John Paul II and Tiger Woods : bigger than life one day, sinners like any other the next day
John Paul II and Tiger Woods are rock stars who have fallen into shame. These article apply also for John Paul II. The sins of Tiger Woods are mild compared to the John Paul II Pedophile Priests Army. Tiger's mistresses enjoyed their sexual trysts and money from his billion dollar empire. The John Paul II Pedophile Priests Army enjoyed their sexual bestiality with altar boys while celebrating Mass and enjoyed the cover-up by the almighty popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI. There are churches now being named John Paul II but they are not being disbanded inspite of continous revelations of his John Paul II Pedophile Priests Army now in Ireland. It figures, only in the Catholic Church can "Crime does pay" -- but for priests only...
First Church Disbands, This Web Site Set to Expire
http://tigerwoodsisgod.com/blog/index.php/category/the-damnation/
John Ziegler
PostDateIcon December 1st, 2009 | PostAuthorIcon Author: jziegler
After several days of evaluation, I have decided to disband the First Church of Tiger Woods (as indicated by the graphics at the top of this web site) and I will not renew the TigerWoodsIsGod domain name when it expires in a couple of months. Any future commentary on this site (which may not happen at all) will be regarding Tiger’s failings in relation to his affair/accident debacle which continues to unfold almost by the hour.
Because the First Church of Tiger Woods has been in existence since late 1996 and this web site has been around since early 2000, you might think that such a decision might be difficult. In this case, it was not. Unfortunately, Tiger Woods has made it all to easy to realize that he is no longer worthy of any special admiration.
The events of the past few days have revealed Tiger to be a serial adulterer, a blatant liar, and a selfish coward. While I am sure I will always respect his ability as a golfer, that was only a very small part of why this much misunderstood web site was created and why it became such a big part of my life.
As I have documented in my columns below, Tiger is clearly no longer deserving of being seen as a role model or a hero and he has needlessly squandered his unique potential to be a positive force in our country and the world. While I am relatively sure that Tiger will make a comeback from this sad episode and that there will be great moments for him in the future, I personally am done with Tiger Woods and I doubt that I will even care very much about whatever else he might achieve on the golf course (for someone who once vowed to make sure he lived until he saw Tiger get to 19 major championships, I have a hard time believing I can write those words with such ease).
For the record , here are a list of Tiger’s “sins” that make it impossible for me to continue with this web site.
He has had multiple affairs with sleazy women while married to the mother of his children and he has, to this date, not told the truth about them.
He has lied about the circumstances surrounding his accident in an arrogant and insulting fashion.
He has bailed on his own tournament and foundation just to shield himself from the media and lied about why he was doing doing so.
His silence to the police and the public has been an embarrassment to his fans and leaves us with no rational choice but to assume the very worst about what the truth really is.
In the end, this situation, like much of life is all about expectations. To whom much is given, much is expected. No one has ever been given more than Tiger and therefore our expectations for him were also unprecedented. He has failed to live up to those expectations and he has shattered a sacred trust that cannot be repaired.
Therefore, Tiger Woods now has at least one less supporter. I am quite sure that I am not alone.
Posted in The Damnation
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Woods apology doesn’t change the equation
By Tim Dahlberg, AP Sports Columnist Dec 2, 8:02 pm EST
The billion dollars didn’t help one cent.
Tiger Woods couldn’t even get on his yacht “Privacy” and sail away somewhere to keep everyone from looking.
Larger than life one day, just another sinner the next.
No reason to talk about his quest to become the greatest golfer ever when the tabloids were offering up much juicier stuff for debate.
Does anyone care about the odds of Woods winning the Grand Slam when one offshore sports book is posting odds on whether he will admit to having an affair by the end of the year? (Not admitting was a 2-1 favorite.)
There has probably never been an athlete as celebrated as Woods. There has surely never been one who went from virtual deity to an overused punch line overnight.
He could have tested positive for steroids and life would have gone on much as it did before, as Alex Rodriguez found out every time he was cheered at the plate.
Begin having questions raised about your moral behavior, though, and things change.
There are those who draw the line there, especially if they feel they’ve been misled by the carefully crafted image they had of Woods as a good family man and father.
That’s why Woods came forward Wednesday with a statement he couldn’t have dreamed of making just a week ago. It came, as they all seem to do, from Woods’ official Web site, filed under the unlikely headline of “Tiger comments on current events.”
If you had been in a remote cave the last week, you might have thought he was giving his take on the health care debate or the war in Afghanistan. Instead, he was offering up remorse and regret for his “transgressions.”
“I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves,” Woods said. “I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect.”
Very far short, if you believe the claims of Jaimee Grubbs, who told Us Weekly magazine said she carried on a 31-month affair with Woods.
If it’s true, perfect husbands don’t start hanging around in Las Vegas with a cocktail waitress two months before their wife is about to give birth to their first child. Perfect people don’t leave urgent voice mail messages like the one Woods allegedly left for Grubbs last week.
Just what Woods did or didn’t do with Grubbs, or another woman the National Enquirer alleged was involved with him, likely will be good fodder on the Internet for some time. Woods, who spent more time addressing his right to privacy than his personal shortcomings in the statement, admitted to nothing other than letting his family down.
Indeed, if only he had stayed in the house that night, there’s a good chance we wouldn’t have paid much attention.
What was known even before the scandal broke was that Woods had a thing for all things Vegas, a town where fantasy eclipses reality and where the whims of the super rich and famous are famously tended to.
“We heard stories and knew when he was in town,” said Norm Clarke, the gossip columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “What Vegas offered was a controlled environment to stay under the radar. You can sign people to confidentiality contracts but they still talk, especially in this town.”
Loving life in Vegas isn’t a crime, of course. And so far the only thing Woods has done legally wrong is drive badly.
But what happens when he returns to the golf course to play before large crowds? With the moral card now in play, will they—women, especially—still cheer everything he does?
The early returns aren’t encouraging. While Tiger was once the gold standard among all athletes, there are signs that the media frenzy is taking a toll.
Zeta Interactive, which measures Internet buzz on various topics, says the tone of postings on Woods went from being 91 percent positive and 9 percent negative before the accident to 74 percent positive and 26 percent negative afterward.
That’s not enough to cost Woods any of his big-name sponsors. Barring more allegations, it’s probably not even enough for Phil Mickelson to steal many of his fans.
More intriguing, meanwhile, is whether Woods will be the same player when he returns.
Will the famous Tiger glare and fist pump still be enough to intimidate opponents when they’ve seen his most vulnerable side? Will he be able to maintain his equally famous powers of concentration when the talk about him isn’t all about golf and the paparazzi still tail him home every night?
Woods may already be asking himself the same questions. He’s always been able to deal with distractions, but he’s never had one like this.
Yes, it’s hard to imagine. But in the end, his greatness could become the biggest casualty of all.
First Church Disbands, This Web Site Set to Expire
http://tigerwoodsisgod.com/blog/index.php/category/the-damnation/
John Ziegler
PostDateIcon December 1st, 2009 | PostAuthorIcon Author: jziegler
After several days of evaluation, I have decided to disband the First Church of Tiger Woods (as indicated by the graphics at the top of this web site) and I will not renew the TigerWoodsIsGod domain name when it expires in a couple of months. Any future commentary on this site (which may not happen at all) will be regarding Tiger’s failings in relation to his affair/accident debacle which continues to unfold almost by the hour.
Because the First Church of Tiger Woods has been in existence since late 1996 and this web site has been around since early 2000, you might think that such a decision might be difficult. In this case, it was not. Unfortunately, Tiger Woods has made it all to easy to realize that he is no longer worthy of any special admiration.
The events of the past few days have revealed Tiger to be a serial adulterer, a blatant liar, and a selfish coward. While I am sure I will always respect his ability as a golfer, that was only a very small part of why this much misunderstood web site was created and why it became such a big part of my life.
As I have documented in my columns below, Tiger is clearly no longer deserving of being seen as a role model or a hero and he has needlessly squandered his unique potential to be a positive force in our country and the world. While I am relatively sure that Tiger will make a comeback from this sad episode and that there will be great moments for him in the future, I personally am done with Tiger Woods and I doubt that I will even care very much about whatever else he might achieve on the golf course (for someone who once vowed to make sure he lived until he saw Tiger get to 19 major championships, I have a hard time believing I can write those words with such ease).
For the record , here are a list of Tiger’s “sins” that make it impossible for me to continue with this web site.
He has had multiple affairs with sleazy women while married to the mother of his children and he has, to this date, not told the truth about them.
He has lied about the circumstances surrounding his accident in an arrogant and insulting fashion.
He has bailed on his own tournament and foundation just to shield himself from the media and lied about why he was doing doing so.
His silence to the police and the public has been an embarrassment to his fans and leaves us with no rational choice but to assume the very worst about what the truth really is.
In the end, this situation, like much of life is all about expectations. To whom much is given, much is expected. No one has ever been given more than Tiger and therefore our expectations for him were also unprecedented. He has failed to live up to those expectations and he has shattered a sacred trust that cannot be repaired.
Therefore, Tiger Woods now has at least one less supporter. I am quite sure that I am not alone.
Posted in The Damnation
-------
Woods apology doesn’t change the equation
By Tim Dahlberg, AP Sports Columnist Dec 2, 8:02 pm EST
The billion dollars didn’t help one cent.
Tiger Woods couldn’t even get on his yacht “Privacy” and sail away somewhere to keep everyone from looking.
Larger than life one day, just another sinner the next.
No reason to talk about his quest to become the greatest golfer ever when the tabloids were offering up much juicier stuff for debate.
Does anyone care about the odds of Woods winning the Grand Slam when one offshore sports book is posting odds on whether he will admit to having an affair by the end of the year? (Not admitting was a 2-1 favorite.)
There has probably never been an athlete as celebrated as Woods. There has surely never been one who went from virtual deity to an overused punch line overnight.
He could have tested positive for steroids and life would have gone on much as it did before, as Alex Rodriguez found out every time he was cheered at the plate.
Begin having questions raised about your moral behavior, though, and things change.
There are those who draw the line there, especially if they feel they’ve been misled by the carefully crafted image they had of Woods as a good family man and father.
That’s why Woods came forward Wednesday with a statement he couldn’t have dreamed of making just a week ago. It came, as they all seem to do, from Woods’ official Web site, filed under the unlikely headline of “Tiger comments on current events.”
If you had been in a remote cave the last week, you might have thought he was giving his take on the health care debate or the war in Afghanistan. Instead, he was offering up remorse and regret for his “transgressions.”
“I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves,” Woods said. “I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect.”
Very far short, if you believe the claims of Jaimee Grubbs, who told Us Weekly magazine said she carried on a 31-month affair with Woods.
If it’s true, perfect husbands don’t start hanging around in Las Vegas with a cocktail waitress two months before their wife is about to give birth to their first child. Perfect people don’t leave urgent voice mail messages like the one Woods allegedly left for Grubbs last week.
Just what Woods did or didn’t do with Grubbs, or another woman the National Enquirer alleged was involved with him, likely will be good fodder on the Internet for some time. Woods, who spent more time addressing his right to privacy than his personal shortcomings in the statement, admitted to nothing other than letting his family down.
Indeed, if only he had stayed in the house that night, there’s a good chance we wouldn’t have paid much attention.
What was known even before the scandal broke was that Woods had a thing for all things Vegas, a town where fantasy eclipses reality and where the whims of the super rich and famous are famously tended to.
“We heard stories and knew when he was in town,” said Norm Clarke, the gossip columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “What Vegas offered was a controlled environment to stay under the radar. You can sign people to confidentiality contracts but they still talk, especially in this town.”
Loving life in Vegas isn’t a crime, of course. And so far the only thing Woods has done legally wrong is drive badly.
But what happens when he returns to the golf course to play before large crowds? With the moral card now in play, will they—women, especially—still cheer everything he does?
The early returns aren’t encouraging. While Tiger was once the gold standard among all athletes, there are signs that the media frenzy is taking a toll.
Zeta Interactive, which measures Internet buzz on various topics, says the tone of postings on Woods went from being 91 percent positive and 9 percent negative before the accident to 74 percent positive and 26 percent negative afterward.
That’s not enough to cost Woods any of his big-name sponsors. Barring more allegations, it’s probably not even enough for Phil Mickelson to steal many of his fans.
More intriguing, meanwhile, is whether Woods will be the same player when he returns.
Will the famous Tiger glare and fist pump still be enough to intimidate opponents when they’ve seen his most vulnerable side? Will he be able to maintain his equally famous powers of concentration when the talk about him isn’t all about golf and the paparazzi still tail him home every night?
Woods may already be asking himself the same questions. He’s always been able to deal with distractions, but he’s never had one like this.
Yes, it’s hard to imagine. But in the end, his greatness could become the biggest casualty of all.
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