Tech EU News
Festival highlights the cost of Catholicism
Young and happy, pilgrims from the four corners of the Earth are gathered in Spain for the Roman Catholic church’s third World Youth Day, presided over by Pope Benedict XVI.
However many in Spain are irritated at the invasion of the happy clappers at a time of austerity and a decline in church attendance.
On arrival the young faithful are greeted by the organisers with a veritable goody bag of kit to help them enjoy the festival, a rucksack brimming with discount vouchers for lodgings, transport and food at a total cost of over four million euros.
@aikan67
April 12, 2024 at 1:39 pm
greenman92553 you have humour….
@greenman92553
April 12, 2024 at 1:39 pm
Are these kids happy because they think they are going to get fucked by this pedophile?
@paulinhafolke
April 12, 2024 at 1:39 pm
The World Youth Day is totally self sufficient, the host country just pay the security. We pay, who want to go pay for their subscription.
@lolingattheism
April 12, 2024 at 1:39 pm
Kick the child molesting poop already!
@TheChulo55
April 12, 2024 at 1:39 pm
they have been a having problems for sometime with the government and their economic crisis that they are mad and finding anything to blame.
@TheChulo55
April 12, 2024 at 1:39 pm
The government is doing a portion of it. I know people that are there, and they have to pay out of pocket to be at this event and it is a not a cheap price either. And yes, the people I know and where they are from, the church has helped with the expenses. Also, if Spain did not want they should have not asked to host it. It just like the Olympics, people from other countries meet and decide who holds the next Olympics. Lastly, the Spaniards are mad at more than just funding for this event…
@computerpurple
April 12, 2024 at 1:39 pm
I am proud to be Catholic. I do agree that the government should not be funding this event.
@daguylolman
April 12, 2024 at 1:39 pm
In Spain there are a lot of people against the Pope's visit because we pay part of the cost. How shameful!
@hoosierhiver
April 12, 2024 at 1:39 pm
The Pope is stingy, he's got lots of dough.