We hear a lot about people going out looking for things to be offended by. Sometimes that’s not what’s going on; other times it is. One of the latter is when an editor shouts across a noisy newsroom, responding to a delay in production, “can anyone tell what’s happening to the fucking Pope?” and a …
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Dec 30 2012
Go, Joseph, and tweet-sin no more
Kevin Smith of CFI-Canada did another “Ask the Experts” for the Ottawa Citizen – this one on the burning question, “What are your ‘spiritual’ New Year’s resolutions?” Dam’ fool question. To be nicer to my fellow humans? To see more spooky things? To be a better dualist? Kevin hints at a similar sort of doubt, …
Dec 17 2012
What dialogue?
The pope has his message of peace for the new year all written and typed up and translated and posted online. The pope is way ahead of the game! The pope can kick back and watch some football. Well it won’t have been very difficult. It doesn’t break any new ground. Somebody could have put …
Oct 08 2011
Ratzinger at home
The pope talked to the Bundestag a couple of weeks ago, and according to the Iona Institute, his remarks went down a treat. The II says they gave him a two-minute standing ovation, as if he’d sung an aria or acted Hamlet. (Why, one wonders? German boy made good? Big famous holy guy in gleaming …
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