Cardinals in the Conclave, People in the Pews

My foraging for juxtapositions is often rewarded by coming upon a page in the daily newspaper, something – who knows – we may not have around much longer. This past Sunday, on the first page of its International section, the New York Times ran this banner headline:  “Scandals and Intrigue Heat Up at Vatican Ahead of Papal Conclave.”  The story on the left, sure enough, was about the sad state of affairs in Catholicism as a whole during these days following … Read More