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WORDS TO THE WHYS

The truth will make you odd. Flannery O’Connor

Edward 'The Reliable', and other nicknames

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Edward the Confessor, Charles the Great (Carolus Magnus, Charlemagne), Saint Leo the Great, Pepin the Short, Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong, Billy the Kid, Ivan the Terrible, and so on. What follows is a list of nicknames for members of the Catholisphere. Edward 'The Reliable' Pentin Cardinal Blaise 'The Careerist' Cupich Cardinal George 'The Indomitable' Pell Benedict 'Exemplar of Reason' XVI Cardinal Raymond 'The Magnificent' Burke Dr. Helen M. 'Truth and Goodness' Alvaré Fr. James 'Brokeback' Martin, SJ Lila 'Defender of Life' Rose Justin 'The Patronizer Bunny' Trudeau Jordan 'Hammer of Idiots' Peterson (not Catholic yet, but here's hoping!) Joe 'What Was I Saying?' Biden Nancy 'Lilith' Pelosi Bishop Georg 'Batz for Brains' Bätzing Bishop Athanasius 'Lion of Orthodoxy' Schneider Archbishop Arthur 'The Uncertain' Roche Dr. Edward 'Light of the Law' Pe...

POPE LEO XIV Magnifica Humanitas

Even in the darkest nights, the Lord raises up men and women who refuse to give up, who persevere in doing good, who protect the vulnerable and open pathways to reconciliation. The memory of the saints, righteous people and the oft-forgotten peacemakers, show us that grace does not magically eliminate conflict, but instead it inspires active resistance to evil and an astonishing creativity in doing good” (paragraph 211).

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

I doubt not then but innocence shall make false accusation blush, and tyranny tremble at patience.