Apparently the Bishop of Los Angeles has given permission to his priests to do blessings without his permission.
Apparently the Bishop of Los Angeles has given permission to his priests to do blessings without his permission.
[Adapted from earlier comment on Stand Firm:]
Using reasoning like Bp. Bruno’s, Inspector Renault could maintain that no one had authorized gambling in Casablanca even as he placed his bets in Rick Blaine’s American Cafe:
“No one has authorized gambling in Casablanca.
Yes, Rick’s cafe has a busy roulette wheel.
Yes, it’s right next to my favorite table.
Yes, I occasionally place bets myself.
Yes, Rick gives me cash weekly to look the other way.
But no one has authorized gambling in Casablanca.
Only the French government could authorize gambling in Casablanca.
. . . . . . . . . . `Fury said to a
. . . . . . . . . mouse, That he
. . . . . . . . met in the
. . . . . . . house,
. . . . . . “Let us
. . . . . . . both go to
. . . . . . . . law:. I will
. . . . . . . . . prosecute
. . . . . . . . . . YOU.. –Come,
. . . . . . . . . . . I’ll take no
. . . . . . . . . . . . denial; We
. . . . . . . . . . must have a
. . . . . . . . trial:. For
. . . . . . . really this
. . . . . morning I’ve
. . . . . nothing
. . . . to do.”
. . . . . Said the
. . . . . . mouse to the
. . . . . . . cur, “Such
. . . . . . . . a trial,
. . . . . . . . . dear Sir,
. . . . . . . . . . . . With
. . . . . . . . . . no jury
. . . . . . . . . or judge,
. . . . . . . . would be
. . . . . . . wasting
. . . . . . our
. . . . . . . breath.”
. . . . . . . “I’ll be
. . . . . . . . judge, I’ll
. . . . . . . . . be jury,”
. . . . . . . . . . . . Said
. . . . . . . . . . cunning
. . . . . . . . . . . old Fury:
. . . . . . . . . . “I’ll
. . . . . . . . . . . try the
. . . . . . . . . . . . whole
. . . . . . . . . . . . . cause,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . and
. . . . . . . . . . . . condemn
. . . . . . . . . . . you
. . . . . . . . . . . to
. . . . . . . . . . . death.”‘
from the Briar Patch,
I just love it too.
Soooo Anglican!
“Don’t ask – I shall have to refuse.”
I must admit. Your bishops are a bit different from ours.
Talk about crossed signals.