Thursday Morning Spice
Online imports warning for South Africa, Battle between feuding Bantry Bay neighbours, Drugs, alcohol found in soccer star’s car after crash, Britain targets the wealthy, and Martha Stewart mocks people who ‘can’t cook’.
Rogue Archbishop Excommunicated After Being Found Guilty Of ‘Schism’ And Calling Pope ‘Servant Of Satan’
As Old Testament as you get, Viganò has accused the church of becoming an “inclusive, immigrationist, eco-sustainable, and gay-friendly” institution that has strayed from “its true message”.
Wednesday Morning Spice
Travel agent’s R460 000 ticket ‘bungle’ leaves SA U20 ice hockey team scrambling, Vatican sentences priest and ex-altar server In first-of-its-kind case, ‘Oppenheimer’ leads Oscar contenders with 13 nominations, Bad news for DStv, and ‘Betterment burnout’ is making us miserable.
Tuesday Morning Spice
Markus Jooste says he wasn’t aware of accounting irregularities, More fuel price pain in October, NPO aims to end national housing crisis, and US military still searching for missing jet.
Friday Morning Spice
Inside Putin’s doomsday bunker, SA film wins big at Cannes Film Festival, Woman wakes up in mortuary, and Tsunami warning issued for South Pacific.
Tuesday Morning Spice
Vatican: same-sex unions ‘sinful’. Eskom says five years of load shedding. Prince William’s message. Elon has a new job title. All the Oscar nominations. Pippa Middleton gives birth.
The Vatican Is Very Upset About Charlie Hebdo’s Latest Cover [Image]
Instead of aiming for a specific religious doctrine, this time around Charlie Hebdo went for the big cat, God.
WATCH: They Reckon The Pope Just Performed A Miracle [Video]
What act did Pope Francis perform that can only be explained as the work of a higher power? Water to wine, healing the blind, it must be something exceptional right?
Monday Morning Spice
Vatican backs military against ISIS. Cyclone Pam devastates, Oasis feud over?Drug dealer wanted Apple Watch. Putin considered nuclear options. F1 season underway. UK teens bust heading for ISIS. Self-flying Uber – surely not?
An Update Of The Pope’s Latest Pearlers He’s Been Throwing Around
This Pope Francis doesn’t mind saying something a little controversial. Some of his comments have angered many in the Catholic Church, get up to date here.
The Pope Reckons Charlie Hebdo Went Too Far
It seems Pope Francis thinks that the Charlie Hebdo crew may have been pushing the boundaries a little too far with their mocking of people’s faiths. Can’t say that’s surprising, right?
Vatican Car Bust With 4 Kilos Of Cocaine, Marijuana On Board
The Vatican needs to keep an eye on their diplomats vehicles, as one of the cars has been used to transport drugs across Europe.
Tuesday Morning Spice
Swiss Guard reveals secretive Vatican ‘Gay Network.’ Black Widows target Winter Olympics. Sharapova out. Mugabe appears in public. Red Tide approaching Knysna. Harry’s girlfriend’s stepfather found dead.
Kid Photobombs Pope – Sits In His Chair [PICS]
I imagine this is the closest we’ll get to feeling like Bill Cosby in ‘Kids Say The Darnedest Things’, because we just found this kid who did the darnedest thing. Last Saturday Pope Francis gave a speech “about families” to thousands of pilgrims who had traveled a long way to see the man in the white dress.
The Vatican Made A Mistake – Atheists Will Actually Be Damned
Last week Pope Francis said in his homily that “everyone” will be redeemed. But now the Vatican’s spokesperson Rev. Thomas Rosica is taking a step back to “clear up” the remarks made by the Pope.
Wednesday Morning Spice
Pope wants to fix Vatican bank. Obama gets brain happy. Gaddafi’s daughter set fire to her host’s house. Presidency more angry with M&G. Who created the bitcoin? The Queen got a pay rise. Scotland has a spacecraft.
Holy Cash: Understanding The Finances Of The Vatican
Pope Francis is the new leader of 1,2 billion Catholics. But he’s also the man in charge of the Vatican’s finances. Former pope, Benedict made progress in reforming the Vatican Bank by replacing the president and creating a financial-intelligence committee after allegeations of abuse and mismanagement spanning decades. Recent controversy Modern controversy surrounding the bank […]
Dennis Rodman Is At The Vatican – Promoting An Irish Gambling Website [VIDEO]
D-Rod just can’t stop himself from visiting secretive rulers in tiny, controversial countries. Yesterday, Dennis was spotted outside the Vatican City. Fresh off his tour of North Korea, where he befriended dictator Kim Jong-Un, Rodman is in Rome – and the Vatican – to promote Irish gambling company, Paddy Power. Although Rodman stated that he […]
Woody Allen Is The New Pope – Decides To Call Himself ‘Pope Francis’
Ok it’s not really Woody Allen, but damn Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina looks a lot like the Bullets Over Broadway director! Anyway, the new guy is 76 years old and is also the first non-European leader of the church in more than 1,000 years.
Tuesday Morning Spice
Mass celeb hack, finances exposed online. Cardinals set to elect new Pope. The Vatican and Europe’s biggest gay sauna. The real reason Justin Bieber cancelled show. Teen gives birth on SAA flight. Something about Zuma and the SABC. Tiger Woods wins again. Ronaldo puts written-off Ferrari on eBay.
Faux Father Tries To Enter Secret Pope Talks At Vatican
A German by the name of Ralph Napierski attempted to walk into secret talks to discuss the succession of resigned Pope Benedict XVI on Monday at the Vatican. Napierski was wearing a makeshift bishop’s cloak, had his own entourage of fake clerics, and to make the whole thing seem authentic, posed for photos with real bishops […]
Pope Benedict XVI’s Final Address [VIDEO]
Pope Benedict XVI made his final general audience appearance yesterday morning. Tens of thousands of followers gathered in St Peter’s Square, where the pope has provided lessons on the Catholic faith every week for eight years. He thanked his cardinals for respecting and supporting his decision to resign. Benedict said: To love the church means […]
Tata Ma Chance, Tata Ma Cardinal
Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turksan is the front runner to replace Pope Benedict from the the bookmaker’s point of view. If elected, Turkson would lead 1, 2 billion members of the Roman-Catholic church, this would be the first time in a millennium that the Catholic church would be under the headship of a non-European. Paddy Power […]
Thursday Morning Spice
Match-Fixing: Former SA Assistant Coach Sentenced To Eight Years. Tutu Punishes Obama’s Drone In Letter To New York Times. Holy-Spirit Will No Longer Assist The Pope. Financial Times To Stop Printing In SA By July. Latest on Shrien Dewani.
The Vatican Built A Secret Property Empire Using Mussolini’s Millions
The Vatican is worth a few bob, hell, they are their own city and do things pretty much as they please. Generally always shrouded in a bit of mystery, there a few quirks to some of the millions that have been acquired over the years.
The Pope Tweets For First Time From Personal Account – What Did He Say?
Pope Benedict XVI tweeted for the first time yesterday from a personal Twitter account. This follows last week’s announcement by the Vatican that Benedict would begin posting messages on Twitter in eight languages under the handle @pontifex – a Latin term for pope that means “bridge builder.”
Tuesday Morning Spice
Pranksters push Kim Jong Un closer to TIME Magazine’s person of the year victory. Pope gets Twitter account. Kate has rare morning sickness condition. Syria prepping chemical weapons. Tyson high on coke during Hangover. Our grade nine’s maths average is WHAT?
The Vatican’s Exorcist Says Yoga Is Satanic
Gabriele Amorth is the Vatican’s chief exorcist. And if he is to be believed, he’s pretty good at it with just under 70 000 banished evil spirits under his belt. He says yoga is the work of the devil and leads to a belief in Hinduism, which, in turn, leads to evil.
Pope Benedict XVI Tweets For The First Time [VIDEO]
Pope Benedict XVI took to Twitter yesterday and composed a tweet on an iPad before sending it out into cyberspace. Granted, it did take about six other similarly aged cardinals and other officials to help him out, but it is the thought that counts, right? See a video of him tweeting, as well as his full Twitter message, inside.
Pope Benedict Chats To Astronauts On The ISS
Why? Because Pope Benedict XVI can do what he wants, I guess. He spent about twenty minutes video chatting with the crew of the International Space Station and the U.S shuttle Endeavour, conveying well-wishes for Gabrielle Gifford’s husband, and generally just shooting the breeze.