{"id":98212,"date":"2016-11-29T00:49:23","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T07:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/?p=98212"},"modified":"2016-11-28T10:59:55","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T17:59:55","slug":"a-couple-of-days-ago-i-was-being-chewed-out-for-praying-for-castro-because-he-was-a-butcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/2016\/11\/a-couple-of-days-ago-i-was-being-chewed-out-for-praying-for-castro-because-he-was-a-butcher.html","title":{"rendered":"A couple of days ago I was being chewed out for praying for Castro because he was a butcher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

It seems Trump called him a butcher too and that means I\u2019m associated with Trump and since Trump is the locus of all evil in the universe I now have Trump cooties.<\/p>\n

Meh. \u00a0Castro was a butcher. \u00a0God have mercy on his wretched soul.<\/p>\n

But what\u2019s that I hear? \u00a0I prayed for Castro\u2019s soul when I should be rejoicing he is in hell?<\/p>\n

Yes. \u00a0That\u2019s today\u2019s complaint. \u00a0My grave sin of hoping for the salvation of a sinner when I should be hoping for his eternal damnation or, better still, certain<\/em> of his eternal damnation. \u00a0Evidently the discussion today is all about whether Jesus really died for Castro\u2019s sins since he was an atheist. \u00a0Side discussions include whether Real Catholics[TM] have an obligation to love people like Castro.<\/p>\n

Lefties: Blind to cold-blooded murder when the correct people do it.<\/p>\n

Real Catholics[TM]: Vigilantly on guard against the mortal sins of faith, hope, and charity.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It seems Trump called him a butcher too and that means I\u2019m associated with Trump and since Trump is the locus of all evil in the universe I now have Trump cooties. Meh. \u00a0Castro was a butcher. \u00a0God have mercy on his wretched soul. 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