He definitely, desperately needs all the prayers you describe; I think this priest's eyerolling was because the specific prayer he had to read was all about the pope continuing to lead us wisely and suchlike, all phrased in a way that presupposes that of course everyone reciting the prayer already knows how wonderful he is, and we just hope he gets even more wonderful over the next year.
Out of nowhere, the other day my (way more devout than me) mom said that she thinks that if he really cares about the future of the Church he'll resign. I absolutely, utterly do not ever remember hearing any practicing Catholic even whisper anything like this in my life before.
16/16. They didn't even choose little-known songs from the shows.
16/16. They didn't even choose little-known songs from the shows.
I know! I kept wondering when they'd get to the "obscure" one they mentioned.
16/16 on the Broadway quiz.
How about Musicals by Uncomfortable Plot Summary: [link]
My officemates and I have wasted hours on the quizzes on Sporcle.com.
It's really wrong to admit this but I am TOTALLY fascinated by what's happening now. 10 years ago, when the child abuse scandal really came to the forefront in the US, there was a lot of tsking and shaking of the head about the liberal Americans and their wayward ways.
The sex abuse coming to light throughout Europe now sort of belies that it's just an American issue. And I'd wager it's not even a WESTERN church issue.
And that it's the Pope, particularly one who makes noises about going back to pre-Vatican II, makes this a Vatican trainwreck I can't stop watching.
A high school in Alabama punished students for dress code violations at prom (i.e., dresses that showed too much skin) by paddling them.
Yeah, states that love to paddle will do that. In third grade we'd get smacked by a piece of 1x4 if we forgot our homework, talked out of turn, etc.
It's weird, isn't it? eta: Vatican stuff
OK, the extra 12 laps? Are the breaking point. So very sore tonight. Premenstrual muscle and joint grindiness aren't helping. Literally feels like there is sand in muscles and joints.
