The lady spells out the perils (and benefits) of Catholic universality, with emphasis on impaired diction.

For a partly negative view of this matter so well laid out for us, may I offer this? Sometimes, especially if the speaker has a soft, smoothing tone, it’s a blessing not to know what he’s saying. I’d say many worshipers zone out anyhow. So like the new priest for other reasons even if you can’t understand him, including this mixed blessing which I have discovered — and be thankful for any priest at all.

Source: I Can’t Understand a Word My Priest Says – WSJ

Goes against the mainstream grain, does it not?

No rant, however, but carefully, thorough, documented reporting here from my friend Nicholas Stix does back up the headline, does it not?

Have a look.

And do not be befuddled, amazed, indignant or anything else by the phrase, perhaps new to you, “anarcho-tyranny.” If you are any of those things, I do not think you will be once you have taken yourself through this excellent piece.

Hey, it will be this Bud’s for you (and me and the rest of us) if they do it.

In the wake of increased national anthem protests by NFL players, Anheuser-Busch is reconsidering its NFL sponsorship, likely because the protests are very unpopular among everyday Americans. Bud Light currently serves as the official beer of the NFL.

Go A-B.

Ditz of the week, pride of Puerto Rico:

San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, a Democrat, went on a tirade on Saturday, accusing President Trump of allowing Puerto Ricans to die because he just doesn’t care.

But now it turns out Cruz is not in the loop and hasn’t even bothered to participate in meetings with officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency or other federal agencies.

As told to former Clintonista Stephanopoulos.

Aren’t you glad we have a POTUS who knows how liars work and how to handle them? Remember how nice-guy GW took it smilingly on the chin throughout the New Orleans fiasco? Go Donald.

A shame.

College-educated generation of vipers.

Moments later: Oops, only ten or so sat. Sorry.

This thing won’t go away, apparently.

First Amendment I honor by exercising my right to say this is dumb.

No one, no one is threatening them with anything. Neither is anyone obliged to go their games or watch them or cheer or boo, whatever.

This whole thing makes First Amendment a new refuge of scoundrels

Amazing what you can afford on NFL slave wages.

He packs the courts.

Pope Francis, in the end, does not make frontal attacks. He generally enlarges the memberships of organizations, until the balance swings to his side. The same procedure is taking place with the renewal of the College of Cardinals, designed step by step according to the criterion of national representation, rather than for merit.

This is how Pope Francis makes his decisions about the future of the Church, trying to control the discussion from the top. [Italics, boldface added]

Like FDR and the Supreme Court, in which the president was the uber-progressive prepared to subvert the constitutional separation of powers.

He’s in charge more than we were led to believe?

When speaking about Pope Francis’s pontificate, collegiality and synodality are always the keywords and they describe his way of acting. However, two events last week break out of this narrative, and shed light on the fact that Pope Francis is really a lone decision maker.

Say it ain’t so, Francis. (But will we believe you?)