Eamon Duffy new leader of the Irish Catholic Church

[TexasProgresive]

The new leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland has pledged to lead it through a process of "humble renewal" without trying "to make sure that it dominates politics and the State".

Archbishop Eamon Martin succeeded Cardinal Sean Brady as Primate of All Ireland yesterday, taking over a leadership role which covers the 26 dioceses here and Northern Ireland.
- See more at: http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/new-head-of-catholic-church-says-he-will-be-servant-leader-30571738.html#sthash.rWYpwsCh.dpuf

[trotsky]

1. Well, the bar's pretty low.

If he can just manage to report pedophiles and turn them over to the authorities instead of hiding them and giving them access to fresh victims, he'll be way ahead of his predecessor.

[cleanhippie]

2. "The Primate Of All Ireland"

Who comes up with these titles?

[TexasProgresive]

3. Here's what the word means.

primate 1 |ˈprīˌmāt; ˈprīmət|
noun Christian Church
the chief bishop or archbishop of a province : Cardinal Glemp, the primate of Poland.
DERIVATIVES
primatial |prīˈmā sh əl| adjective
ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French primat, from Latin primas, primat- ‘of the first rank,’ from primus ‘first.’
primate 2 |ˈprīˌmāt|
noun Zoology
a mammal of an order that includes the lemurs, bush babies, tarsiers, marmosets, monkeys, apes, and humans. They are distinguished by having hands, handlike feet, and forward-facing eyes, and, with the exception of humans, are typically agile tree-dwellers. • Order Primates: several families.
ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Latin primas, primat- ‘of the first rank’

[cleanhippie]

4. Yeah, I know. It's just plain funny, some of these official titles.

From a religion that purportedly teaches being humble.

[AtheistCrusader]

6. I thought it was more ironic coming from religion that historically rejects the idea that

humans are actually primates, and members of the great ape family.
(Granted Catholocism has accepted evolution.)

[cleanhippie]

7. Ha. Good point.

[AtheistCrusader]

5. Fits nicely with 'magical super-mammal'.

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. A famous moment on the UK Who Wants to be a Millionaire:

A graduate who took part in the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire TV quiz show has become the third contestant to leave without winning anything.

Michelle Simmonds, 30, answered her first two questions correctly, needed help with the next two and then got the fifth, worth £1,000, wrong.
...
She came unstuck on this £1,000 question: Which word specifically links a kind of mammal with an archbishop or high-ranking bishop? A, Carnivore; B, Rodent; C, Primate; D, Marsupial.

Michelle wrongly chose marsupial instead of primate.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1177266.stm

The host tells the story: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SEP4aVo020sC&lpg=PT120&ots=KTMzCLx_rh&dq=%22wants%20to%20be%20a%20millionaire%22%20%20%22primate%22&pg=PT120#v=onepage&q&f=false

[rug]

10. Anyone who knows history and is no longer in middle school.

[Warren Stupidity]

8. How about a pledge to bring all the pederasts to justice and to stop obstructing

investigations into the other cases of major malfeasance by the RCC in Ireland?