tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post3328483323879566373..comments2024-03-28T11:30:46.101-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Let Us PrayOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-83451403642328438112015-09-28T02:54:17.544-04:002015-09-28T02:54:17.544-04:00The organization of Adult Survivors of Sexual Abus...The organization of Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Priests was quoted in the NY Times last week as saying the Vatican has not done nearly enough -- and enumerated what they want to see the Pope do. I think their issues are very reasonable given what these people have gone through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-71925466998517824452015-09-27T19:10:37.419-04:002015-09-27T19:10:37.419-04:00LOL.
The Pope seems to have acted on the sex-abus...LOL.<br /><br />The Pope seems to have acted on the sex-abuse issue according to news reports this morning, but as you say, there are still major issues on the table. We shall see.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-75233883835051004972015-09-27T18:57:47.332-04:002015-09-27T18:57:47.332-04:00Well, Jeff, I was measured! Not full-out Op-Ed he...Well, Jeff, I was measured! Not full-out Op-Ed here.<br /><br />I read Maureen Dowd's piece in the NY Times today on the Pope's visit and I agree with her mostly. <br /><br />There are still major issues on the table with the Vatican, but I'll not mention them here in the spirit of the day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-2594686296496701762015-09-27T08:49:49.453-04:002015-09-27T08:49:49.453-04:00I hope you're sitting down, Kathy, because I t...I hope you're sitting down, Kathy, because I think I can safely say I agree with everything you wrote! :)Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-69313760458559813572015-09-27T08:48:07.290-04:002015-09-27T08:48:07.290-04:00More likely in Swiss Bank Accounts...if the Greek ...More likely in Swiss Bank Accounts...if the Greek government ever gets around to looking.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-71787231728779992172015-09-27T07:55:51.298-04:002015-09-27T07:55:51.298-04:00While not Catholic, with my Dad dropping his famil...While not Catholic, with my Dad dropping his family's religion at age 15, and being influenced by my secular, but very Jewish mother, I can say that the pope is bringing messages that need to be said and heard -- on respect and rights for immigrants, compassion and caring for poor people and on the need to save the planet and stop global warming/climate change and strive to end environmental injustice to poor countries and peoples. He has also denounced greed, a needed<br />message.<br />Altogether, a good message all in all.<br />I won't comment on the issues that are very galling, including the lack of respect for women's rights within and outside the church -- and also no change in basic doctrine in many issues. I'd like to see progress on that.<br />But for the messages of peace, caring, humanity, yes, good.<br />But we in the States will go back this week to the shenanigans in Congress, fighting over the budget and paying for health care, among other things and the election craziness. It's wild here. One wants to run away from the TV news.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-28776173039913545182015-09-27T05:36:13.073-04:002015-09-27T05:36:13.073-04:00And that's not the kind of change you find dow...And that's not the kind of change you find down the back of the sofa ...Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-29759838877499391302015-09-26T18:34:00.990-04:002015-09-26T18:34:00.990-04:00We so need a positive loving leader in many positi...We so need a positive loving leader in many positions! But you're right, Lil, this is a good place to start.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-717319475132577082015-09-26T17:19:27.889-04:002015-09-26T17:19:27.889-04:00If Only more people agreed with you. I live in a v...If Only more people agreed with you. I live in a very hispanic town, and all I had to do was to mention the Pope, and I got an enthusiastic "Papa Francisco!" We so badly need a positive loving man in this position.lil Glucksternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288522126331817172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-23848739425715360162015-09-26T11:31:34.897-04:002015-09-26T11:31:34.897-04:00Having attended a Jesuit university I understand y...Having attended a Jesuit university I understand your point perfectly. I also appreciate this miracle Pope Francis achieved, Sis, at serving as the humble means of getting you to say you "could not agree [with me] more." :))Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-41053485215416109252015-09-26T11:29:42.815-04:002015-09-26T11:29:42.815-04:00Thank you, Shrew, but I wish I knew how to do that...Thank you, Shrew, but I wish I knew how to do that on command. Some situations just move me.<br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-71821312202624623192015-09-26T11:28:39.236-04:002015-09-26T11:28:39.236-04:00According to the Greek Ministry of the Interior, t...According to the Greek Ministry of the Interior, the direct out of pocket costs were 33.2 million euros.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-14450532864076303122015-09-26T11:25:51.214-04:002015-09-26T11:25:51.214-04:00Thank you, Bro.Thank you, Bro.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-42597575406641342642015-09-26T10:01:40.904-04:002015-09-26T10:01:40.904-04:00Jeff, I could not agree more. I, like many, forme...Jeff, I could not agree more. I, like many, formerly Catholic atheist admire what him greatly. Before my first coffee this morning, I found myself in "conversation" on Facebook with a friend of a friend who compared Pope Francis with the Taliban and called him a hypocrite because he has not abolished from Catholic belief that this non-Catholic commentator thinks the Pope must say because he, a teacher of English in France, believes them.<br />The thing about Francis for me is that he is changing the conversation in a positive direction and doing it gently, quietly, sincerely. We don't have to agree with everything he says to know that he is making a difference. Susan Spann and I once held forth here about why the priests in our novels are Jesuits. If a Pope was ever going to be as challenging to the Church's past as Francis is, it would be a Jesuit. Francis is the first of his order to become Pope! Hooray for that! <br />Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-71090503266645505042015-09-26T08:31:53.506-04:002015-09-26T08:31:53.506-04:00perfect, Jeff. How fortunate that you observe an...perfect, Jeff. How fortunate that you observe and recount these moments with so much poignant hope and understanding. shrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16221927965379506792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-83067920767899234752015-09-26T06:44:44.920-04:002015-09-26T06:44:44.920-04:00The more things change, Jeff, the more they seem t...The more things change, Jeff, the more they seem to stay the same.<br /><br />I just wonder how much this abortive election re-run cost a country that can ill afford it?<br />Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-30114276366613931702015-09-26T00:58:56.501-04:002015-09-26T00:58:56.501-04:00Hear, hear, brother.Hear, hear, brother.Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.com