The conservation group World Wildlife Fund ousted Spain's King Juan Carlos as its honorary president after his Botswana hunting trip sparked an outcry for its extravagance during an economic crisis.
The king's private visit came to light this year when he was rushed back to Madrid to undergo hip surgery after falling during the trip.
A firestorm ensued, forcing the 74-year-old king to apologize in April.
"I am very sorry. I made a mistake and it won't happen again," the king said on Spanish state television as he left the hospital.
The Spanish chapter of the WWF voted Saturday to abolish the honorary post, which the king has held since 1968.
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Hey, BOMBO.
You had quite the prolific troll running around here...
Didn't notice until now, been busy. Vacation coming though. Just one more week.
Read up, everyone, on the life of Juan Carlos. I think he should get a free pass for this one "mistake", considering Spain would probably Europe's last dictatorship today, if not for him.
Going anywhere interesting, BOMBO?
Spain, perhaps? lol...
Nah, just the Rockies. We're planning in a couple of years though, going to Europe.
A tip for anyone going to Alberta, Jasper is much nicer than Banff.
*Just* the Rockies?
You'll have a good time.
Beware of speeding beer-trains, though.
Anything with driving distance is "just." If I lived in Dusseldorf, I might say "just Rome", for example.
@ Sunny, its called *Napolian Complex* little man, little brain, but very big mouth!
lol...there's one in every workplace...
Good men are so hard to find. Most being so small. he he.
That's not as good as my 'Time stands still. People fly by' mentioned above.
Time will always be right where it is. In a whisper, we will be gone. Some say gone to rest in peace, others say gone to burn in hell...and still others claim off to heaven. The heaven and hell bunch have no proof, and is why they say "rest in peace". (not because they truly believe the person is mere worm food, but because they know a burning hell is rediculous)
You admit to hitting a woman, Philip?
I wish you had suceeded.
He is a liar. He has proved it once again.
As all are aware, not one single person in the history of man has claimed that all priests are peds. That you say I made this claim is totally rediculous.
But does remind me of a point I've tried to make. Yous call me names and post that you wish even physical harm to come to me for what I have said. NEVER do you post such vile hatred for openly gay men convicted of raypeing boys. NEVER.
Philip:
I have posted my feelings on what priests have done to vulnerable children, many time, and if you missed them, it's mot my fault.
I suggest looking harder next time.
Please delete the absolute vile pile of dung that as posted at 8:08 by the Philipsophical, CNN, because it is full of hurtful to me, and my family who reads this; I cannot imagine why the report abuse button is being ignored.
When you bury your child, Philip, then you have the right to talk about my child's suicide and how I may feel, until then, be quiet.
@ Philip, the only thing ive EVER wished on you is, i hope you have as great a day as you give to others! Does that trouble you? If so then maybe you need to read Mathew 7:l2 again, and reflect!
shut up. Jeez already
My nonsense?
Yeah, okay, whatever.
Have a nice life.
No parent should have to bury their child. Come back and act tough when you have buried your own child, philip, otherwise, never talk to anyone else again about what it feels like to bury their kid. Bury you own kid then you will have that right. You don't belong to that club, and for that, you should count your blessings and keep your opinions to yourself!
Philip@8:37, who are you talking to?
Not as you've posted against me, though. Especially a year ago when you argued that openly gap priests were just peds and not statutory raypeists. (interestingly, the Supreme Court's opinion still matches your old one! The SC considers it a violation of a gay mans civil rights to use his chosen orientation against him in a court of law, something prosecuters would have to prove in order for a raype conviction. Statutory rapype conviction have been reversed on appeal to the SC based on Lawrence v Taylor, a case involving sodomy, not children)
However, recently the dept. of Justice made even touching a child a raype of a child. So your orientation no longer needs to be known for a statutory raype conviction to stand, as we have seen in the case of a bise xual man, Jerry Sandusky.
And just because real history doesn't match what your school's history books claim, doesn't mean that real is revised. YOURS is the revised edition, not mine.
The first president in america was in fact a black American named John Hansen. Washington became president by force. Revolution troops held Congress at gunpoint DEMANDING George Washington be the leader.
And the Alamo massacre had nothing to do with the USA, another of thousands of examples of YOUR history being revised, not mine. "Victims" at the alamo were in fact volunteers...greedy land grabbers who had rejected the USA and moved to Mexico.