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And just as I look down the list, I see this story<\/a>. \u00a0A pregnant gay teacher is fired from a Catholic school. \u00a0Well duh. \u00a0First, by virtue of being openly gay. \u00a0Second, we have to assume by getting her child the old fashioned way by manufacturing it with the latest hip science. The story doesn\u2019t say, but is there any other way? \u00a0Unless they just brought in a man for the job, which cuts across another Church teaching. \u00a0And third, as the teacher herself points out because she\u2019s pregnant and not married. \u00a0Basically everything the Church teaches about sexuality thrown out the window. <\/p>\n

Not a few paragraphs down the story. \u00a0Pope Francis is the great liberal hope. \u00a0There\u2019s much in the Catholic Apologetics sub-culture focusing on those deplorable traditionalists and their Francis hate. \u00a0And yes, some of the things said about Francis are over the line. \u00a0For that matter, some things said about people who criticize Francis are over the line, too. <\/p>\n

But if Francis doesn\u2019t turn out to be the Great Liberal Hope, then it looks as though there will be more than just Traditionalists with egg on their faces. \u00a0In fact, it looks like a goodly amount of the planet will be mighty disappointing. \u00a0On that, I suppose, we\u2019re just going to have to wait and see.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"