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October 16, 2023

"So, I don't know that it's going to jump me back into church, but what it did was it gave me good reason to not abandon... there's something there, and it's there for everybody, whatever your religion, it doesn't matter."

Said Whoopi Goldberg.

Quoted in "The View's Whoopi Goldberg tears up after Pope Francis hails her as 'very important' during Vatican City visit - as she reveals the religious figure is a FAN of Sister Act and requested movie merchandise/Whoopi, 67, traveled to Italy last week to meet Pope Francis in the Vatican City/The actress described head of the Catholic church as 'amazing and progressive'/The View host gifted the 86-year-old with a Sister Act DVD and soundtrack" (Daily Mail).

26 comments:

Michael Fitzgerald said...: Yeah, this pope definitely watches The View.; 10/16/23, 4:51 PM
Quaestor said...: Whoopie likes praise, just like any other toddler.

Sister Act is to cinema as The Flying Nun is to television.; 10/16/23, 4:52 PM
Quaestor said...: If I must watch a movie about nuns, it will be Idle and Coltrane in Nuns on the Run. It has at least one good joke -- "Five Wounds for short." That's it, so the rest of you can go about your day with no need for monastic-themed entertainment.; 10/16/23, 4:57 PM
n.n said...: It's not religion-religion. Everyone has a religion (i.e. moral, ethical, legal code). That said, judge a religion by the content of its principles, not the diversity of its principals. #HateLovesAbortion; 10/16/23, 4:57 PM
rehajm said...: It’s now one of those ‘church light’ churches on Arlington St. where you can show up or not, fun social hour afterwards and fabu guy weddings.; 10/16/23, 4:58 PM
The Crack Emcee said...: "There's something there, and it's there for everybody, whatever your religion, it doesn't matter."

And if you're an atheist, it's not there, and y'all be tripping again.; 10/16/23, 4:58 PM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: "progressive" is not a compliment. (perhaps she hasn't heard the latest); 10/16/23, 5:14 PM
Caroline said...: A pope Francis visit to The View can’t be far behind. Does Whooping know he is staunchly opposed to baby killing?; 10/16/23, 5:22 PM
Joe Smith said...: As far as I know she is not Catholic.

But she is in the running for the least talented famous actress ever.

Fake Jews having meetings with Socialist popes was not on my BINGO card...; 10/16/23, 5:29 PM
Fandor said...: Who in the world can take a person who goes by the name WHOOPIE seriously?
It’s time to move on from this clown show.; 10/16/23, 5:36 PM
Narr said...: I thought Whoopi was Jewish. (I kid, I kid.)

The merch is a nice touch; an obsolescing technology (DVD) for an obsolete institution.; 10/16/23, 5:39 PM
rcocean said...: Man, this Pope is a one man wrecking ball. I hope the next Pope can pick up the pieces.; 10/16/23, 5:40 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Good for her.; 10/16/23, 5:48 PM
Sebastian said...: 'amazing and progressive'

That he is. Catholic? Not so much.; 10/16/23, 5:53 PM
WK said...: Fellow travelers.; 10/16/23, 6:01 PM
Tom T. said...: Sister Act was a cute movie.; 10/16/23, 6:14 PM
tim maguire said...: If voting for Barack can make Michelle proud of America, then why shouldn’t praise from the Pope make Whoopi proud of religion? After all, she’s just getting the only thing she ever really wanted from it.; 10/16/23, 6:15 PM
cassandra lite said...: She has more in common with Trump than she'd like to admit. Say something pretty to her and she goes weak in the knees.; 10/16/23, 6:19 PM
Old and slow said...: So the pope is an idiot then, yes?; 10/16/23, 6:37 PM
TaeJohnDo said...: Yet another reason to leave The Church...; 10/16/23, 6:45 PM
Skeptical Voter said...: Well if you ever believed that the Pope was infallible, his judgment that Whoopi
Goldberg is "amazing and progressive" is going to rock your view.; 10/16/23, 6:48 PM
The Crack Emcee said...: The Catholics Are Attacking by Joe Pop-O-Pie. I knew him for a short period of time. He invited me over to his flat one day, and all he ate was lettuce, with cranberry sauce and mayonnaise on it. He said it was his favorite dish. Then he opened his fridge and showed me that was all the food he bought - in bulk.

Man, I miss the old days,...; 10/16/23, 8:27 PM
Lars Porsena said...: The more ‘amazing and progressive’ the Church has gotten, the more emptier the pews.; 10/16/23, 8:59 PM
Michael Fitzgerald said...: Quaestor said...
If I must watch a movie about nuns, it will be Idle and Coltrane in Nuns on the Run. It has at least one good joke -- "Five Wounds for short." That's it, so the rest of you can go about your day with no need for monastic-themed entertainment.

Best movie about nuns ever by far is Black Narcissus directed by Michael Powell. Young nun in Himalayan convent goes mad for the love of a local guide. Suspenseful, intense movie, brilliantly directed, with gorgeous cinematography.; 10/16/23, 9:40 PM
Gunner said...: Whoopi had one decent movie 30 years ago and she has been milking it ever since.; 10/16/23, 11:34 PM
JAORE said...: One hopes most people choose their religious beliefs on more than an ego stroke.

But one also hopes most people are a LOT smarter than Whoopi.; 10/17/23, 10:25 AM