Pope Benedict officially invited to Eucharistic Congress in Dublin this June

I beleive in god but i do not beleive the catholic church represents god anymore,they have been infiltrated by the masons,truth be known their leaders follow lucifer,god will win in the end an the people will get back their spirituality

Remember my mother (Lord rest her) talking about the Eucharistic Congress (UC) of 1936 (?). Personally remember Benny's predecessors' Phoenix Pk. gig in 1979, as I walked home to Rathfarnham after night duty with the PDF. Unbelievable throngs of people down South Circular Road/-Islandbridge. Expect 2112 UC will be a damp squib in ligh of clerical child sexual abuse.

About the Eucharistic Congress, Soline H. of WomanSpirit Ireland points out a sexist theme in one of the EC icons distributed to parishes. The icon, entitled "Pentecost," shows the disciples gathered together for the descent of the Holy Spirit before they undertake setting up the early Church. She writes to members that the icon "depicts 12 men, and NO WOMEN, even though the Acts of the Apostles tell us clearly that the women disciples together with Mary were there. Instead of these women who WERE present, some men like Paul, Luke and Mark who WERE NOT, are included!" The icon seems to "propagate the lie" that the Holy Spirit did not descend on the women disciples "and that therefore the current gender apartheid in the church is God's Will. It is not!" Leaving women invisible does seem to express the Vatican spirit of the times. The Holy Spirit's descent upon the disciples is the event the RCC associates with commissioning and bestowing grace on priests. Perhaps the artist was just being obedient: the pope has demanded silence on the question of women priests and sacked an Australian bishop for mentioning it in a newsletter. Mr. Kenny promises to treat his holiness with respect at the Eucharistic International. Will Catholic women do the same, or will they boycott the event?

Scary lookin!

Tis amazing, I agree with all the comments... so far.

Evil-cvnt aura about him indeed. The visit will clash with the all consuming matter of the soccer team competing in Euro'12 tournament. And who knows, Rottweiler may get one frightful helping of an Irish summer to utterly dampen the occasion ha ha.

He is one evil looking devil,i wouldnt trust him as far as i could throw him

I would sugget that his visit will be too costly for an Ireland trying to recover. Of course the Pope knows this and is probably pleased with making the Irish pay more and in different ways than collection. This guy is not so good and I would not want him visiting me that is for sure.

Big mistake. If the Republic is ever to see a united Ireland at any time, it has to shed what appears to be a Vatican-dominated influence on its national life.