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ScreamingMeemie

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19. They don't make them anymore like your mom and my Aunt Carmel.

Reply to blueamy66 (Reply #14)

Mon Feb 11, 2013, 10:40 AM

Feb 2013

WannaBe (my daughter) went to parochial school, but my parents couldn't afford it for me and my brothers. Instead, we took the CCD bus every Thursday afternoon to our church for the last two hours of classes. The Protestant kids were so jealous.

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Any Catholic can be elected Pope. Do you have any suggestions for the Vatican? [View all] Renew Deal Feb 2013 OP

Justice Scalia. graham4anything Feb 2013 #1

How about Thomas? Then we'd never hear from the Pope again. rurallib Feb 2013 #5

Good one. And Obama would get a SCOTUS appointment. yellowcanine Feb 2013 #39

+1 Johonny Feb 2013 #41

Scalia will hold out until the 2016 election, imo. yellowcanine Feb 2013 #40

STEPHAN COLBERT!!! annabanana Feb 2013 #2

Professor Kenneth Miller. longship Feb 2013 #3

Sinéad O'Connor Ichingcarpenter Feb 2013 #4

she actually cares, would be brilliant dembotoz Feb 2013 #16

+++++ :) RainbowSuperfund Feb 2013 #36

Sister Simone Campbell would be an improvement. Tanuki Feb 2013 #6

I think you are correct Renew Deal Feb 2013 #7

Yes she would! Kath1 Feb 2013 #18

I like that idea. nt s-cubed Feb 2013 #32

LOL ananda Feb 2013 #8

That's an excellent suggestion! Kath1 Feb 2013 #10

There are more than a few Cardinals who are more "liberal" that Ratiznger wa/is Drahthaardogs Feb 2013 #20

Yeah, the Catholic Church hierarchy has never really been "liberal"... YoungDemCA Feb 2013 #38

My Dad. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #9

Unless your Dad took a vow of celibacy after you were conceived, blueamy66 Feb 2013 #11

Yes, this I know as I was raised Catholic. However, ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #12

I agree that there are problems with the Catholic Church. blueamy66 Feb 2013 #14

They don't make them anymore like your mom and my Aunt Carmel. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #19

I just found out that my Dad worked 2 jobs to keep me in Catholic School. blueamy66 Feb 2013 #24

Tony Blair, Silvio Berlusconi, Bono, Lance Armstrong and Madonna muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #13

Martin O'Malley (nt) Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #15

Martin Sheen obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #17

Joe Scarborough? JVS Feb 2013 #21

Yes Renew Deal Feb 2013 #22

Well, it WOULD get him off morning cable pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #23

Mel Gibson magical thyme Feb 2013 #25

That'd be like the Tea Party takeover of the Vatican. Gormy Cuss Feb 2013 #42

Father Guido Sarducci Champion Jack Feb 2013 #26

+1 eShirl Feb 2013 #30

Pope Richardus Santorum HockeyMom Feb 2013 #27

Lindsay Lohan. nt cbrer Feb 2013 #28

Paul Ryan would be most fitting with the church's current trend ButterflyBlood Feb 2013 #29

Father Dougal McGuire eShirl Feb 2013 #31

He must also be male and become a Bishop before becoming Pope. unapatriciated Feb 2013 #33

Father Guido Sarducci Brother Buzz Feb 2013 #34

Survivor Vatican....or Top Pope... or So You Think You Can Pontif.... NightWatcher Feb 2013 #35

Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino RZM Feb 2013 #37