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Pope Begins Interfering With Politics By Urging Denial Of Communion

amberlee0211:

Pope Francis I has urged his bishops in Argentina to deny Communion to anyone- especially politicians- who do not toe the Catholic Church’s line.

I am an avid supporter of the rights of everyone, of equality for all.

But let me be clear - this understanding of politics and “rights” as given by the constitution is completely ignorant. 

One of the most powerful things that a priest holds is the ability to give or withhold communion, as well as absolution of a confession. If one is to be a part of a community that holds certain beliefs, then expect that you must abide by those beliefs as well, or face consequences. 

Being a public supporter of pro-choice and pro-equality means that your priest may withhold communion from you. You need to decided how important that is. Your priest may not. Perhaps he supports the same things you do. 

A Catholic has zero “right” to the Body of Christ when not taking it “properly” as St Paul says, and a Catholic has chosen to be part of a community that has decided that priests get to determine what that means. 

YESSSSSSSSS please withhold communion from politicians (and others) who actively support issues that are against Church teaching!! This has bothered me since the day I found out Pelosi was a pro-choice “Catholic.” For the sake of all things holy, I hope this turns into a worldwide and liberally-applied practice. 

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Well, why not? I guess the reasons against having more children always seemed uninspiring and superficial. What exactly am I missing out on? Money? A few more hours of sleep? A more peaceful meal? More hair? These are nothing compared to what I get from these five monsters who rule my life…each one of them has been a pump of light into my shriveled black heart.
Jim Gaffigan, on why he decided to have 5 kids (via beuncomfortable)

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erikkwakkel:

Fun Medieval Doodles

Here is a small selection of doodles I tweeted over the past year (@erik_kwakkel). Although they are usually not exactly eye-candy, they are easy to like. I think this is because they are often very funny, but also because the activity is such a familiar one. Almost without thinking we ourselves doodle on notepads, post-it notes or in the margin of the newspaper.

While our drawings are often the result of boredom, in the Middle Ages there was often a more pragmatic rationale behind their creation. In some cases they were a response to the text, such as the Adam and Eve doodle above. Moreover, many were the fruit of correcting the nib of the pen, like the little dog’s head. They are the medieval equivalent, as it were, of our scratching on a piece of paper to get the ink flowing.

In other cases still it remains a mystery what the doodling scribe was thinking. Why draw the skeleton that seems to hold a glass, for example? Is it a warning that our enjoying the delights of this planet will ultimately come to an end? A medieval campaign against riding your horse while under influence? Whatever the meaning of this poor guy with his drink may be, and in spite of the fact we are reminded of our own mortality, sketches like this do brighten the page - and my day.

This is fascinating. As much as we like to think that people ‘back in the day’ were so different, so categorizable, and easy to analyze, they’re actually just like us: multifaceted, creative, unpredictable, and oftentimes very, very funny. 

(via beatonna)