Anne Widdecombe's opinions on the Catholic Church

[rocketjunkie88]

Catholic church is a fucking disgrace

[northox]

People like the video because she looks stupid or dislike the video because she's a bitch?

[druimnaguie]

Arse bandits! 

[haz464]

She disgusts me

[ChemHandbook]

This is fucking hilarious!

Well done.

[KungfuCow5]

Giant Squid of Anger.

[sasop117]

intelligence -10, lol

[MrEnlighteneddespot]

This has been dubbed, sick cowards. Where's your respect?

[mollie2810]

I barely understood anything she said. What a disgusting voice, she already lost the debate when she opened her mouth. Yak.

[Dendiol]

Silly misguided bint

[sparklemoomin]

lol im pretty sure this was edited?!

[BillyIsATwat23]

@sparklemoomin Well no shit Sherlock ;-)

[sparklemoomin]

DELORES UMBRIDGE.

I WILL HAVE ORDER!!

how stupid.

[koraxsan]

Haha! nicely done. young hitchens with his massive memeber really made me laugh.

[TipoftheSlung]

Gem of a video.

[andytubeism]

..a strict school mistress! lol mind u sometimes she says things that are logical ....however now we are are hearing a religiously biased view ! but to show this vid short isnt a good idea if we want a fair debate...ALL must have there say!

[diabl2master]

It's a joke... Jeez, nearly everyone who's commented on this is so dumb...

[diabl2master]

IT'S BEEN EDITED, MORONS. Look up "Cassetteboy". What he does is what has been done here.

[aeropostalbaby1]

1:41 "billions of people across the world, in recent centuries, took refuge from the catholic church. but we got them in the end. thank you for the opportunity to cause untold misery".... wtffffffffffffffffffffffffffff­? either i heard this wrong, or it's been doctored, or someone needs to cut this bitch's head off. that's fucked up

[valarmanwe]

@aeropostalbaby1 I`ve been listening to these series of videos. I heard quite clearly what Stephen and Chris had to say. What Anne had to say has been doctored at best. More like totally mis-represented. It is a shame, because I have no problem at all with hearing anyones opinion. What has the poster of this series to fear by allowing clear debate ?

He/ she has ruined a good debate. It could have and should have been so much better than this.

[boygeniuz]

this doctored to try and be funny ... its not worked

[mcmonkey001]

Mrs. Featherbottom!?

[sk8rocgirl]

this makes much more sense than he original

[felipealvarez1982]

uhhh terrible audio

[TheReilly8]

its basically impossible to not hate this women

[Elltrixer]

I can't stand this bitch. Stephen Fry owns her.

[doyoublush]

she has the voice of some of the characters from Monty Python!

[stuartallford]

shutup you stupid fat potato. go and make me a sandwich

[jmal7211]

ah shut up!

[markandrach]

ridiculous woman

[jazzx251]

Ann Widecombe is dancing around the issue ;)

[Timesearch]

sounds like the tape is tampered with to make out Ann is trashing the Church. Not funny and really unfair. Jesus said there wil be those who will persecute and so evidence is clear....a video on persecution of the Catholic Church.

[gangster3591]

This revolting hag would make the Wicked Witch of the West cringe .

Worse ..she's full of shit

[ec123456789able]

this is a woman who converted to catholisism because she doesn't believe that women should be allowed to become priests, she doesn't believe in giving child benefit to unmarried couples, doesn't believe that women should have a right over their own reproductive system, and on top of all that, she campaigned ruthlessly for anti homosexual legislation. she is just prejudice and disgusting. virgin for religious reasons- yeah right. anne is just a self hating closeted lesbian who is insecure.

[timetochilli]

see what i mean we have irrational people in government like this bitch whore sket slut fuck catholiuc church

[MrDasmaster]

well said

[erikmania]

mash up video's...or whatever this is called are really dumb and pointless.

[trannyniggr]

how can church EVER expect to be taken serious with "people" like this speaking for it?!

[1brandwag]

How insensitive and tipically catholic pompous feble roman nonsense, in the end her saying, people tried to escape the catholic chruch but they got them in the end. Proves their imprerial attitudes mixed with a false gospel. resultes in suffering and oppression for many.

[leafyhig]

thats well tight !

[cstreather]

What a vile old hag!

[dgl1962]

Imagine 500 years ago, hearing that womans voice condemning you to be lit on fire for having the temerity to question the fairy tale that she wants to impose upon everyone...

I say goddamned all of them and let us NEVER allow them that power over us again.

[adam4757]

"Anne Widdecombe says she's a virgin for religious reasons. The reason being that God made her so incredibly fucking ugly". Frankie Boyle

[miloman51]

@adam4757 your observation is so un pc but fucking funny

[prolefeedprocessor]

Took me a minute to realize what was going on. :P Hard to get on track with her voice to realize the words were rearranged.

[fl41l]

what is she doing, speaking at a podium labelled with the word intelligence

[verlaine4]

Ah, I get it!!! Anne Widdecombe standup comedy !!!!

Fucking hilarious - she nearly had me for as minute there...............

[hazelwhicher]

This is crap

[truevoiceofsanity]

Lol, I was looking for her real speech :(.

[oberon06]

she sounds like nanny from count duckula

[bawbaganoo]

Im sorry, i have watched this entire debate and i just cant listen to her voice.

is she going through puberty or something?

[timetochilli]

dumbass bitch hitchens and fry fucked him up

[frc1968]

I don't normally take to calling names but after reading up on this woman, I can truthfully say she is a crachety old bitch.

[prunellla1]

What the hell is she talking about? Is she pissed?

[davwhit]

well edited and hilarious

[aleximerck]

Search YT for "Victoria Wood Anne", if you want to see yet another brilliant british comedian bitchslap this ridiculous woman.

(Victoria Wood christmas special)

[err058]

Is that Evil Empress Fugly von  Assloch?

[mcdinkity]

ha ha i like widdecombe but she is as thick as fuck

[mmmodafoca]

ahhh what is wrong with british women?? do they all have annoying voices like her?? i could only watch less than a minute of the video. Her voice is as annoying as ben stein's voice is.. and it's just a coincidence that they both are religious

[gzazz]

@mmmodafoca Rest assured, most of them are a lot more likeable. And by most, I pretty much mean all.

[ishopinamsterdam]

@gzazz

indeed mate after this one dies it'll be all better in the UK

[papersplease]

@mmmodafoc Did you not pay attention to the moderators voice at the start? Methinks you just wanted to have a go at the British.

[hoolley]

@mmmodafoca

No, no, she is vile, vile vile. Hated by most. She isnt even a Catholic, she joined the Catholic church cos the Church of England started letting women be priests. She is actually really really thick. Not the brightest if you know what I mean. She wanted pregnant women in labour who were in prison to be shackled to the bed as the gave birth. That shows how vile the woman is. Sorry but I sort of lose control with that woman. Stephen Fry certainly showed her up wih dignity.

[mmmodafoca]

@hoolley i am sorry i did not know.. for i am neither english nor keeping up with who's who in England.. However, i am a English football fan! greatest league in the world. i only approve of stephen fry because he is close friends with Hugh Laurie. bwahahaha Jk jk! i see what you are saying. Have a nice day.

[ThePyramis]

@mmmodafoca Well obviously not considering there is 3 countries in britain, so no, not all british women sound like that, infact, they have quite a diversity of accents, but then, you wouldn't know that, because your an idiot who is unlightened in who makes up the world, and i wouldn't be surprised if you were ignorant in who you are and where you come from. Ignorant prick.

[mmmodafoca]

@ThePyramis Whoa harsh words dude.. as we say here in the states.. Calm the fuck down. I could give a fuck how many countries there are in Great britain.. it doesn't affect me. I asked a simple question, if you didn't like what i said fuck off. You don't have to respond with pathetic and inane insults. How stupid do you have to be to right away assume i was only talking shit about your people, as if annoying sounding women don't exist here? Talk about being ignorant, you fucking imbecile.

[ThePyramis]

@mmmodafoca They say ignorance is bliss, in your case its a bitch ;)

[ThePyramis]

@mmmodafoca AHHHH.. i was right.. you r a yank! I rest my my case!

[mmmodafoca]

@ThePyramis OH and i'm not a yank.. whatever the fuck that is. I'm from Texas my state is got-damn bigger than your entire fucking Island.. so take a chill pill bitch.

[TBonesSB]

@mmmodafoca How do you know that you´re not a yank if you don´t know what yank means ?! BTW it means american.... I´m from Czech rebublic and I know that!!!!!

[mmmodafoca]

@TBonesSB Oh that explains the level of idiocy you express. Of course i know what it means i was being some what ironic and witty. Knowing that people from Texas don't like being referred as "yank's" cause that term was given to the early americans who live in the Northeaster part of the country.. otherwise known as NEW YORK.. fucking embecile. Yet you have the audacity to call me ignorant. You're lucky i respect Petr Cech, Tomas Rosicky, and Pavel Nedved.

[TBonesSB]

@mmmodafoca That was neither witty nor ironic! But what could I expect from someone who respects soccer players.....

[ThePyramis]

@mmmodafoca LMFAO! If your from texas then your a yank. So what if its "god damn bigger".. more room to spawn dickheads like you then eh?!

[powerwolfDA]

@mmmodafoca Put it this way, im brittish and I find her voice bothersome

[teedonster2]

@mmmodafoca even british think shes got a really annoying voice.

[meotaku2]

I can find 20 minutes of `Hitchens and Fry` and 2 minutes of Anne Widdecombe.

[aleximerck]

You really need to watch the whole debate to appreciate how badly widdecombe lost this one.

And watch the documentary she made about this, where her voice-over and editing get the last word. Her religion is irrelevant here, but the cowardice and dishonesty of this woman are simply unbelievable.

[gzazz]

@aleximerck Yeah, it is a fantastic debate. She doesn't even manage to take on the things HItchens just said, and then Fry comes on and trounces the hell out of her. There are few people that eloquent.

[Keatrocity]

@gzazz Points raised by Hitchens:

1. Catholic Church owes an apology (implying it hasn't) for past transgressions.

2. Priest scandal.

3. Somekind of reference to a condom hypocrisy relating to the African AIDS epidemic. Ok.

Im a personal fan of Chris Hitchens, not because we share a common worldview but because intellects like his should draw admiraton from those who can appreciate it. I followed his work including God is Not Great, his subsequent tour, and additionally.. (cont)

[Keatrocity]

@gzazz subsequnet debates (most notorious with William Lane Craig and Pastor Doug Willson in which he co-stared in the Doc Collision.)

I know God exists. I believe the Catholic Church to have the best expression of Gods existence. I believe and attempt to follow Christ.

Chris Hitchens eloquent tirades fall folley to substituting empassioned indictments for substantive critique. Entertaining he is, but a formitable prosecutor he is not.

[byteresistor]

@Keatrocity "I know God exists."

Faith is not knowledge.

"I believe the Catholic Church to have the best expression of Gods existence."

You see?

[Keatrocity]

@byteresistor

Right.

I know God exists

on a level somewhat less than knowledge I feel the Catholic Church to be most inline with proper God concept.

[trixwiz7]

@gzazz I wouldn't say it was such a fantastic debate. The topic was fantastic. But they pitted two of the most eloquent (and popular) speakers against two who were completely inept. The bishop was bumbling and the MP is not liked and failed to use a massive arsenal of arguments and facts. This would have been better and fairer:

Christopher Hitchens & Stephen Fry

v

two of these 3... Tony Blair, Frank Brennan SJ or Lord Monckton (who's not popular but is compelling)

[MentalSentinel]

@trixwiz7 there isn't anyone who can compellingly argue that the catholic church is a force for good. and certainly not "Lord" Monckton.

[trixwiz7]

@MentalSentinel Umm, no! As it happens there's untold good that the Church has done. I think the 800 000 Jews who were hid from the Nazis by Catholics and the Catholic Church would probably disagree with you. My Grandad who started with nothing but became a ground-breaking clinical psychiatrist and worked largely pro-bona would never have done so if the Jesuits hadn't taken him and paid his way. In my country the Josephites have given millions education at a pittance, and exposed abuse

[trixwiz7]

@MentalSentinel Anyway. Anyone can argue in favour of or against anything, certainly that the Catholic Church is a force for good, otherwise there wouldn't have been any point in having this debate. And there's a hell of a lot of good that the Church has done/is doing worldwide in re: aid, education (non-biblical eg English, maths, computers etc). You should see Frank Brennan SJ speak, he's compelling if anyone is, Tony Blair's no fool either. Don't say stupid things that you can't substantiate!

[Splooshiba]

@aleximerck a documentary voiced by her? dear god

[fintaneh]

@aleximerck Where can i find that documentary? thanks

[hoolley]

@aleximerck

Vile, vile woman, my son just sent this to me. I am lost for words because I cannot describe how vile she is.

[valarmanwe]

@aleximerck And how do we see see the whole debate, when every other speaker has been seen to speak quite clearly, and her contention has been doctored ? Clear and unequivacol misrepresentation. Stephen Fry and Christopher Hitchens would be outraged with this. They get their say, and AW does not.

[jajamansan88]

LOL!

[orbis2009]

Ladies and gentleman: An excellent assessment of the Hitch from the current NY Review of Books, entitled "The Believer" by Ian Buruma shows that the one constant in Hitch's life is inconstancy. And I wish that was all that was said. It's also featured in excerpts on today's Huffington Post (there called "Christopher Hitchens' "Hitch 22": Left? Right? Center?" 6.28.10 ) . Better sit down for this one because the contradictions in him are most substantial.

[Averagegamer100]

@orbis2009 Sooooo someone cannot change their mind on politicial views as they learn more about it? Or as what the political situation is, changes?

Things are different now to what they were 10, 20 or 30 years ago.

[byteresistor]

@orbis2009 Boohoo, "god" forbid that someone changes his/her mind about politics during their lifetime. The world changes and people change. We're not living in scripture that cannot change no matter what.

[whereiamishere]

Any human who opposes the human right of women rising in any position in any sector is a trouble soul indeed.

[smell0my0nipples]

How can she be so against women priests?

Didn't she see teh Vicar of Dibley?

Plus she kind of looks like a woman.

[sazji]

@smell0my0nipples She struck the match to light Joan of Arc's bonfire!

[kimberlyanneimelda3]

haha - what do you mean? Of course she's against women priests - she's IS a woman!

Analogy:

Christ: Church

Groom: Bride

Priest: Church

Christ is in the priest in a more powerful way than lay people are Christ for one another. He is one with the Church--just as Christ longs to be one with all of the people on earth. He brings Christ to us and us to Christ. He longs for us to be one.

The priest is the man - the Church is the woman. What dignity each has! How it echoes in our hearts!

[kriptoow]

You people are awful and mad, i feel sorry for you, weirdos

[MrVentug]

What a stupid old bitch.

[MrThompson626]

She's just quite evil...

[up2trix]

LOL

[lawtek711]

OMG I love Robin Williams, Mrs. Doubtfire was like one of my favorite movies of all time. I had no idea he was still playing that part - that's awesome!!!

[JESUStheATHEIST1]

shes old and looking for a pass to fictitious pearly gates

[dancingdiplodocus]

this got funny at the end. good job.

[DrTimWhatley]

Horrible horrible voice!