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Greeley: “I wonder if it’s proper to impose our view on a society that doesn’t agree with us”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
Andrew Greeley has weighed in on the bishops’ document on “Faithful Citizenship” and, as always, he has some provocative points: If we are to believe the media, the Catholic bishops warned American Catholics that if they voted for a candidate who supported abortion, their eternal salvation might be in jeopardy. I don’t think that’s what…
And, of course, they like his chutzpah, too
By
deacon greg kandra
What do New Yorkers think of the pope? Take a gander at these poll results: Nearly one-quarter of New York City voters have an unfavorable opinion of Pope Benedict XVI and a similar proportion do not approve of the way he is doing his job, but an overwhelming majority of New Yorkers — 70 percent…
Actually, I’m from Maryland, but not Bal’mer, hon
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland “You have a Midland accent” is just another way of saying “you don’t have an accent.” You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston…
Is Iran’s secret weapon the pope?
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
We all know the pope has his hands full these days, what with Advent about to begin and the new encyclical about to be signed. But now something else has dropped into his “in” box: Iran. This comes to us from Time magazine: The diplomatic chess game around Iran’s nuclear program includes an unlikely bishop.…
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