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qosI am deeply distressed about the election of Ratzinger as Pope.
My job is boring and frustrating.
I haven't been getting enough sleep so I'm brain dead and not able to muster a thoughtful post.
On the other hand: I was up late last night I went to a local city council meeting which voted unanimously to name the theater at the Senior Center for my late uncle, who was a life-long theater artist, a city councilman, and who worked at that theatre.
Someone commented at work yesterday that I appear to be losing weight.
Miss V and I were friendly yesterday.
I am back in touch with a friend who I had feared I'd lost.
My daughter is doing well.
And this was part of my morning comics routine:
Freefall: http://freefall.purrsia.com/
My job is boring and frustrating.
I haven't been getting enough sleep so I'm brain dead and not able to muster a thoughtful post.
On the other hand: I was up late last night I went to a local city council meeting which voted unanimously to name the theater at the Senior Center for my late uncle, who was a life-long theater artist, a city councilman, and who worked at that theatre.
Someone commented at work yesterday that I appear to be losing weight.
Miss V and I were friendly yesterday.
I am back in touch with a friend who I had feared I'd lost.
My daughter is doing well.
And this was part of my morning comics routine:
Freefall: http://freefall.purrsia.com/
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The Amazing Transformation of Ratweiler to Benedict
Date: 2005-04-20 03:40 pm (UTC)I think I may have been wrong.
The more I read of his actual writings (as opposed to, say, how his writings have been characterized), the better I feel.
Stories are starting to come out about how Ratzinger may have privately held in check the more conservative views of JPII while in public playing bad cop to JP's good cop.
It seems that Ratzinger persuaded his friend not to proclaim his position on birth control as an infallible teaching.
And then there's this (http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20020824_ratzinger-cl-rimini_en.html).
I'm beginning to think that the ultra-conservatives may be in for a bit of a shock.
Time will tell.
Re: The Amazing Transformation of Ratweiler to Benedict
Date: 2005-04-21 12:55 am (UTC)You're right that all we can do is wait and see -- and pray.
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Date: 2005-04-20 07:30 pm (UTC)Ratzinger
Date: 2005-04-28 04:43 pm (UTC)