I also grew up Catholic (even went to a women's catholic college, so I get extra gold stars), but I haven't been practicing for the last 20 years. That said, I've definitely shed a tear or two over Francis dying - at this time when so many world leaders seem to want to throw us all in gulags while they drink champagne from their million dollar ice sculptures. Francis was not perfect, but he was humane.
You reminded me that Robin Williams would have been a great pope. Better than JD Vance, who is such a fake he makes Trump look good. Never mind, strike that.
Interesting bit of history there, PL. All this time I thought he named himself after Benedict Arnold, which stills seems more fitting.
He was born Ratzinger, so...
I also grew up Catholic (even went to a women's catholic college, so I get extra gold stars), but I haven't been practicing for the last 20 years. That said, I've definitely shed a tear or two over Francis dying - at this time when so many world leaders seem to want to throw us all in gulags while they drink champagne from their million dollar ice sculptures. Francis was not perfect, but he was humane.
Amen.
You reminded me that Robin Williams would have been a great pope. Better than JD Vance, who is such a fake he makes Trump look good. Never mind, strike that.
We had a picture of Pope John Paul II in our house. Slightly obscured by the JFK portrait.
Where was the lamp?
Make my day, Eileen. Especially your drake and face ending.
And I especially appreciate your meta-in-meta comment.
Requiescat in pace, Francis.