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They Hate Us For Our Freedom. Our Freedom to Sodomize One Another

You know what I love about New York? The intense loathing. More »

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I Guess the Lord Must Be Back in New York City


Ratzinger was a harbinger. God is hot. God is happening. God is now. And those sinful, secular city rags are getting hip to the haute style of the Holiest of Holies. —MG
"The world hears all these stories that shed a negative light on Christians," he said. "If you want the world to notice Jesus, it helps to look and live like Jesus."
'The shoes were the strappiest I own, to represent the humble sandals of the Carpenter.' —The Whitney Chronicles

Christian Diets: Fewer Loaves, Lots of Fishes [New York Times]
Sects and the City [New York Post]

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The Real Issue

Say what you will about Pope Benny: He's old, he's old-school, he was in the Hitler Youth, white's not his color, etc. All true, but Gawker is pretty un-Catholic, so we'll stay out of it. What do want to note, however, is that these things really aren't so bothersome compared to the fact that the new pope looks like fucking Paul Wolfowitz in a Halloween costume. Or we the only ones that see this? More »

Post-Papal Cable News Roundup: One Of These Things Is Not Like The Others Smoke, much like exit polls, is a tricky read.


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Naturally, The Bookies Had It First

Casino City Times, 4/15/05: "Odds on Germany's Joseph Ratzinger, who prior to Pope John Paul's death was the number four choice, have shortened to 4-1 and France's Jean-Marie Lustiger has come from nowhere to join him at the top of the list." More »

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Ratzinger: Ich Bin Ein Pope!

The curtains are open! The crowd cheers wildly for Cardinal Medina, who will announce the new pope — the volume seems to scare him. He is rather old, as are all the people involved with this business. More »

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Live Blogging Smoke Signals In Vatican Square

Fox News calls it black! Italian media says white! ABC says white! Someone will change their mind! ABC is now uncertain! Paraphrasing: More »

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Hey, How's Your Pope?

Good to see the old Pope's still okay, despite a full week of Jeff Koyen guest editing Gridskipper. That Pope, man: He's unsinkable! More »