Okay, it is official: Welooooooooove this new pope so much, we want to gay-marry him and have all his abortions: Pope Francis, in the first extensive interview of his six-month-old papacy, said that the Roman Catholic church had grown “obsessed” with preaching about abortion, gay marriage and contraception, and that he has chosen not to speak of those issues despite recriminations from some critics.
Of course, what they were referring to was not only the idea of excluding liberal Catholics from the church but also all those awkward southern hemisphere blah and Hispanic folks. They have no idea what to do with African Catholics.
Other than, of course, recruit them to become the Vatican's servant class. Some years ago I visited the great Neapolitan convent of Santa Chiara (famous for its majolica tiles). Virtually all the novices were Filipina, because no way are Italian women gonna become nuns any more, whereas if you're poor and one of six or seven kids, a nunnery is probably a reasonably appealing safe harbor. You get an education, meals, and a lifetime of menial but respectable jobs, and all you have to give up is sex, romance, privacy, children, authority, and ever seeing your family again.
Yeah, this's could get ugly, there hasn't been a pope/expope power struggle in maybe ever. The movie is gonna be great. And Frank better get some food tasters, just in case Ratzy starts to think he looks a little like Poland.
Yes, it&#039;s been a while since we had a good <a href="" target="_blank">Antipope</a> smackdown. Two popes enter, one pope leaves. Andwhen it comes to <a href="http:\/\/artlover.me\/en\/art\/michelangelo-buonarroti\/dome-of-st-peters" target="_blank">Thunderdomes</a>, the Vatican has pretty much the best one evar.
As was remarked of the last antipope, &quot;undeniably secular and ambitious, his moral life was not above reproach, and his unscrupulous methods in no wise accorded with the requirements of his high office.&quot; He was &quot;a complete failure and worthless in spiritual things.&quot;
Sounds familiar, right? Ratz, much like his spiritual <strike>f&uuml;hrer</strike> leader, thinks everyone looks a little like Poland.
The rest of the Catholic leadership have their panties in a serious wad about this guy. Cardinal Dolan has apologized/&quot;clarified&quot; the Pope&#039;s statements at least once. This should be another opportunity for him to try to twist these statements to fit into his personal beliefs.
Lengthy explanations by Cardinals of &quot;What he REALLY meant&quot; in 5... 4... 3 ... 2...
Boy if Pope Rat were still alive, I bet he&#039;d be getting some pretty nasty mail from his fans right about now.
Hadrian VII FTW.
Or whatever horrendous scandal they had on Pope Rat to get him to bail. Except in Francis&#039;s case it will probably be a frame.
OMG Douchehat is going to be unbearable for weeks.
Uh, for a change ...
yes.
He&#039;s up to something... but what?
Of course, what they were referring to was not only the idea of excluding liberal Catholics from the church but also all those awkward southern hemisphere blah and Hispanic folks. They have no idea what to do with African Catholics.
Other than, of course, recruit them to become the Vatican&#039;s servant class. Some years ago I visited the great Neapolitan convent of Santa Chiara (famous for its majolica tiles). Virtually all the novices were Filipina, because no way are Italian women gonna become nuns any more, whereas if you&#039;re poor and one of six or seven kids, a nunnery is probably a reasonably appealing safe harbor. You get an education, meals, and a lifetime of menial but respectable jobs, and all you have to give up is sex, romance, privacy, children, authority, and ever seeing your family again.
*coffeescreen*
Well thank heavens for that, or we&#039;d all be stuck listening to Connie Francis for the rest of our lives.
Yeah, this&#039;s could get ugly, there hasn&#039;t been a pope/expope power struggle in maybe ever. The movie is gonna be great. And Frank better get some food tasters, just in case Ratzy starts to think he looks a little like Poland.
Yes, it&#039;s been a while since we had a good <a href="" target="_blank">Antipope</a> smackdown. Two popes enter, one pope leaves. Andwhen it comes to <a href="http:\/\/artlover.me\/en\/art\/michelangelo-buonarroti\/dome-of-st-peters" target="_blank">Thunderdomes</a>, the Vatican has pretty much the best one evar.
As was remarked of the last antipope, &quot;undeniably secular and ambitious, his moral life was not above reproach, and his unscrupulous methods in no wise accorded with the requirements of his high office.&quot; He was &quot;a complete failure and worthless in spiritual things.&quot;
Sounds familiar, right? Ratz, much like his spiritual <strike>f&uuml;hrer</strike> leader, thinks everyone looks a little like Poland.
Ah, like monkeys with typewriters.
True. Of course the bar set by the Southern Baptists is lower than a snake&#039;s navel. Well, if snakes had navels.
I somehow doubt that Frankie was who Bennie wanted to succeed him. Just a guess.
ETA: Gee, I hope Benedict doesn&#039;t pull a Leno.
The rest of the Catholic leadership have their panties in a serious wad about this guy. Cardinal Dolan has apologized/&quot;clarified&quot; the Pope&#039;s statements at least once. This should be another opportunity for him to try to twist these statements to fit into his personal beliefs.