Tuesday, February 10, 2009

The end of the world is nigh

If you happen to see two angels in hoodies walking toward New Jersey, get ready for the world is about to end:

The announcement in church bulletins and on Web sites has been greeted with enthusiasm by some and wariness by others. But mainly, it has gone over the heads of a vast generation of Roman Catholics who have no idea what it means: "Bishop Announces Plenary Indulgences."

In recent months, dioceses around the world have been offering Catholics a spiritual benefit that fell out of favor decades ago — the indulgence, a sort of amnesty from punishment in the afterlife — and reminding them of the church's clout in mitigating the wages of sin.
Where's Cardinal Glick when we need him?

4 comments:

Meghann said...

That movie gives me warm and fuzzy feelings.

Jim said...

It's certainly a favorite in la Casa Lehmer.

"Was Wisconsin really THAT bad?"

ccjjharmon said...

So THAT's where Buddy Jesus came from! Never saw it... except of course for the last 5 mins of the movie, which I'm sure I've seen for every movie ever... probably.

Jim said...

Chris,

You need to get out more. :o)

Actually "Dogma" is a fav in our household. But be warned, it's a Kevin Smith movie, so there is a lot of bad language and fart jokes.