In a nation where the likes of a Laura Looney have the ear of its Supreme Leader as well as the ears, or eyes, or whatever, of thousands of citizens, that's a clear sign of national decline. Maybe Bishop Barron is correct, but if he's aligning with MAGA he's not aligned with Christianity. Yeah, I know that Many here will crucify me for saying that, but tough noogies. MAGA is rage, fear, engless grievance and hatred for "others", plus its idolatrous worshiping at the Golden Calf of Trump places it squarely out of bounds.
MAGA is a measure of American failure, born out of neglect for millions of its "plain people" as H L Menken would have put it. It's a movement of the people by the charlatan, and for the charlatan, and may pass, like a kidney stone, but will be replaced by another movement, because we're not a nation that cares all that much about people beyond our 20 foot radius of influence, nor do we demand probity as a characteristic of the people we elect.
I'm happy to see an American born Pope, but more importantly, to see one who is not a reversion to regressivism. We already got more than enough of that here.
I'm also happy to hear that he's an effective administrator and negotiator, though not happy to hear that he's been diffident about actively rooting out and punishing sexual abuse among the clergy.
In a nation where the likes of a Laura Looney have the ear of its Supreme Leader as well as the ears, or eyes, or whatever, of thousands of citizens, that's a clear sign of national decline. Maybe Bishop Barron is correct, but if he's aligning with MAGA he's not aligned with Christianity. Yeah, I know that Many here will crucify me for saying that, but tough noogies. MAGA is rage, fear, engless grievance and hatred for "others", plus its idolatrous worshiping at the Golden Calf of Trump places it squarely out of bounds.
MAGA is a measure of American failure, born out of neglect for millions of its "plain people" as H L Menken would have put it. It's a movement of the people by the charlatan, and for the charlatan, and may pass, like a kidney stone, but will be replaced by another movement, because we're not a nation that cares all that much about people beyond our 20 foot radius of influence, nor do we demand probity as a characteristic of the people we elect.
I'm happy to see an American born Pope, but more importantly, to see one who is not a reversion to regressivism. We already got more than enough of that here.
I'm also happy to hear that he's an effective administrator and negotiator, though not happy to hear that he's been diffident about actively rooting out and punishing sexual abuse among the clergy.