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“A little piece of the Malvinas” and Falklands' berries for Pope Francis

Wednesday, November 30th 2016 - 09:54 UTC
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An Argentine teacher and runner who has competed three times in the annual Falklands marathon met last week Pope Francis, in Rome, and handed him a “little piece of the Falklands” and some of the berries that the Argentine soldiers had to eat during their time in the 1982 conflict. Read full article

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  • Brit Bob

    Just love El Papa stories.

    Reference the Falklands - Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, said in 2012 when he was archbishop of Buenos Aires that Britain had “usurped” the disputed islands from Argentina. In 2011, he said the islands were “ours,” a view most Argentinians share. He's wrong of course:

    Falklands – Some Relevant International Law:
    https://www.academia.edu/17799157/Falklands_-_Some_Relevant_International_Law

    Nov 30th, 2016 - 10:50 am - Link - Report abuse +6
  • Marti Llazo

    Well, isn't he just the berries.

    Nov 30th, 2016 - 11:20 am - Link - Report abuse +3
  • ElaineB

    As a well-travelled gal the first thought I had was, how did she smuggle plants and berries through customs? Haha. Most countries take a very dim view of taking such items from one country to another because of the spread of diseases, fungi and upsetting the eco-balance but I guess they don't mind at all in Argentina. They would go ape-shit in Chile.

    Nov 30th, 2016 - 11:49 am - Link - Report abuse +5
  • Mr Ed

    ElaineB, I think that the Powers-that-be in Argentina prefer the fiction that bringing stuff to Argentina from the Falklands is an internal movement, not an importation, as it is simply moving from one part of 'their' territory to another. Quite how she smuggled them into Italy and out again into the Vatican is another matter. However, it does say that she gave him some of the berries they had to eat during the conflict so perhaps they were just the pips stored in someone's bottom before being handed over over the Pope?

    Nov 30th, 2016 - 12:00 pm - Link - Report abuse +7
  • Islander1

    Wonder if the silly bitch knew that all the gravel surrounds to the graves and on the pathways came from- ENGLAND!!
    It is not local stone!!
    Same as when we see other silly b****s kissing the tarmac at the foot of the aircraft steps when they arrive- its tarmac/concrete was made from 100% materials shipped in from UK at that time- only the water is local!
    And with luck an RAF Police Dog cocked his leg in that area the day before anyway.

    Nov 30th, 2016 - 12:13 pm - Link - Report abuse +8
  • imoyaro

    The RC Church has gone from having a pope who did time in a concentration camp, to one that was in the Nazi Wehrmacht, and now to a Peronist who presides over this...

    http://www.thebubble.com/priests-in-mendoza-charged-with-the-rape-of-disabled-children/

    As far as I am concerned, they have zero moral authority over anyone.

    Nov 30th, 2016 - 01:39 pm - Link - Report abuse +5
  • Sinibaldi

    Sweetness and virtue.
    ( last version )

    Sweet and present
    delight, when
    the sound of a
    blackbird spreads
    in the air with
    a delicate chirping
    I see your profile
    proceeding alone
    while the candour
    returns and the
    wind's intuition
    appears near
    a shade: the soft
    wind invites you
    to cry, a tender
    sensation remains
    in the dark to discover
    the sadness and
    the voice of your
    heart...

    Francesco Sinibaldi

    Nov 30th, 2016 - 05:02 pm - Link - Report abuse -7
  • Clyde15

    Ms Badra is a teacher, expert in Autism-Asperger,

    Does she know Troll boy ?

    Nov 30th, 2016 - 06:42 pm - Link - Report abuse +3
  • ChrisR

    “Ms Badra is a teacher, expert in Autism-Asperger,”

    So she will never be out of a job in The Dark Country then.

    The Dope of an Argy Pope! He cannot help himself, can he?

    Sandbagged by a weirdo who thinks the Falklands belongs to TDC. Stupid bugger.

    Same old, same old.

    Nov 30th, 2016 - 07:01 pm - Link - Report abuse +3
  • brasherboot

    Od like to give the Argies a large piece of nuked Buenos Aires.

    Nov 30th, 2016 - 08:18 pm - Link - Report abuse -3
  • Faulconbridge

    To be fair, Brit Bob, Frankie didn't claim to be infallible when he said that Britain had “usurped” the disputed islands from Argentina.

    Nov 30th, 2016 - 09:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • downunder

    “I told him I was the only Argentine woman to run three times the Malvinas marathon and....”

    One would expect an Argentine teacher to have a sounder grasp of geography and not get confused about where she was running her marathons.

    As for the Pope, he is following a long tradition of catholic popes supporting despots.

    Dec 01st, 2016 - 07:47 am - Link - Report abuse +4
  • ChrisR

    @ Faulconbridge

    To be fair The Dope of an Argy Pope also didn't say I am just a big nosed Argy who hasn't got a fucking idea about reality, but that is what he is.

    Dec 01st, 2016 - 11:49 am - Link - Report abuse +3
  • Pete Bog

    The Pope has clearly forgotten there is Roman Catholic representation on the Falkland Islands. This suggests he has no contact with his own staff on the Islands at St Marys. If he has eaten Diddle Dee berries, doesn't the idiot realise there was a local saying that if you have eaten them you are destined to return? Or in his case visit. And why did the Argentine soldiers have to eat berries when there were huge stockpiles of food in Stanley? Answer, Argentina can't run a piss up in a brewery.

    Dec 04th, 2016 - 07:16 pm - Link - Report abuse +4
  • gordo1

    From a British/Falklands Catholic point of view it is sad that we have an Argentine pope especially one who has, previously, forcibly stated his opinions about the archipelago.
    However, since his election he has not, publicly, mentioned the islands which, I suppose, means his advisors have done their job well. It would appear that the incident described above was a complete surprise for him!

    He also dealt well with La Kretina - he never gave her any pontifical support in spite of her several visits to the Vatican seeking his backing and pretending to be a practicing Catholic.

    In so far as the Falklands are concerned I give him 5/10!

    Dec 07th, 2016 - 09:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0

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