Friday, July 01, 2005
Just as a public service announcement:
The fact that the new Compendium on the Catechism of the Catholic Church was released in Rome this past week DOES NOT mean that it is on our shelves, much less, in America. Are you crazy?!
So I had this really rich conversation with this man on Wednesday over the phone. It made that vein in my forehead pulsate rapidly. It went a little something like this.
Me: dialing telephone number whilst at work
Man on phone: Top o' the morning!
Me: Um, hello...is Robert there?
Man on phone: This is.
Me: Hello there. This is Angela with the V******* and I was calling about your order. I have it written that you ordered the Compendium, and I was wondering which Compendium you wanted.
Robert: The new one that the Pope released yesterday. Do you have any of those?
Me: Um, no. They're not in English yet. Or in America.
Robert: Oh. Well, do you know what the cost is? I mean, what kind of price tag are we looking at?
Me: Um, I don't know, sir. It's not even published yet.
Robert: Oh....hm....
Me: Well, we can put your name down, and when we get some into the store we can give you a call...
Robert: Ok, that's fine. Say, you know what I read?
Me: What's that?
Robert: The pope, he said that he is requesting...it's not a mandate, but a request...that everyone learn their basic prayers, you know, the Sign of the Cross, Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be, in Latin. Don't you think that that's going backwards a bit? I mean, isn't it against Vatican II?
Me: I don't think so, sir. (side note: I'm getting really frustrated at this point with this guy's stupidity)
Robert: Ah, well, I do.
Me: Well, I was in Rome not too long ago, and I wished I knew more Latin. You know, they do a lot in Latin there, and if we knew just a little Latin, it would be easy for us to all communicate, especially in Rome.
Robert: Yeah, well, when I was in school, all our textbooks were in Latin.
Me (getting sarcastic): Well then I guess you would be just fine, now wouldn't you?
Robert: Eh, yeah. I just don't understand BLAH BLAH BLAH
Me: (crossing my eyes and tuning him out, whilst randomly saying "Uh huh" and "Oh really?"
Robert: Well, anyway, I have to go. Say, thanks for that information about the book.
Me: You're welcome, sir. You have a nice day.
Ok, seriously, if I hear one more comment about how the Church is going backward and that Vatican II is being defied, and blah blah blah I will have an aneurysm. Seriously. People.
Do. Some. Research.
Read. A. Book.
A real book! Not one that is put out by some dissident whacked out yo yo who just wants to piss and moan about the fact that the Church is oppressing them because they can't live by the "if it feels good, do it" methodology that was borne of the 60's love children movement. Clearly that got us nowhere other than in trouble on varying levels of severity.
I guess I'm just a little t-o'd at morons.
So on a rather exciting note:
I was at Barnes & Nobles the other night, and whilst perusing the "Women's Interest" section (I like to laugh at the fashion...and maybe glean one or two good ideas), I saw the magazine Ms. which I will skim every so often, just to see the propaganda that the "other side" is fed on a regular basis. And so I pick it up, and on the cover it says something to the effect of "Birth Control In Crisis" and then something else about "Women's Right to Choose May Be Lost" or something. The smile on my face grew bigger and bigger as I read the articles about how these people are "concerned" about women and how "oppressed" they will be when (WHEN!!) Roe v. Wade is overturned, etc. And they even went to far as to have a political cartoon about women dying from deaths such as "Died during childbirth with 9th child". I read it and was duly sickened, but at the same time, very excited about the fact that they are getting nervous!! To me, that's really saying something. We must be getting somewhere if they're starting to get really defensive and start touting their lies in a bigger and more extreme way. When Roe v. Wade IS overturned, it will be yet another victory for the Culture of Life. Oh yeah, and for general logic and civility. I mean, putting religion aside (which one should never do, however, it happens), all this garbage goes directly against common sense, logic, and a good moral ethic. So seriously...this is very exciting. God be with us! Our Lady of Guadalupe, patronness of the unborn, pray for us!
So that's my rant for now - I guess I have said quite enough for the time being.
Pax et veritas.
I heart logic.
The fact that the new Compendium on the Catechism of the Catholic Church was released in Rome this past week DOES NOT mean that it is on our shelves, much less, in America. Are you crazy?!
So I had this really rich conversation with this man on Wednesday over the phone. It made that vein in my forehead pulsate rapidly. It went a little something like this.
Me: dialing telephone number whilst at work
Man on phone: Top o' the morning!
Me: Um, hello...is Robert there?
Man on phone: This is.
Me: Hello there. This is Angela with the V******* and I was calling about your order. I have it written that you ordered the Compendium, and I was wondering which Compendium you wanted.
Robert: The new one that the Pope released yesterday. Do you have any of those?
Me: Um, no. They're not in English yet. Or in America.
Robert: Oh. Well, do you know what the cost is? I mean, what kind of price tag are we looking at?
Me: Um, I don't know, sir. It's not even published yet.
Robert: Oh....hm....
Me: Well, we can put your name down, and when we get some into the store we can give you a call...
Robert: Ok, that's fine. Say, you know what I read?
Me: What's that?
Robert: The pope, he said that he is requesting...it's not a mandate, but a request...that everyone learn their basic prayers, you know, the Sign of the Cross, Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be, in Latin. Don't you think that that's going backwards a bit? I mean, isn't it against Vatican II?
Me: I don't think so, sir. (side note: I'm getting really frustrated at this point with this guy's stupidity)
Robert: Ah, well, I do.
Me: Well, I was in Rome not too long ago, and I wished I knew more Latin. You know, they do a lot in Latin there, and if we knew just a little Latin, it would be easy for us to all communicate, especially in Rome.
Robert: Yeah, well, when I was in school, all our textbooks were in Latin.
Me (getting sarcastic): Well then I guess you would be just fine, now wouldn't you?
Robert: Eh, yeah. I just don't understand BLAH BLAH BLAH
Me: (crossing my eyes and tuning him out, whilst randomly saying "Uh huh" and "Oh really?"
Robert: Well, anyway, I have to go. Say, thanks for that information about the book.
Me: You're welcome, sir. You have a nice day.
Ok, seriously, if I hear one more comment about how the Church is going backward and that Vatican II is being defied, and blah blah blah I will have an aneurysm. Seriously. People.
Do. Some. Research.
Read. A. Book.
A real book! Not one that is put out by some dissident whacked out yo yo who just wants to piss and moan about the fact that the Church is oppressing them because they can't live by the "if it feels good, do it" methodology that was borne of the 60's love children movement. Clearly that got us nowhere other than in trouble on varying levels of severity.
I guess I'm just a little t-o'd at morons.
So on a rather exciting note:
I was at Barnes & Nobles the other night, and whilst perusing the "Women's Interest" section (I like to laugh at the fashion...and maybe glean one or two good ideas), I saw the magazine Ms. which I will skim every so often, just to see the propaganda that the "other side" is fed on a regular basis. And so I pick it up, and on the cover it says something to the effect of "Birth Control In Crisis" and then something else about "Women's Right to Choose May Be Lost" or something. The smile on my face grew bigger and bigger as I read the articles about how these people are "concerned" about women and how "oppressed" they will be when (WHEN!!) Roe v. Wade is overturned, etc. And they even went to far as to have a political cartoon about women dying from deaths such as "Died during childbirth with 9th child". I read it and was duly sickened, but at the same time, very excited about the fact that they are getting nervous!! To me, that's really saying something. We must be getting somewhere if they're starting to get really defensive and start touting their lies in a bigger and more extreme way. When Roe v. Wade IS overturned, it will be yet another victory for the Culture of Life. Oh yeah, and for general logic and civility. I mean, putting religion aside (which one should never do, however, it happens), all this garbage goes directly against common sense, logic, and a good moral ethic. So seriously...this is very exciting. God be with us! Our Lady of Guadalupe, patronness of the unborn, pray for us!
So that's my rant for now - I guess I have said quite enough for the time being.
Pax et veritas.
I heart logic.
