the_rev Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 $15M Bill to Protect Gibson, Pope Sydney, Australia, will spend over $15 million protecting two of the world’s most famous Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI and Mel Gibson, when the city hosts World Youth Day in 2008. More than 350,000 young Catholics are expected to visit Sydney during the six-day event, which will be sponsored by the Vatican. A Gibson-directed recreation of the last days of Christ in the streets of Sydney was a major selling point in the city’s successful bid for the event, Australia’s Daily Telegraph reports. The recreation by Gibson – who directed "The Passion of the Christ” – could involve more than 100 actors. The event would also feature a parade by the Pope through the city. The Vatican hopes it can recoup some of the $60 million it will spend hosting the event through sponsorships. Taxpayers in the state of New South Wales, where Sydney is located, will foot the $15 million bill for security and logistical support, according to the Telegraph. The state’s Premier Morris Iemma described Youth Day as "Olympics without the sport.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 k4th0l1x0r Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Sounds like it will be a good WYD as long as "Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oy Oy Oy!" doesn't break out every five minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile_Jesus_loves_you Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 I am so going to WYD 2008. What's wrong with the aussie spirit?? some of my closest friends are from there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtins Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 aussie aussie aussie OI OI OI!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prose Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Wow, when I read the title of this, I thought we were talking about Nicole's upcoming wedding Anyways, as per a previous thread: Isn't Mel Gibson NOT Catholic? Or is he now Catholic? I am so confused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole8223 Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 [quote name='prose' date='Aug 24 2005, 11:33 AM']Wow, when I read the title of this, I thought we were talking about Nicole's upcoming wedding Anyways, as per a previous thread: Isn't Mel Gibson NOT Catholic? Or is he now Catholic? I am so confused [right][snapback]697068[/snapback][/right] [/quote] LOL.....don't let my parents know I'm spending that much!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_rev Posted August 24, 2005 Author Share Posted August 24, 2005 Mel Gibson is a devout Catholic. He wears the scapular even! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 interesting. definitely won't be able to make it to that WYD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musturde Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Yay, it may be my first WYD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappie Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 [quote name='1337 k4th0l1x0r' date='Aug 25 2005, 01:18 AM']Sounds like it will be a good WYD as long as "Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oy Oy Oy!" doesn't break out every five minutes. [right][snapback]697048[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappie Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 [quote name='the_rev' date='Aug 25 2005, 07:15 AM']Mel Gibson is a devout Catholic. He wears the scapular even! [right][snapback]697534[/snapback][/right] [/quote] The Age (Melbournet daily newspaper) today quotes a report from Online Catholics that plans to have Mel Gibson organise a street parade version of his movie The Passion of The Christ in Sydney are facing a backlash. The International Council of Christians and Jews has said it would drop plans to hold its annual conference in Sydney in 2007 if Gibson's parade goes ahead. The row is part of a rift between conservatives and progressives in the church's culture war about who holds the legacy to the Vatican Council in the 1960s, which was held to bring the church into the modern world. The international council's president, Professor John Pawlikowski, says the invitation to Gibson is a serious issue both for Christian-Jewish relations and "the ever escalating crisis regarding Vatican II within contemporary Catholicism". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcceNovaFacioOmni Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Doesn't Gibson attend that independent TLM church he built? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_Joe Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 [quote name='curtins' date='Aug 24 2005, 10:25 AM']aussie aussie aussie OI OI OI!!!!! [right][snapback]697058[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I remember that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReinnieR Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 [quote name='curtins' date='Aug 24 2005, 10:25 AM']aussie aussie aussie OI OI OI!!!!! [right][snapback]697058[/snapback][/right] [/quote] can't wait to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extra ecclesiam nulla salus Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Gibson refuses to go the Man hates world youth day hold on i think theres an article on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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