Pope Go Homo

"Pope Go Homo" is one of the slogans that will be used by protesters who are not thrilled with the visit of Pope Benedict XVI, a/k/a the Nazi Pope, a/k/a God's Rottweiler, to Sydney, Australia for World Youth Day. Adding to the protesters unhappiness is the outrageous ordinance adopted by local officials - it sounds like something the Nazi or Communist Party would have liked - to try to counter any protests of the Nazi Pope's visit. The law gives authorities the power to stop and fine anyone engaging in behavior that "causes annoyance or inconvenience" to the Prada Pope and/or the Church sponsored gathering. My sympathies definitely are on the side of the protesters. Here are some highlights from 365gay.com:

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(Sydney, Australia) Wearing T-shirts that read "Pope Go Homo" and "The pope is wrong, put a condom on!," a dozen demonstrators poked fun Wednesday at a new Australian law meant to protect participants of next week's World Youth Day from being annoyed by opponents.

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The new rules, which critics have panned as a form of censorship, give authorities the power to order anyone to stop behavior that "causes annoyance or inconvenience" to the 250,000 pilgrims expected in Sydney for the Roman Catholic festival being held July 15-20. Anyone who doesn't comply could face a fine of $5,300.

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Police and the New South Wales state government say they are a necessary security measure. Libertarians and rights activists disagree. "These annoyance laws are outrageous," said Rachel Evans, a spokeswoman for the NoToPope Coalition that helped organize Wednesday's protest. The coalition, made up of gay rights, student and atheist groups, is planning a July 19 march to protest what it calls the pope's homophobic and antiquated ideas. The group is also planning to distribute condoms to young pilgrims and speak with them about human rights issues. The Church bans the use of condoms and other forms of artificial birth control, another point of irritation for protesters at Wednesday's gathering, dubbed the annoying protest.

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To Charlton, the annoyance law is just another in a string of poor decisions by Australia's leaders. "They can't get anything right, this government," said Charlton, 57, of Sydney. "If they'd have shut up, there would have been a little (demonstration) Saturday week of a few people. Now there's gonna be thousands, because Sydneysiders are saying we want to keep our rights, which are being eroded away."