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Should the Bishops of the USA have us return to obligatory meatless Fridays during the whole year and not just during Lent?
- Yes, and I think this is very important. (81%, 15,546 Votes)
- Yes, I guess so. (9%, 1,716 Votes)
- No, I hesitate about such a move. (5%, 900 Votes)
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Category Archives: Lighter fare
@ConclaveChimney
If the Roman Pontiff can have a Twitter account, so can the Sistine Chapel CHIMNEY that signals the election of the Roman Pontiff! Yes, @ConclaveChimney Why didn’t I think of that? Meanwhile…
Of Cardinals and Cardinals
I hear there is a bit of … contrast.. among the holy Cardinal Electors. There is wrangling. Some want the conclave to be delayed. Some want it move along quickly. Some say that a conclave soon would favor a curial … Read More
Little cat feet
The General Congregations of the Cardinal Electors are still shrouded in fog. Since they haven’t give us a date for the conclave yet, to the dismay of many, here is this cool photo, sent by a reader, of a … Read More
Catholic Vote on silly WaPo article about retired Benedict’s sly influence
Over at Catholic Vote (thanks Tom Peters for the link about the Cool Kid’s Conclave and I hope everyone will go read your information about the March for Marriage), there is a good examination of some fantasy literature in the … Read More
JUST TOO COOL! Catholic school children hold a CONCLAVE! PHOTOS!
I got this from a reader. FUN! Hello, Father–In case you’re interested, here are some pictures from today’s (Monday, 3/4/2013) mock conclave at St Louis Catholic School. These young men were largely from the corps of Altar Servers. The Parochial … Read More
1.21 GIGAWATTS?!?!?
I found a funny image from Fr. Roderick (once upon a time we killed Halo aliens together via XBOX and that .. internet.. thing…)… This Fr. Roderick guy is supposed to pretty popular [ o{];¬) ]. Do me a favor … Read More
QUAERITUR: What will the former Pope’s coat-of-arms look like?
From a reader in the combox under another entry: I propose that for Benedict’s new coat of arms, he should keep the keys but remove the mitre and pallium, replacing them with a white galero with 21 tassels. I have … Read More
Another amusing video on choosing a new Pope (this one is from funny Lutherans)
And its from Lutherans … who are more Catholic than readers of the National Schismatic Reporter! They are certainly much funnier. Funny Lutherans! Gotta get my head around that. But they sure nailed it.
Amusing video on “How To Become Pope”
There is a semi-cute video out there which explains in a nutshell “How To Become Pope”. The video has a flawed premise in that the priesthood, episcopacy, cardinalate, and papacy are described in terms of a career path for those … Read More
Interesting papal trivia
At the improving Catholic News Service there is an interesting papal trivia post. Check it out HERE. As with baseball, the accumulation of small pieces of information can be of critical importance in that moment of greatest need! Here is … Read More
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