A Friendly Correction for those Man-Haters who Delve to be Single

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally Posted by Atticus Grinch

They didn’t seem to mind when he fathered a child out of wedlock — that didn’t stop him from a church wedding at St. Monica’s in Santa Monica, no siree.

He had the good sense not to get married and then divorced. As Ted Kennedy could have told you when he was alive, that created problems.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

He had the good sense not to get married and then divorced. As Ted Kennedy could have told you when he was alive, that created problems.

I'm fairly sure the first file St. Peter pulled out to discuss with Teddy K was not the divorce.

[Hank Chinaski]

http://stopmasturbationnow.org/civic...lowed-to-vote/

this is making sense to me. I think sidd shouldn't be allowed to vote because he has 2 digits in his IQ. the fact that he is also a wanker is no reason to ban him (though he should be banned for the other reason) from voting.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan

How is it that putting three of the best footballers in the world on the same team results in so little ego, especially in plays like this?

Watching the replay right now. The second goal was similar stuff. But doesn't it seem a little ridiculous that all three are on the same team? Fun to watch, but it might be even more fun to watch them play against each other. I guess that is what the World Cup is for. FWIW, I also think FIFA is a fucking joke. Basically the mafia.

[Not Bob]

Originally Posted by Atticus Grinch

Tom Brady continues to be enormously popular with Catholic nuns in his hometown, FWIW. They didn’t seem to mind when he fathered a child out of wedlock — that didn’t stop him from a church wedding at St. Monica’s in Santa Monica, no siree.

Aren't most US nuns these days on the liberal side of the theological spectrum? I thought that's why conservatives in the Vatican tried to have a purge.

And I am just irrationally amused and charmed that there is a St. Monica's in Santa Monica. Duh, probably, but still. And I think that so long as you haven't been previously married in a form recognized by the Church (Protestant weddings usually count, but Universal Life ones typically don't), having a kid with Bridget Moynihan prior to marrying Not Bridget is okie-dokie under the rules. And depending upon your local bishop, annulments are not as rare as one might expect.

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

I don't hate Brady. I think he's a douche, but I think that of a lot of people. I actually like the fact that he's not on my TV 24/7 like Peyton. I think people dislike Belichek more than they dislike Brady. It's weird how Popovich's grouchiness is endearing but Belichek's comes off as pure arrogance.

I hate Brady. I hate Belicheat. The only fitting punishment would be for him to have his suspension overturned, then in the 3rd game, he gets his arm ripped from his body.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally Posted by Icky Thump

I hate Brady. I hate Belicheat. The only fitting punishment would be for him to have his suspension overturned, then in the 3rd game, he gets his arm ripped from his body.

I have a friend from Boston who, as a kid in high school, got his dad's tickets at Fenway Park for a Yankees game, about five rows up right behind the on deck circle. The moment Reggie Jackson entered the on deck circle, he began loudly chanting, "Reeeeeggie, Reeeeeggie, Reeeeeggie . . . ." It was clear Jackson could hear him, but Jackson never turned around or reacted in any way. The next time Jackson was in the on deck circle, the same scenario played out. No reaction whatsoever from Jackson. Same thing the time after that. Finally, in the ninth, Jackson was in the circle again, and my friend was chanting "Reeeeggie, Reeeeggie, Reeeeeggie . . ." and Reggie actually turned around and looked right at him, and at that very moment, my friend shouted "FUCK YOU!" It remains one of the most satisfying sports spectating moments of his life. I guess my point is that hearing New York fans talk about Boston sports teams or Boston fans talk about New York sports teams is like listening to Trump opine about Obama's birth place. It is entertaining in a weird way, but uninformative.

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower

I have a friend from Boston who, as a kid in high school, got his dad's tickets at Fenway Park for a Yankees game, about five rows up right behind the on deck circle. The moment Reggie Jackson entered the on deck circle, he began loudly chanting, "Reeeeeggie, Reeeeeggie, Reeeeeggie . . . ." It was clear Jackson could hear him, but Jackson never turned around or reacted in any way. The next time Jackson was in the on deck circle, the same scenario played out. No reaction whatsoever from Jackson. Same thing the time after that. Finally, in the ninth, Jackson was in the circle again, and my friend was chanting "Reeeeggie, Reeeeggie, Reeeeeggie . . ." and Reggie actually turned around and looked right at him, and at that very moment, my friend shouted "FUCK YOU!" It remains one of the most satisfying sports spectating moments of his life. I guess my point is that hearing New York fans talk about Boston sports teams or Boston fans talk about New York sports teams is like listening to Trump opine about Obama's birth place. It is entertaining in a weird way, but uninformative.

Whoops.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18caPNisP2U

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally Posted by Not Bob

Aren't most US nuns these days on the liberal side of the theological spectrum? I thought that's why conservatives in the Vatican tried to have a purge.

Depends on the nun, but it’s definitely true that some nuns are left of most lay Catholics, and some nuns are left of every lay Catholic.

And I am just irrationally amused and charmed that there is a St. Monica's in Santa Monica. Duh, probably, but still.

There’s a St. Charles in San Carlos, a St. Matthew in San Mateo, and even a St. Bruno in San Bruno. But please, no possessives — the parish is named for the saint but is not em’s property. I worked several summers for a nun who did graphic design for parish stationery.

And I think that so long as you haven't been previously married in a form recognized by the Church (Protestant weddings usually count, but Universal Life ones typically don't), having a kid with Bridget Moynihan prior to marrying Not Bridget is okie-dokie under the rules.

It’s a widely held misconception among lay Catholics that only marriages deemed “valid” by church law are sacramental in character and subject to annulment before a new marriage can be performed by the church. Not so. I know several priests who had to deliver the news that Bride was not going to get a wedding Mass just because Groom’s prior marriage was performed by a justice of the peace in Vegas. It’s true that weddings to Protestants require “permission” while marriages to “persons of no creed” require dispensation, but all marriages entered into prior to seeking a church wedding have to be adjudicated somehow. The standards for establishing an imperfect formation of intent are probably easier for an Elvis chapel wedding, but still.

And depending upon your local bishop, annulments are not as rare as one might expect.

On that we certainly agree, but I’ve never understood how liberal Catholics can somehow regard that as evidence of evolutionary progress. There was a local Monsignor who was the go-to guy for the 49ers’ annulments. I find that idea discouraging, not heartening.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

We have a problem right now in New England, but it is one many people aren't willing to live up to. Our football team has become the Yankees of the NFL.

The Yankees have more money than everyone else. The NFL has a hard salary cap.

As for Brady, obviously he wanted his footballs the way he wanted them, but if anyone had really care about the ways the footballs were inflated, they would have been doing things very differently.

[Not Bob]

Originally Posted by Atticus Grinch

There’s a St. Charles in San Carlos, a St. Matthew in San Mateo, and even a St. Bruno in San Bruno. But please, no possessives — the parish is named for the saint but is not em’s property. I worked several summers for a nun who did graphic design for parish stationery.

And a St. Barbara's in Santa Barbara?

Sorry, pal - that's the way my shanty Irish people talk about parishes named for saints. You're probably one of those people who, when talking about a ship/boat/imaginary space thingy, make a point to insist on dropping the "the" from the name, right? "The correct way to refer to the starship is simply 'Enterprise," Smedley, not 'The Enterprise.' I'm so disappointed at how gauche you've become lately."

Originally Posted by Atticus Grinch

It’s a widely held misconception among lay Catholics that only marriages deemed “valid” by church law are sacramental in character and subject to annulment before a new marriage can be performed by the church. Not so. I know several priests who had to deliver the news that Bride was not going to get a wedding Mass just because Groom’s prior marriage was performed by a justice of the peace in Vegas. It’s true that weddings to Protestants require “permission” while marriages to “persons of no creed” require dispensation, but all marriages entered into prior to seeking a church wedding have to be adjudicated somehow. The standards for establishing an imperfect formation of intent are probably easier for an Elvis chapel wedding, but still.

I acknowledge your experience and simply note that mine have been different.

Originally Posted by Atticus Grinch

On that we certainly agree, but I’ve never understood how liberal Catholics can somehow regard that as evidence of evolutionary progress. There was a local Monsignor who was the go-to guy for the 49ers’ annulments. I find that idea discouraging, not heartening.

Perhaps I am simply a pragmatist who is happy when people who want a wedding Mass (sometimes it's even the dudes!) can have a wedding Mass - assuming the flexibility is not based upon $.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally Posted by Not Bob

Aren't most US nuns these days on the liberal side of the theological spectrum? I thought that's why conservatives in the Vatican tried to have a purge.

And I am just irrationally amused and charmed that there is a St. Monica's in Santa Monica. Duh, probably, but still. And I think that so long as you haven't been previously married in a form recognized by the Church (Protestant weddings usually count, but Universal Life ones typically don't), having a kid with Bridget Moynihan prior to marrying Not Bridget is okie-dokie under the rules. And depending upon your local bishop, annulments are not as rare as one might expect.

I have a friend who is going the after-the-fact annulment route with her ex-husband.* They were married for 8 years. I'm not sure why the church still insists on annulments if basically anyone can get one, including already divorced people. I also think that the new guy she wants to marry in the church is Not Worthy, but none of that is my call. Clearly.

*Coincidentally, she sometimes goes to mass at Santa Monica's, though that's not the church she'd get married in.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally Posted by Atticus Grinch

It’s a widely held misconception among lay Catholics that only marriages deemed “valid” by church law are sacramental in character and subject to annulment before a new marriage can be performed by the church. Not so. I know several priests who had to deliver the news that Bride was not going to get a wedding Mass just because Groom’s prior marriage was performed by a justice of the peace in Vegas. It’s true that weddings to Protestants require “permission” while marriages to “persons of no creed” require dispensation, but all marriages entered into prior to seeking a church wedding have to be adjudicated somehow. The standards for establishing an imperfect formation of intent are probably easier for an Elvis chapel wedding, but still.

Unless the catholic in question was told in the second grade by a nun that she was a bastard and going to hell because her father had been married once before and therefore her parents weren't married in the eyes of god and she had to choose whether she loved God more or her parents more.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

The Yankees have more money than everyone else. The NFL has a hard salary cap.

and this goes back to why Messi, Naymar and Suarez are playing on the same team....

Kaka, new to the MLS, has commented that he's never played in a league with parity before. U

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Not Bob

Perhaps I am simply a pragmatist who is happy when people who want a wedding Mass (sometimes it's even the dudes!) can have a wedding Mass - assuming the flexibility is not based upon $.

Sometimes you have to shop around a bit, but it's usually possible to find a priest to do a marriage ceremony. The nice thing about the Church's medieval bureaucracy is that a good priest can always find a loophole. For every stodgy priest eager to recite every rule, there is a Not Bob priest saying, aw, WTF, what a cute couple!