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Pope rejects push to ordain married men

Following lot of sound and fury from synodical cowboys, now this. Francis has quite a show on his hands. As a CEO, he’d have a board asking many qq.

Pope Francis, in one of the most significant decisions of his papacy, has dismissed a proposal to allow some married men to be ordained in the Amazon region to ease an acute scarcity of priests.

via Pope rejects push to ordain married men

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‘Speak English,’ said the Postal worker, trying to serve the customer

Impatient too, I bet. Like me trying to understand the dental assistant with fingers in my mouth. Frustrating.

via Postal Worker Told Pilsen Customers To ‘Speak English,’ Threatened To Call Cops, Frustrated Resident Says – Block Club Chicago

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Where the elite meet to shut up: Colleges vs. free speech

The 10 worst, via Dollars & Crosses

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Pope Francis is in favor of education, Vatican news site reports

That’s a relief.

That is, where is the opposite argued?

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via Pope: ‘Education concerns the future of humanity’ – Vatican News

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Pope: ‘Education concerns the future of humanity’

Has our pope got a quixotic streak?

And does this Vatican News headline have a certain “we already knew that” feel”?

via Vatican News

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Exposing Howard Zinn

He cooked the history books.

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WH Official Who Penned Anonymous NYT Op-Ed Has Been Identified

Heard at the dinner table.

via Joe diGenova:

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Great lede in this Chi Trib column . . .

In a paper which I am increasingly moved to call The Millennials’ Gazette.

Great news, everyone!

I’m kidding, there’s no great news, it’s all dreadful.

Clever, eh?

via Column: Trump goes full wacko in post-acquittal ‘I Have a Scream’ speech: The Week in Review – Chicago Tribune

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Trump Denounces ‘Dirty Cops,’ ‘Leakers,’ and ‘Liars’ in Post-Acquittal Victory Speech

Reason Mag does old-style reporting. Well done.

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Trump Defiant After Senate Acquittal: ‘I Did Nothing Wrong’

What on earth did they expect him to say? “Wow, that was a close one”?

via  NPR

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