then before i go home after work…..

my day is just not complete without reading your blog and the comments…

]]> By: MasPinaSarap http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/an-audience-with-the-pope/comment-page-1#comment-9720 MasPinaSarap Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:15:27 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=623#comment-9720 Yes, that's true, I agree, practicing Catholics is a whole 'nother number. South America having the bulk of the numbers. I suppose China is the only place with unconfirmed information these days, due to the religious suppression and Vatican limitations there. With that, the numbers are a bit skewed, and the underground church with allegiance to the Vatican reaches 8 million. Interesting stuff! One thing's for sure, I'm praying for those affected by Florita. Yes, that’s true, I agree, practicing Catholics is a whole ‘nother number. South America having the bulk of the numbers. I suppose China is the only place with unconfirmed information these days, due to the religious suppression and Vatican limitations there. With that, the numbers are a bit skewed, and the underground church with allegiance to the Vatican reaches 8 million. Interesting stuff!
One thing’s for sure, I’m praying for those affected by Florita.

]]> By: Marketman http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/an-audience-with-the-pope/comment-page-1#comment-9687 Marketman Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:15:41 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=623#comment-9687 MasPinasarap, I absolutely agree that this is not meant to be a post on religion but on a visit to the The Vatican and observtions thereof. It is by no means meant to encourage trash talk, but neither do I find the observations of other commenters that the Vatican and other church destinations seem incredibly commercialized out of place as it is palinly obvious to a visitor to the sites... at any rate, perhaps the more accurate number for global Catholics is about 1.1-1.2 billion according to Catholic News website, while varying estimates for the second largest religion are also about 1.1-1.2 billion. But I think this is one area where numbers can be a misleading indicator as so many folks who profess to be one religion or another are often not actively practicing...purely religious questions are best left to another forum... thanks. MasPinasarap, I absolutely agree that this is not meant to be a post on religion but on a visit to the The Vatican and observtions thereof. It is by no means meant to encourage trash talk, but neither do I find the observations of other commenters that the Vatican and other church destinations seem incredibly commercialized out of place as it is palinly obvious to a visitor to the sites… at any rate, perhaps the more accurate number for global Catholics is about 1.1-1.2 billion according to Catholic News website, while varying estimates for the second largest religion are also about 1.1-1.2 billion. But I think this is one area where numbers can be a misleading indicator as so many folks who profess to be one religion or another are often not actively practicing…purely religious questions are best left to another forum… thanks.

]]> By: MasPinaSarap http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/an-audience-with-the-pope/comment-page-1#comment-9684 MasPinaSarap Thu, 13 Jul 2006 01:01:42 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=623#comment-9684 Those pictures absolutely beautiful, MM. The art and relics there are amazing. One of the nicest gifts I received was a small wooden shield that opens up to a gold embossesed picture of Christ and on the other the Madonna with Infant, blessed by Pope John Paul II; a present from my Confirmation teacher. Everyone: If I may say. These are stunning pictures of a landmark treasured by 1.8 billion people, and it would be considerate if you left them at that, personal feelings aside. This isn't a medium for religious trash-talk. Thank You Those pictures absolutely beautiful, MM. The art and relics there are amazing.
One of the nicest gifts I received was a small wooden shield that opens up to a gold embossesed picture of Christ and on the other the Madonna with Infant, blessed by Pope John Paul II; a present from my Confirmation teacher.

Everyone: If I may say. These are stunning pictures of a landmark treasured by 1.8 billion people, and it would be considerate if you left them at that, personal feelings aside. This isn’t a medium for religious trash-talk.

Thank You

]]> By: Marketman http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/an-audience-with-the-pope/comment-page-1#comment-9678 Marketman Wed, 12 Jul 2006 22:06:40 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=623#comment-9678 No coke machine that I can recall...the cafeteria in the basement has been redone so you head there for faint-prevention sustenance... many long corridors now have their windows open to reduce feeling of claustrophobia and to air out the centuries old busts and nudes, many of which have had fig leaves added at a later date from their original manufacture... No coke machine that I can recall…the cafeteria in the basement has been redone so you head there for faint-prevention sustenance… many long corridors now have their windows open to reduce feeling of claustrophobia and to air out the centuries old busts and nudes, many of which have had fig leaves added at a later date from their original manufacture…

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