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IrishAyes

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14. A labor of love I salute
Wed Mar 13, 2013, 06:58 PM
Mar 2013

My prayer is that Mike will be allowed to visit you more.

On quite another matter since I've already grabbed your ear, I so wanted O'Malley for Pope. Go figure. But he's a Cappucine and sworn to poverty. He might not have wanted to part with that brown monk's robe, and I suppose they would've expected him to wear shoes at the Vatican.

As for our new Pope Francis, the choice could've gone far worse. At least he's a Jesuit, and you know they tend to represent the intellectual cream of the crop. They said he's also a chemical scientist, refused the archbishop's palace in Argentina for a small apartment outside town, cooked many if not most of his own simple meals, and usually biked or took public transportation to work. So there's a lot in his favor too. You might've seen the simple wooden cross he wore this evening. The funny thing is, although Jesuits take a vow of obedience to the pope, they above all others reserve the right to question and even challenge him. That's good. Archbishop Oscar Romero was a Jesuit if I recall correctly.

Regardless, even more than good health for you, that's going to be my prayer: another visit from Mike.

My best to the Bride and all your family.

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