So when the American Catholics break off, who will become the equivalent of the Archbishop of Canterbury?
Now, this would be the perfect time for a swear word.
Kaylee ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - Apr 19, 2012 1:52:13 pm PDT #1718 of 30001
brillig
Dana - Apr 19, 2012 2:09:47 pm PDT #1719 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I cannot imagine my family's collective angst at the thought of the US Catholic Church breaking from the Vatican. It's unthinkable.
Allyson - Apr 19, 2012 2:22:31 pm PDT #1720 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
They want to destroy progressive Catholicism. Period.
How's that working out for them? Not being snarky, just wondering if they're picking up more conservative catholics or something. People who were like, "You know, my religion is not currently oppressing me enough. I'll take a look at that fresh new catholic Church! I hear they're really getting their oppression on!"
Sue - Apr 19, 2012 2:30:20 pm PDT #1721 of 30001
hip deep in pie
I sent FB message to my BF and her husband today about something really trivial. Then my BF & I chatted back on the same thread and gave her a long account of how miserable and stressed I was at work. Only then did I figure that her DH is copied on all those messages. It's not a big deal, we are really good friends and I know she tells him everything anyway. It's does feel a little awkward...she's one of the few people who I really feel free to talk about my innermost thoughts with and it feels a bit like I gave myself away.
Another lesson about reply all.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 19, 2012 2:33:20 pm PDT #1722 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
This latest news from Rome gives me the visual of a beringed hand squeezing a fistful of sand harder and harder as all the grains slip out between the fingers.
Sue - Apr 19, 2012 2:46:27 pm PDT #1723 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Poor noodle mac, msbelle.
Typo Boy - Apr 19, 2012 2:52:08 pm PDT #1724 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Conservative Catholicism seems to be popular in much of the African and Asian continents at the moment. I wonder if the Church is taking the view that they are willing to lose some parts of the world to gain others that are larger in population - with the gain in power allowing long term recovery here as well. Of course Africa and Asia have long progressive traditions even reactionaries are in power through large parts (not all) of both continents at the moment. So if that is the plan (and I'm not saying it is) it sort of depends on a very specific political path.
dcp - Apr 19, 2012 2:52:20 pm PDT #1725 of 30001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Connie Neil - Apr 19, 2012 3:15:37 pm PDT #1726 of 30001
brillig
Conservative Catholicism seems to be popular in much of the African and Asian continents at the moment
Most of the current growth in the Mormon Church is in those areas, too. They've nearly written off Europe, but that's still considered a plum mission assignment. Few people pointing guns at you, like in the American South, few chances of simply disappearing off the face of the earth. Plus cool sightseeing.
Dana - Apr 19, 2012 3:16:09 pm PDT #1727 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
No word from ita, by the way?