Outside The Asylum

I suppose it had to happen in the internet age:   A rebuttal to Amoris Laetitia has been leaked , a document from academic theologians to Cardinals.  I'm sure such letters have been written before, but I've never heard of one leaked publicly.  I notice none of the complaints are about what Pope Francis actually wrote, but rather, about how what he wrote might be interpreted, and how further instruction is necessary in 19 separate areas where there may be confusion among the faithful. I think this may be a place where a Jesuit would use the Charitable Interpretation to lie and cover up the problem, where a more useful approach would be a full discussion of the issues raised.

When faced with the Ass and the Manchurian Ass, I cannot vote Democrat or Republican this year (again).  But I'm now switching my minor party affiliation as well:

Police accidentally shot man in North Miami, union says - CNN.com : "The police shooting of an African-American caregiver, who was lying in the street trying to help an autism patient, was accidental, according to the local police union representing the North Miami officer. The officer had intended to shoot the patient, whom he thought posed a danger, but accidentally shot the caregiver instead, said John Rivera, the President of the Dade County Police Benevolent Association." Another case of police bigotry against autism.  The poor man had a toy truck, not a gun.  And the police were ready to kill him for it. Kinsey told WSVN that his patient was holding a toy truck, not a firearm. He said he tried to explain the situation to officers. Cell ph one footage showed Kinsey  lying in the street with his hands in the air. "All he has is a toy truck," he shouted. "I am a behavior therapist at a group home." When are we going to start training police...

Miracles are just God patching the Universal Source Code. The difference between the Catholic God and the Islamic Allah is that God prefers Waterfall and Allah prefers Agile CI.

Original, click here ONE WINTER a Farmer found a Snake stiff and frozen with cold. The snake said to the Farmer: "If you pick me up and hold me to your stomach, your body will make me warm." The Farmer said: "If I do that you will bite me." The Snake answered: "Why would I do that if you save me?" The Farmer had compassion on the Snake, and taking it up, placed it in his bosom. The Snake was quickly revived by the warmth, and resuming its natural instincts, bit its benefactor, inflicting on him a mortal wound. "Oh," cried the Farmer, "Why did you bite me after I saved you?" "You knew I was a snake when you picked me up," answered the Snake. ------------------------------------------------ My reasons for distrusting Donald Trump: 1.  His voter registration record. 2.  His business ethics record. 3.  His wife and chief speechwriter are Democrats. ------------------------------------------------ The coup was su...

Hate to put them together, but they do have one wonderful thing in common when defending the truth of history. Both German Nazis and Catholic Inquisitors were excellent record keepers.  Most genocide numbers are estimates, because most genocidal maniacs do not care to keep such excellent records. I wonder if one day the files of Planned Parenthood will serve a similar historical value, to get an accurate count of the dead. In some cases, the number is damning.  In other cases, such as the Spanish Inquisition's rather progressive and liberal 98% acquittal rate, the numbers are liberating.  But in both cases, accuracy leads to a view of history not normally available even a few decades later.

Redefining Deviance: The Gay Assault on Franciscan University - Crisis Magazine : 'via Blog this' This article is old.  Really old.  4 years ago old. But it makes an excellent point about the difference between diversity, which Catholicism supports, and deviancy- which Catholicism can NEVER support. To me, the line between diversity and deviancy is the line between sin and virtue, between abuse and use.  Deviant behaviors are inherently abusive- the actor cares more for the behavior as an end unto itself, than the good of the people or things around him.  Diverse behaviors, while they can and often are upsetting in the short term, are ordered towards the common good; towards the good of self and others, and are thus use, rather than abuse.