This is the spiritual journey of me, Eccles, my big brother Bosco, and my Grate-Anti Moly. Eccles is saved, but we've got real problems with Bosco and Anti.
Sunday 30 June 2024
The Pope needs some common cents!
Today we are celebrating the solemnity of St Peter and St Paul, and so this
is also the time when the Pope gets out his begging bowl and asks us to donate Peter's Pence.
Times are hard!
To be fair, popes do have needs that the rest of us don't. When was the last time that
YOU invested in Jesuitman, a pornographic film about Fr James Martin LGBTSJ Rocketman,
a pornographic film about Elton John?
When did YOU last try some dodgy property speculation? But these are activities that one only expects from the
Holy Father.
It's Cardinal Dolan in Rockette-man!
So give generously. If Francis asks for pence, give him pence! Or if your natural currency
is dollars or euros, then you can be sure that the pope is lacking in common cents!
So help him to acquire some.
"But I don't give tuppence for the Pope's needs!"
Unfortunately at my church this morning there wasn't a great rush to
shower the Vatican with gold and silver. In fact, poor old Ian, holding the bag for the retiring collection,
was looking very glum, perhaps wondering why everyone seemed to be avoiding him.
Of course, if you don't want to upset Ian, there are acceptable things to put in the bag as alternatives
to filthy lucre. Old buttons, maybe? A little envelope containing a pious message to
Pope Francis (keep it clean, folks!)?
Or perhaps a P45?
'Give us your money and we'll tell you how to worship'?
ReplyDeleteI hope this isn't the wrong answer. (I'm good at those.) Anyway, I didn't put any pence in the collection, although I'm sure I have some from my last trip abroad. But I just didn't think about it ahead of time. (And I wouldn't have put them in anyway.) I'm trying to send a gentle message to the Jesuit-in-charge.
ReplyDeleteOnly de gay synodal Euro cents is savd if dats where de Pachamama is, and if de moneys is not synodal den de Pop must make a new Motu Proprio for de Ages.
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