The news regarding James Carter’s health seems to show his politeness right to the end, giving the journalists the chance to arrange his obituary in advance. Republicans as well as a good chunk of the press indulge themselves in naming his term in office as the worst they can remember. As usual, they choose to […]
June 17, 2013
So, it seems “our” man in The Vatican’s first public action (besides kissing babies) is to acknowledge the real existence of a “gay lobby” in the house; and to confront it. By chance, the very first task I predicted was elected to comply. Oh, well; what can I know after all? I’m just a middle […]
March 19, 2013
So, you wonder what kind of Pope will my fellow countryman Jorge Bergoglio (aka Francis) be? In two words: a very, very political one. Unlike his predecessor Ratzinger, this is not a man of cabinets but a man of the streets. He was the typical regular boy raised in the typical lower-medium class neighborhood […]
August 22, 2015
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