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Hot Tip Protestants Have Never Tried: Whenever we get a new pope, if you can guess his first words on the loggia, you can declare a jinx on him and he won’t get to teach anything until he gives you a coke.
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And human beings desire to know the truth.
Yet truth can only be attained in freedom.”
- Pope Benedict XVI
You know your family is fully invested in the kids’ classical education when there is a request for pasta Romano and Caesar salad in honor of the Ides of March. 😅
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This story was originally published on March 17, 2024, but as St. Patrick's Day approaches again, Annie Moore’s remarkable journey is one worth revisiting. Stay tuned for full coverage of this year's parade on St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀
"I’m talking to you, Chief Justice Roberts. Take off your robes and get off your ass"
Would anyone be offended if a lady in her 80s complimented Mr. T. on his brass balls?
Not too many journalists would revert to the vernacular when addressing the Chief Justice of the
High Court -- even though Roberts and Leonard Leo's billionaire influencers have managed to destroy
the formerly pristine reputation of SCOTUS.
Here's who The Federalist Society told Trump put on the High Court: A beer drunk, Kavanaugh by name, who credibly assaulted young women. A young woman (still in her 40s when nominated) I call Amy Coney Island, who is a member of a Catholic *cult* -- not even the mainstream Catholic Church. Her beliefs follow Catholicism ... which is close to saying they are anti-women. And Gorsuch, a fancy boy who was, to be fair, smart, but quite right-leaning. Let us not forget that all Trump's three nominees lied about their views on "settled law," and that is how Roe v. Wade and the right to choose abortion was taken away; and today affirmative action was axed, making life harder for Black young people than it already is.
Following their country club and religious beliefs, I would not be at all surprised if more safeguards are dismantled for LGBTQ people, Blacks, Jews, Latinos, and, of course, immigrants. The Supreme Court Justices are working on making an America that plays to their prejudices. How in hell was such a thing allowed to happen?