I read your post, Martha, over and over, a number of times to see if there was something I wasn’t picking up….honestly I did not see the post with a sarcastic flavor in reference to the media. The choice of words, as posted, for myself, reflect more of the negative anti-catholic reality that exists in the world (including many christian circles). Possibly, because I am still learning the style of the individual IM community responders, I wasn’t able to pick it up as perhaps others could.

My concern however, would be that someone new or fairly new to this blog who is anti everything traditional, say catholic, would easily pick up on the post and use it to further their opinions. Perhaps a brief inclusion stating you were responding to the media’s representation of the Pope and that things were not being accurately portrayed by them would have made clear your post was not conveying your own personal views. Just a suggestion.

I am grateful for both your replies and to know that my interpretation was not accurate. It’s equal to realizing a family member is not being unjustly accused of something and for that I thank you both for taking the time to respond.

Wish I knew how to add a “smiley” face because I would love to do so at this point…just pretend a large one is here…..

Great musician. Very hard to pin down what his genre is, so let’s just say great music…

I knew it, I knew it, I just knew it..

Greg R

today while buying a $2 copy of Dixie Chicks “Fly”, I sent chicken fried prayers sqawkin’ at ya….

Though I had to laugh at England; knocked out by the Germans. Again. It happens every time, you’d imagine they’d be used to it by now but it always seems to come as a surprise to them.