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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2015 21:19:03 GMT -4
I know this doesn't count, but the only person I can think of is Pope Francis being a Franciscan instead of a Jesuit, and he's been shaking up the church like nobody's business. Pope Francis actually is a Jesuit, the first Jesuit Pope in fact. He chose a Franciscan name to symbolize unifying the philosophies of both orders. He's also the first Pope to be from Latin America. |
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Post by Martini Girl on Jul 13, 2015 22:04:05 GMT -4
I know this doesn't count, but the only person I can think of is Pope Francis being a Franciscan instead of a Jesuit, and he's been shaking up the church like nobody's business. Pope Francis actually is a Jesuit, the first Jesuit Pope in fact. He chose a Franciscan name to symbolize unifying the philosophies of both orders. He's also the first Pope to be from Latin America. I'm such a bad Catholic.... and I should know that since I was educated by the Jesuits! Thank you for correcting me. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2015 23:21:33 GMT -4
Pope Francis actually is a Jesuit, the first Jesuit Pope in fact. He chose a Franciscan name to symbolize unifying the philosophies of both orders. He's also the first Pope to be from Latin America. I'm such a bad Catholic.... and I should know that since I was educated by the Jesuits! Thank you for correcting me. No problem! I'm Catholic and I have several Catholic coworkers, so it was a big topic of discussion when he first became Pope. |
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Post by Smilla on Jul 17, 2015 11:07:48 GMT -4
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Post by Baby Fish Mouth on Jul 17, 2015 13:30:10 GMT -4
That is so sad. I hope they can find out what happened to the author and if he had any surviving relatives.
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Post by chonies on Aug 13, 2015 13:51:06 GMT -4
From the semi-forgotten presidents file--Warren G. Harding's DNA reveals a few things. Link to NY Times. Spoiler: {Spoiler}His alleged love child was proved to be his, and DNA testing also discounted the stories that he has black or African ancestry. |
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Post by Auroranorth on Aug 13, 2015 15:30:42 GMT -4
I'm not surprised. Poor kid.
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Post by Baby Fish Mouth on Aug 13, 2015 15:55:38 GMT -4
Is it too late to impeach him?  There really should be a club for the descendants of presidential love children. Thomas Jefferson's descendants would obviously be the presidents. |
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Post by Smilla on Aug 14, 2015 17:23:23 GMT -4
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Post by chonies on Dec 9, 2015 19:27:49 GMT -4
There's nowhere else that this really fits, so I'll post it here. Someone I know and generally like as a colleague issued forth these three tidbits today: disappointment that US Southern literature is no longer being taught much (which I would vehemently dispute, but whatever), that something was scheduled for January 19th, also known as Robert E. Lee's birthday, and unprompted self-identifying as an 'unreconstructed Southerner.' By themselves, or even together, the first two items are random facts and/or observations. I know when a lot of famous people's birthdays are, it's random trivia. But ugh. What. Why? I haven't heard anyone use the unreconstructed line since ca. 2007 (except when I used it once myself to ask about a different person), and it's just...ugh. Ugh. UGH!
All I could really do in the moment was say, "well, I can't say that's a day I observe," which earned the reply, "well, that's fine--I'll observe it for both of us!" I'm not good about breathing fire, and when people are outright wrong about data and facts, I can deal, but I don't know how much of this is just a matter of opinion. I think it's toxic. Also, do I look like I'm some sort of safe space for people to vent this?
So, actual question: how can I be proactive about this sort of thing? Or anything similar? Is it really just a matter of opinion?
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