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Cdl. Dolan, fresh from freaking out Republicans by eating with sinners at the Al Smith Dinner is now freaking out Dems by praying for sinners at the Republican Convention<\/a>.\u00a0 This latter fake dudgeon is particularly rich given the history of Vox Nova<\/a>\u2018s extremely selective fake dudgeonry.<\/p>\n

My take: Losing. Consciousness.\u00a0\u00a0So. Boringgggg\u2026.\u00a0ZZZZZZZZZZZ.\u00a0 This is the sort of empty culture war crap that I just can\u2019t work up a care about.\u00a0 Big deal.\u00a0 Let him pray at both conventions if he wants (and he says he\u2019d be happy to pray at both, so why not?)\u00a0 I much prefer that God be welcome(ish) at these celebrations of corrupt power than that he and the Church be regarded with the negating hostility of say, the Communist party\u2019s deliberations.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Dems are going to do the thing that political enemies of the Catholic Church always do when they mean to found a state regime at war with the Church.\u00a0 They are going to do what they can to foster the creation of a Patriotic Church loyal to the regime.\u00a0 So they will find some dissenting Progressive to give some politicized speech\/prayer\/benediction thingie, making clear that the real Catholic Church is the thing all In Touch and Aware Catholics should flee in favor of the People\u2019s Patriotic Church of Democrats and Progressives.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"