spoggioli

i wish they had a better understanding of the origins of the welfare state -- not a product of socialism but an idea hatched by the conservative leaders of post-war Europe as a means to end the vicious civil strife of WW2.

The Wire

beats me but buon appetito!

used to be. I quit 16 years ago.

While he was Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Bergoglio took a very tough stand against the government on the issue of same-sex marriage. But he also welcomed the president of Argentina at the Vatican after he was elected pope. His papacy is still very new and his every statement is being carefully analyzed by Vatican watchers to get a sense of what kind of papacy this could be. I think the statement he has made so far that surprised the most was "who am I to judge gays?". But it is in no way clear if that means we will see a substantial change in Church dogma on issues of sexual morality etc.