In a remarkable move consciously mirroring this week's plot of The West Wing, differences are appearing amongst the cardinals heading to Rome:
With Pope John Paul II lying in state, the battle over his legacy is being brought into the open by some cardinals preparing to choose his successor. The comments are preceded by praise for the pontiff who led the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, but the need for change and renewal is being made clear. It started Sunday when Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes, a contender to become the next pope, criticized what he suggested was a church out of touch with contemporary life. "The church must adapt to the modern world," Hummes, the Archbishop of San Paolo, said before heading to Rome. "It can't give ancient answers to new questions." The next pope, he added, "must respond to progress and maintain a serious dialogue with science."I am just surprised that he made no comment on the testimony from the Gomery commission...sorry the explosive testimony. Favorite Gomery memes¹ so far:
- Canadians are whimps for not breaking a court order - no need to link to that one. Its everywhere;
- Canada is a dictatorship because of publication bans - yikes! Blog cops!! In my shed!!! They are watching us all!!!!;
- Use of plummy pip-pip rights of an Englishman talk in a failed effort to talk law;
- Poor Paul Martin - vote Tory (nice try Ben...vote NDP... or even independent Rhino); and
- Best of all - AL YOR BLOGS AR US - the stone brained demands of 14 year olds everywhere that you must let them post any loony comment they can think up.
[Ed.: What was that? Who are you? HEEEEeeeeeeeelp me - the blog cops got meeeee....]
¹ Note: Ben and I hate this word yet I use this word.
Comments
'nee - April 5, 2005 11:04 am
The funniest are the American blogs talking about how sad it is that Canada's "given up free speech," for being wrong on several accounts, and also big fat hypocrites to boot.
Alan - April 5, 2005 12:17 pm
If it turns out worse than suspected, we need an adjective that will be worse than "explosive" for the testimony. Suggestions?
Ben - April 5, 2005 12:27 pm
Nuclear. Super-explosive. Supercalifragelisticexpealidotious.
Arthur - April 5, 2005 12:30 pm
"explosive"
blogplosive?
Arthur - April 5, 2005 12:31 pm
Supercalifragelisticexpealidotious.
You made that up, no?
Matt F. - April 5, 2005 12:43 pm
What's the deal with the time stamp on this post? Are you in Tokyo? Melbourne?
As for descriptions of Gomery testimony, I like Supercalifragelisticexpealidotious, but would give consideration to EXPLOSIVE! and double-plus-Explosive, and of course uber-explosive.
Alan - April 5, 2005 12:45 pm
I am a man ahead of my time.<p>Actually, I time stamp things manually and I generally screw up half the AMs and PMs before I have coffee. I will fix that.<p>I suggest "really really explosive". Then use italics. After that, we start using analogies to K-tel record titles from the early to mid-1970s.
Arthur - April 5, 2005 1:05 pm
I suggest "really really explosive".
OK. "¡¡¿ Really Really Explosive ?!!".
Alan - April 5, 2005 1:12 pm
Gold.
The Other Ben - April 5, 2005 1:16 pm
I think the word 'meme' is a greater blight on internet reading than 'blogosphere.' Oh how I despise it.
Alan - April 5, 2005 1:17 pm
Me too but there you have it. I can't pronounce it and do not really know what it means. I should have said themes or used quotation marks or ironic (meaning of course "cynical and judging juxtaposition not understood by all readers") quotation marks.
Mike - April 5, 2005 3:38 pm
James Last Party Pac-o-riffic?
http://www.ktelclassics.com/
Alan - April 5, 2005 3:46 pm
I feel such a loser coming up with the new adjective idea two hours after Paul Wells but this is plainly an obvious point and I think we can work "Disco" and "Roller" into this if we just put out minds to it.
'nee - April 5, 2005 5:51 pm
Realollery Explodiscosive!
Arthur - April 5, 2005 7:06 pm
Realollery Explodiscosive!
Ahem:
¡¡¿ Realollery Explodiscosive ?!!
Alan - April 5, 2005 7:12 pm
Explotastic!