Francis scheduled to visit Argentina, Chile and Uruguay next December

Wednesday, March 27th 2013 - 07:57 UTC

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Pope Francis is scheduled to make his first official visit to Argentina, where he was born, next December ‘to be close to his fellow compatriots’, according to ecclesiastic sources in Buenos Aires. The visit in the first half of December could extend to neighbouring Uruguay and Chile. Read full article

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Shed-time
Are they going to bring out the desiccated arm of some long-dead orgiastic pope for them all to pray to in a festival of necromancy and idolatry?

Normal catholic service then.
Mar 27th, 2013 - 09:44 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Viscount Falkland
No doubt he will pop over to see his small flock in the Falkland Islands and be the first Pope to do so.He would be very welcome by everyone.
However, the Whore of Babylon would throw all the toy's out of the pram ,so that won't happen !
Mar 27th, 2013 - 10:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Shed-time
There aren't many golden statues of Mary in the Falklands for him to pray to for magic-luck, so I doubt it's on his top ten list of vacation spots.

... also the choir is made up of middle-aged women.
Mar 27th, 2013 - 10:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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CaptainSilver
Nice way for Belgrano to get back home for Christmas!
Mar 27th, 2013 - 12:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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slattzzz
Going to brazil first in July not his home country probably thinks or hopes CFK will be gone by Dec so playing for time
Mar 27th, 2013 - 04:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Santa Fe
Glad CFK has said sorry for her and her husband being nasty to the Pope, maybe they could ask him to help with the RG Colonisation of the Falklands, although the Vatican have said it won't, worth a punt
Mar 27th, 2013 - 08:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Pete Bog
If he does not visit his catholic flock in the Falklands I hope there is a complaint and some good news mileage for the Falklands being bullied again.

I hope he will be impartial and visit as he is a religious leader and not in charge of a country.
Mar 27th, 2013 - 08:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Ricardita
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Mar 27th, 2013 - 08:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Santa Fe
8... Or he or she could use the free press in Argentina, DOH it's state run!!!! Propaganda machine
Mar 27th, 2013 - 08:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Anglotino
“Likewise December 10 will be the 30th anniversary of the return of democracy to Argentina when a civilian government was elected after long years of military dictatorship and the collapse of the regime following the Malvinas invasion disaster.”

Doesn't the author mean:
“......the collapse of the regime following the resounding defeat of the junta by the United Kingdom.”
Mar 28th, 2013 - 03:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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commonsparrow
He seems like a very nice man, besides being Pope. Let him go to Argentina for Christmas, this was his home.
Mar 29th, 2013 - 11:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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