I may have to anti-strike in protest
Posted by Dave Bath on 2010-02-20
If those papists in Canberra declare a national holiday because Mary McKillop is given some Roman gong… THEN I’M TURNING UP FOR WORK ANYWAY.
I’m beginning to smell a KRudd/Abbott lovefest, religious patriotic jingoism replacing everyday patriotic jingoism as the first refuge of scoundrels.
Mind you, from the policies coming out of Canberra these days, I think KRudd’s more partial to Bob Santamaria than Mary McKillop.
(p.s: I would celebrate if Father Bob was made Pope.)
Legal Eagle said
I love Father Bob. I’d celebrate too.
Dave Bath said
Compare and contrast to Oz clerics:
* Father Bob (see also JJJ Safran, FatherBobPodcasts), and ;
* Cardinal George Pell (and see "Pell’s QuadRant essay is sooooo wrong" 2007-09-05 and "Pell’s new QuaRant essay is soooooo wrong" 2008-08-09)
* Who is more likely to become Pope?
* Who is held in higher regard in the corridors of power in the Vatican?
* Who best demonstrates the principles of charity, humility and compassion?
* Who has more weight in Canberra?