Thorny

A solid 7.

History of being strongly pro-life. Knows how to do the TLM, but not insistent on it (which is kind of where I am), so we're not likely to have major liturgy wars. He is unlikely to speak off the cuff in ways that sow confusion.

Will be critical of the Trump admin beyond reason, IMHO.

Just a guess. I'll be praying for him.

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But I still do not go to confession with the priest I work for

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When I was working for my parish, I followed this rule too. :bow:

I prefer my Sonicare over the Oral B I had years ago.

Both get your teeth cleaner than regular brushing.

1) This is a gross violation of religious liberty, as the SCOTUS has already said. In Trammel v. United States, 445 U.S. 40 (1980), the Supreme Court recognized "the human need to disclose to a spiritual counselor, in total and absolute confidence, what are believed to be flawed acts or thoughts and to receive priestly consolation and guidance in return."

2) Since the basic principle of US law is "innocent until proven guilty," the expansion of "mandatory reporters" clouds the issue of who is "the government." Since it is the government that has to prove guilt, it seems somewhat spurious to haphazardly force everyone to act as an agent of the government, especially where questions of self-incrimination and the Fifth Amendment are concerned.

3) With those in mind, it seems to me that clergy and mental health professionals should be shielded from mandatory reporting. Societies need some type of pressure release valve that would allow criminals to seek help due to feelings of guilt without fear of being immediately arrested. (This is different from teachers in that teachers are reporting suspicious activity not gained from any sort of confession from the alleged perpetrator.)

4) Violation of the confessional results in excommunication for Catholic priests. Priests will not comply with this requirement.

5) It is true that priests who are abusers weaponize the confessional against good priests. Many who were caught have admitted to confessing their sins to multiple priests to reduce the chance another priest could testify against them They would be able to accuse such a priest of violating the confessional.

6) While the stain of priestly abusers will haunt the Church for decades, the problem is too prevalent in all sectors of society. This law places priests and ministers as a scape-goat for a much deeper and much more serious problem.

7) I respect the opinions of those who disagree based on the seriousness of the crimes.

Peace.

For me, it's 1989 LSU.

Entered the season #7, had Tom Hodson at QB, a favorable schedule, and an experienced team that the Houston Chronicle said was a favorite to win the national title in their pre-season prediction the day we played in College Station.

Texas A&M ran back the opening kickoff.

We would lose 6 of the first 7 games, mostly close games that we could have won. But, we weren't a good team at all, finishing 4-7.

The opening of the Dark Ages.

Oh, it was also my last year in Tiger Band. Sigh.

GEAUX TIGERS!

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You would have to bi-pass their vows of poverty so that a priest could support a family.

diocesan priests do not take a vow of poverty

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True, but you would be surprised at how low their pay is. They do (generally) get the benefit of not having to pay for housing and getting food & mileage allowances, but otherwise their pay is a pittance.

I was a bookkeeper in a parish for a while a little over a decade ago. We paid three priests about $18,000 a year (again, they had housing and some food reimbursement), as was standard in my Archdiocese.

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There are maybe 10 schools that are actually worth that, from a national perspective. No one in Orlando is going to be impressed you went to UC Davis over USF and 3 years after graduation the school you went to barely matters at all (for most fields)

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As I told my son when he was about to graduate from Auburn and looking for a job, "Right now, companies will judge you based on their opinions of Auburn. After about 6 months of you working there, they will judge Auburn based on their opinion of you."

Yes, JUMAS.

Those sweats sucked. We had the worst basketball band uniforms ever.

GEAUX TIGERS!

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When it came time to be champions Pearl the secret witness coach and his team of mid 20's misfits and thugs failed.

Failure and disappointment is nothing new for Auburn fans.

I love feeling the pain of Auburn fans and reading their weak post.

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Reasonable post if they had failed to make the Sweet Sixteen.

Delusional post about a team that lost in a National Semifinal.

GEAUX TIGERS!

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I believe that's a fake photo Chin, that's a good looking woman, or maybe AI likeness of a woman, but that's not a 737, and something off about that glassware? also that guys leg looks jacked up, I think that's AI or shopped

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Also, I don't think airliners of that size ever had rear facing seats and tables between them. That's a passenger train seat configuration. Probably AI.

JMHO.