Haha in my family it's the Sacred Heart
and a splash of Lourdes water in every room.
They didn't bother getting me a Sacred Heart, so a picture of JP2 turned up in my gas cupboard. Really mysteriously.
My mate bought me a statue of my homeboy St Jude, so I'm ok. And I also ran round with burning sage when my ex moved out.
I'm totally protected.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 12 Mar 2010, 11:44, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

JP2 was a lovely Pope.
Even my Protestant granny liked him, though she commented "he's such a nice man but he does talk an awful lot of shite".
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Fri 12 Mar 2010, 11:46, Reply)

Yeah even my dad had a bit of time for him. As popes go.

I now have the picture up (but on the side of my wardrobe so nobody but me sees it)
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 12 Mar 2010, 11:50, Reply)

Apparently JP2 was once asked if he ever thought priests would be allowed to marry.
"Not in my lifetime. But in my childrens'?"
( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Fri 12 Mar 2010, 11:54, Reply)

He was very handsome.
He was my Great Grandma's pop idol.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 12 Mar 2010, 11:55, Reply)

He was a fucking cunt who tried to sell out Solidarity to the soviets in return for them letting his priests do their thing.

( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Fri 12 Mar 2010, 11:59, Reply)

Yeah we know all this
We also know that a piece of jewellery in a glass case does not feed the hungry.
Don't worry, my dad told me what's what about popes when I was 7.
But he was a handsome smiley cuddly dude all the same.
And if I keep his picture on my wardrobe, Grandma will mind my house in the night.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 12 Mar 2010, 12:00, Reply)

I met JP2 when he visited Knock...
...I say met, it was more that he waved to me over the heads of millions of knackers.
He was definitely waving at me because I was 8 and hot.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 12 Mar 2010, 12:10, Reply)

He waved at me at Speke Airport

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 12 Mar 2010, 12:12, Reply)

Did you look like a boy?

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 12 Mar 2010, 12:33, Reply)

I had a pageboy

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 12 Mar 2010, 12:35, Reply)

So did he.

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 12 Mar 2010, 12:49, Reply)

My mum had a statue of St Anthony...
...but she lost it.
Trufax.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 12 Mar 2010, 11:55, Reply)

Oh man that throws up a whole load of contradictions!
He found my mate's eyeliner within 15 minutes, and she's an atheist. He didn't even mind.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 12 Mar 2010, 11:57, Reply)

And if he can't find it
then there's the "Jesus was lost; Jesus was found" (x3) fallback.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Fri 12 Mar 2010, 11:59, Reply)

Oh I didn't know that one
I only know 'Dear St Anthony, please come down, something is lost and cannot be found.'
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 12 Mar 2010, 12:02, Reply)

So that is he had his hand down the back of my sofa.
* Sings* "I predict a strike through..."
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 12 Mar 2010, 12:06, Reply)