Popes and Dopes

[Valin]

WSJ:

JAMES TARANTO

3/14/13

 

The Roman Catholic Church has a new pope, and The New Yorker's Jane Kramer brings her readers the astonishing news that "you will not see women in the priesthood anytime soon; or married clergy; or an end to the bans on divorce, abortion, and contraception; or a reprieve for the nuns in trousers who go forth to give food, music, and solace to the poor; or even an acknowledgement that 'unrepentant' gay and lesbian Catholic men and women might, conceivably, get to heaven."

 

Kramer got scooped by National Journal's Amy Sullivan, who reported yesterday that "the cardinals . . . were never going to elect a pope who supports married clergy or female priests." Sullivan explained that "there was some discussion in the media about whether the cardinals would elect a 'reformer.' But that word does not mean the same thing in a Catholic context that it might elsewhere."

 

(Snip)

 

The most staggeringly inane pope commentary we've seen comes from the Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart. Originally we were just going to file the headline under Questions Nobody Is Asking: "Will Pope Francis Hear Charlie Rangel's Plea?" But we read on, and it seemed to deserve more attention.

 

(Snip)

 

 

 

A Leftest worldview + no real knowledge of The Catholic Church (or any other Christian denomunation for that matter) is bound to lead to silliness like this.

[Draggingtree]

The truth, not conspiracy, shall set us free

 

 

 

Judi McLeod (Bio and Archives) Thursday, March 14, 2013

In the media feeding frenzy that first preceded and then walked boldly out onto the balcony with Pope Francis yesterday, it was a blessing that Vatican correspondent Paul Badde and down-to-earth parish priests like Fr. John Todd Zuhlsdorf were right there on site.

 

Historian Paul Badde, Vatican correspondent for the German daily newspaper Die Welt, is author of the book The Face of God, among others.

 

Fr. John Zuhsldorf, fondly known on the Internet as “Fr. Z” runs the blog What Does the Prayer Really Say?, listed by The Staggers, the blog of the British magazine New Statesman as one of the top ten Christian blogs in the world.

Theology and a knowledge of the subject at hand trump media braggadocio any day.

Awaiting my first glimpse of the new Pope along with so many others via the Internet yesterday, I was running down the details of what I suspected was a conspiracy masquerading as

“Personally, I worry about a Jesuit Pope, not because he might be Jesuitical. I suspect there are a lot of liberal, slightly Catholic Jesuits spinning this election like doomed Grimm’s figures, bizarrely working gold into straw. I worry a bit because there is an old adage that good Jesuits and good liturgical worship are almost like matter and anti-matter. Rare is the Jesuit who is also a good liturgist.

http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/53770

[Valin]

The truth, not conspiracy, shall set us free

 

 

 

Judi McLeod (Bio and Archives) Thursday, March 14, 2013

In the media feeding frenzy that first preceded and then walked boldly out onto the balcony with Pope Francis yesterday, it was a blessing that Vatican correspondent Paul Badde and down-to-earth parish priests like Fr. John Todd Zuhlsdorf were right there on site.

 

Historian Paul Badde, Vatican correspondent for the German daily newspaper Die Welt, is author of the book The Face of God, among others.

 

Fr. John Zuhsldorf, fondly known on the Internet as “Fr. Z” runs the blog What Does the Prayer Really Say?, listed by The Staggers, the blog of the British magazine New Statesman as one of the top ten Christian blogs in the world.

Theology and a knowledge of the subject at hand trump media braggadocio any day.

Awaiting my first glimpse of the new Pope along with so many others via the Internet yesterday, I was running down the details of what I suspected was a conspiracy masquerading as

 

 

As I said the other day..."This guy is gonna be FUN!" I've got a good feeling about him. And if it turns out he's not a good Pope....well it's not like this would be the 1st time in the history of the Papacy that a bad guy sat on the throne of Peter.

 

 

 

I haven't looked but I'd make a small wager the black helicopter crowd is busy at work, telling everyone the "Real Truth" about Francis.

[Draggingtree]

The truth, not conspiracy, shall set us free

 

 

 

Judi McLeod (Bio and Archives) Thursday, March 14, 2013

In the media feeding frenzy that first preceded and then walked boldly out onto the balcony with Pope Francis yesterday, it was a blessing that Vatican correspondent Paul Badde and down-to-earth parish priests like Fr. John Todd Zuhlsdorf were right there on site.

 

Historian Paul Badde, Vatican correspondent for the German daily newspaper Die Welt, is author of the book The Face of God, among others.

 

Fr. John Zuhsldorf, fondly known on the Internet as "Fr. Z" runs the blog What Does the Prayer Really Say?, listed by The Staggers, the blog of the British magazine New Statesman as one of the top ten Christian blogs in the world.

Theology and a knowledge of the subject at hand trump media braggadocio any day.

Awaiting my first glimpse of the new Pope along with so many others via the Internet yesterday, I was running down the details of what I suspected was a conspiracy masquerading as

 

 

As I said the other day..."This guy is gonna be FUN!" I've got a good feeling about him. And if it turns out he's not a good Pope....well it's not like this would be the 1st time in the history of the Papacy that a bad guy sat on the throne of Peter.

 

 

 

I haven't looked but I'd make a small wager the black helicopter crowd is busy at work, telling everyone the "Real Truth" about Francis.

Real Truth Hmmmm from whom's eyes

[Valin]

The truth, not conspiracy, shall set us free

 

 

 

Judi McLeod (Bio and Archives) Thursday, March 14, 2013

In the media feeding frenzy that first preceded and then walked boldly out onto the balcony with Pope Francis yesterday, it was a blessing that Vatican correspondent Paul Badde and down-to-earth parish priests like Fr. John Todd Zuhlsdorf were right there on site.

 

Historian Paul Badde, Vatican correspondent for the German daily newspaper Die Welt, is author of the book The Face of God, among others.

 

Fr. John Zuhsldorf, fondly known on the Internet as "Fr. Z" runs the blog What Does the Prayer Really Say?, listed by The Staggers, the blog of the British magazine New Statesman as one of the top ten Christian blogs in the world.

Theology and a knowledge of the subject at hand trump media braggadocio any day.

Awaiting my first glimpse of the new Pope along with so many others via the Internet yesterday, I was running down the details of what I suspected was a conspiracy masquerading as

 

 

As I said the other day..."This guy is gonna be FUN!" I've got a good feeling about him. And if it turns out he's not a good Pope....well it's not like this would be the 1st time in the history of the Papacy that a bad guy sat on the throne of Peter.

 

 

 

I haven't looked but I'd make a small wager the black helicopter crowd is busy at work, telling everyone the "Real Truth" about Francis.

Real Truth Hmmmm from whom's eyes

 

 

From those who really really really know what is going on.