Joe sticks it to the man
The pope is such a rad rebellious dude – he doesn’t take any shit from anybody, you know? He’s his own man. He makes up his own mind. He doesn’t let the vulgar herd tell him what to say or do or think. Odi profanum et proceo kind of thing.
Addressing crowds in St Peter’s square during a Palm Sunday service, the pope did not directly mention the scandal spreading though Europe and engulfing the Vatican, but alluded to it during his sermon. Faith in God, he said, led “towards the courage of not allowing oneself to be intimidated by the petty gossip of dominant opinion”.
Yeah, man! Sing it! The pope is like Holden Caulfield or somebody – fighting the phoneys all the way. He’s got faith in God, so he’s got the cojones to not let himself be ground down by the petty trivial itty-bitty gossip about priests fucking children and bishops keeping it secret that dominant opinion keeps making such a big stinking deal about. Awesome, dude! The pope totally rocks. (You can make a Peter-petrus-rock-on this rock I will found my church joke here if you want to.)
Off-topic, but in the hopes of persuading you to at least do an N&C link* – that essay from young Alaina Podmorow taking the feminist theorists to the woodshed over human rights issues. . .wow, just wow. A 13-year-old devastated them on ethical grounds. From the mouths of babes, huh?
*Since N&C is so Juicy and Delicious (TM) many of us reflexively go hear and don’t notice the featured articles. I think frequent flyers would enjoy seeing Alaina’s piece.
Ah – the imminent redesign of B&W will change all that. N&C will be prominent on the front page along with news and articles, so people won’t miss stuff.
But I will do that, tomorrow. I did a Facebook flag as soon as I posted it. Isn’t she a pistol? Go, Alaina!
Woo-hoo, a shiny new B&W huh? Congrats!
Oh, and “go here” not “hear.” Arrgh.
Funny – Michael de Dora’s youth and inexperience is showing poorly, and Alaina’s youth-unspoiled-by-bad-theory carries the day.
Ditto on the essay by Alaina Podmorow.
Inspired me to donate.
“Church officials say Benedict was unaware the German priest had returned to work”
Well, what did he expect? That the priest would be in therapy forever?
He was personally aware that there was a pederast in his ranks and rather than turn him over to the proper authorities, _he_ sent him for therapy. With what end in mind?
You don’t send a car to a mechanic to be repaired if you intend never to drive it again and/or have it sent to the scrap yard once the job is done.