Found this at Freebornjohn
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales has declared that capitalism is dead because of the credit crunch.
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Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor, 76, made the astonishing claim at a lavish fund-raising dinner at Claridges...
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The four course dinner, with a champagne reception, had been provided free of charge by Derek Quinlan, the property developer, who owns Claridges who is worth an estimated £60 million.
Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor, 76, made the astonishing claim at a lavish fund-raising dinner at Claridges...
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The four course dinner, with a champagne reception, had been provided free of charge by Derek Quinlan, the property developer, who owns Claridges who is worth an estimated £60 million.
The assembled capitalists had just pledged hundreds of thousands of pounds to the Catholic Church.
(My 2p worth) - With his large salery, home and perks provided by the Church as well as being invited to a freebie meals by a property developer, I can but assume that he had inbided a bit to much communion wine that evening...
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I expect his big mouth cost him a few grand in donations. What a prat.
Urban11
I am sure that the capitalists were all rather amused by his comments :-)
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