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I mean, really, is the earth flat?

The Pope opined--that is to say, he said what he thought;
and was not speaking as Christ's Vicar, when what he says
is infallible, if it has to do with faith and morals, and if he
doesn't have his fingers crossed--that maybe using a condom
wasn't such an awful sin, if it was worn in order not to
transmit a terrible disease, for instance.

According to all the news reports, the hierarchy of the church
is in a dither, trying to explain how Benedict XVI could say that,
and what he must have meant when he said what he meant.

I guess that is a hopeful sign:  all those clerics thinking.
Maybe we can build on the momentum!  Here are a few more
things they can think about:

Is the earth flat?
Does the sun revolve around the moon?
What does Jesus think about Brett Favre?
Is it all right for priests to think about . . . oh, you know:  that?
Is it all right to smoke while you pray?
Is it all right to pray while you smoke?
When, exactly, was Jesus born, if not on Christmas?
Did Joseph know?
If Scots should wear skivvies under their kilts, should priests . . . ?
How did that walking on water work, again?

But mostly, maybe, explain all that stuff about women
being so precious, and not really designed for rational thought
and priesthood and and being heads of the household,
and all that.  Maybe in a little booklet.  After the flat earth thing.

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