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• But the Pope does not want to polemicize and highlights again, with absolute non-constraint, that from the beginning his pontificate wanted to have as an absolute priority that established by Jesus for the Successor of Peter, namely "to make God present in this world and to open to men the access to God", in a world in which "God disappears from the horizon of men". Advance Report on the Papal Letter about the Lifting of the SSPX Excommunications
• Every unearthable fact of his life was pulled out, torn apart, and pontificated upon by as many half-cocked pundits as had opinions to peddle. The Priest
• But in every other way, this particular pontificate has been very much a pontificate that has given great respect and credence to women, and has built their participation into the structures.
• The pontificate of Sergius III was remarkable for the rise of what papal historians call a "pornocracy," or rule of the harlots, a reversal of the natural order as they saw it, according to Liber pontificalis and a later chronicler who was also biased against Sergius III. LT Saloon
• The entire homily is incredible, I would say among the greatest of his pontificate, I will post an English translation once it becomes available (see post above): Papal Vespers for the Conclusion of the Pauline Year
• We know that because he refused to rule out a lobbying job even as he pontificated about education, charity, or private enterprise. Richard (RJ) Eskow: Weiner vs. Bayh: Which One's A Bigger Scandal?
• They can't wait to pontificate on the virtues of itsy-bitsy, low taxing, low spending government, but then whenever they get their hands on the damn thing they drive up the national debt like Yahweh himself told them it was their personal holy crusader's mission to party hearty at the public's expense ( "I command you to choose a hockey mom from amongst your number, and cause her to buildeth a bridge to nowhere!"). Twenty Years From Now, You Will Lie To Your Children
• The excess space they give you to iterate and re-iterate, describe, and have characters reflect and pontificate is nothing less than sheer luxury. on 08 Jul 2008 at 12: 33 pm Therese Walsh Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Killing Darlings
• Today as the conclave announces its decision, the offering of prayers for this new pontificate is the most appropriate response from other Christian leaders," the Rev. John H. Thomas, UCC general minister and president, said in a written statement to United Church News. The Rev. Chuck Currie:
• It is possible to prattle and pontificate about the cultural relevance of the cheap romance novel, and how its development, like, totally reflects the changes to women's status in society.