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The unprecedented decision by the Vatican to undertake an apostolic visitation to assess the quality of religious life in orders of sisters in the United States came as a big surprise to many people when it was announced in January. That surprise was doubled with the news two months later that the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) will be conducting a doctrinal assessment of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), which represents most of the leaders of US women religious.

But people who have been closely watching the deterioration of many of the women’s religious orders in this country were not at all surprised that the Vatican initiated these assessments. Indeed, many sisters themselves have asked and prayed for Vatican attention to the condition of women’s religious communities. – Catholic World Report

Do they want to be Catholic, or don’t they? If not, they should stop calling themselves Catholic.

On Thursday, a community of Episcopal nuns and their chaplain will be received into the Catholic Church by the archbishop of Baltimore. – Zenit

We could use more orthodox Catholics. Maybe we could start an exchange program and trade our bad nuns for their good ones. (See post above.)

Feel free to publish, post, or pass on Your Weekly Politickle by F.R. Duplantier:

TRIBUTE
It was time for a tip of the hat
And to lay it on thick from a vat;
There was only one fly
In the ointment applied:
That the “lion” was really a rat.

From the archive:

MISS KOPECHNE REGRETS
“Though I’ll miss your grand tribute to Ted,
I’ll be with you in spirit instead
As you strive to deny
That grave night in July
When he swam off and left me for dead.”
(2004)

Last week’s limerick:

ALIENATION
“We misread what the candidate’s ‘change’ meant
And rejected the prior arrangement;
Having now had our fill
Of this radical’s swill,
We are feeling a growing estrangement.

Mass times and readings

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul will hold its Annual Meeting in St. Louis next week at the Renaissance Hotel. Society leadership will assemble for their business meeting on Friday from 9:30-5:30. This would be a perfect time to protest the leadership’s endorsement of Obamacare, which includes support and funding for infanticide and euthanasia. They call this “social justice.”

It could be construed as a black day for the English language — but not if you work in the public sector. Dozens of quangos and taxpayer-funded organisations have ordered a purge of common words and phrases so as not to cause offence. Among the everyday sayings that have been quietly dropped in a bid to stamp out racism and sexism are “whiter than white”, “gentleman’s agreement”, “black mark” and “right-hand man”. – London Times

How will we communicate when there aren’t any words left?

Can I still say “idiocy”?

Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen issued the following statement about his refusal to defend domestic partnerships in Wisconsin:

In November 2006, Wisconsin voters amended our State Constitution to declare that marriage was between one man and one woman. The amendment prohibits our government from recognizing any other legal status substantially similar to marriage. But the general domestic partnership provisions contained in Act 28 do just that: recognize a legal status that is substantially similar to the legal status of marriage.

That is why I cannot represent the state in this case.

Hurray for Van Hollen! It’s about time somebody said no to the radical homosexual lobby. The people make their voices heard, but the perverts get their way anyway. If this isn’t tyranny, what is?

MISS KOPECHNE REGRETS
“Though I’ll miss your grand tribute to Ted,
I’ll be with you in spirit instead
As you strive to deny
That grave night in July
When he swam off and left me for dead.”
– F.R. Duplantier

Praise from the bootlicking faux conservative George Will comes as no surprise.

I rescued Dodgy off of craigslist. He was underweight, had worms, and mange. I worked with the vet for about six months and we finally got rid of it. Even through all of the medication and losing all of his hair in the winter, Dodgy was a sweet bundle of unconditional love. I don’t know that there is anything more satisfying than saving a life, and Dodgy certainly doesn’t let it go unrewarded. — Ida Duplantier

Vote for Dodgy as this year’s Canine Carnival King! And tell all your friends to vote for Dodgy, too!

The Wrong Presents for Your Wife’s Birthday

We celebrated my wife’s birthday yesterday. The kids and I went out and bought her a bunch of nice gifts, after discarding my original list:

1. Box of cigars
2. Pole saw
3. AutoZone gift card
4. Season tickets for the local sports franchise
5. Pin-up calendar
6. Best of the Heavy Metal Bands CD
7. Subscription to Sports Illustrated
8. Barbecue grill
9. Year’s supply of household cleaners
10. Necktie

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