Tag: pope francis
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The Picture that Launched a Thousand Pitchforks
While the whole Mario Mallia thing is happening, across the ocean we have had a Pope with ailing health who traveled to the ends of the Earth to reach out to the indigenous peoples of Canada to apologize for years of colonial interference, genocide, and cultural suppression. Meantime, back home, the chaplain of the town…
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Opium of the People
Why would a socialist such as myself choose to be in any way religious? Did not Marx famously describe religion as the “Opium of the people”? Well…yes and no. In Context, the statement was issued by Marx from a structuralist-functionalist perspective meaning that it is like a balm for the oppressed to find meaning in…
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“Sicut In Coelo Et In Terra…”
I identify as a Catholic. As a Catholic, it was somewhat of a joy to see how enthusiastic a country which is growing steadily more secular was with participating in the Pope’s visit, even one week after the country was so divided. I found myself thinking “the Church is alive in Malta.” But I found…
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“Gow Bek Tu Yor Kantri”
While it is true that logistics and resources are slowly becoming a problem and adding to the pressures of the almighty wheel of capitalism, it is also true that these are people who have run away from their country out of powerlessness to make a difference. At the bare minimum, saving their lives and providing…
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“And when the Scribes and Pharisees saw him eating with Tax Collectors and with sinners…”
I do not know what is funnier: That we have effectively replaced all the political and marketing billboards in the main roads His Holiness will be passing through with (curiously chosen and badly slapped together) images of Christ and biblical verses. OR That we are hiding away the very people His Holiness would rather be…
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