The conclave is on CSPAN right now. It's a stunning visual, and the litany of the saints is gorgeous in both execution and idea, asking the aid of saints from every age and condition—a third century Tunisian slave, a victim of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, monks, scholars and fishermen. - ThreadSky

librarythingtim.bsky.social • 14 days ago

The conclave is on CSPAN right now. It's a stunning visual, and the litany of the saints is gorgeous in both execution and idea, asking the aid of saints from every age and condition—a third century Tunisian slave, a victim of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, monks, scholars and fishermen.

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librarythingtim.bsky.social•14 days ago

This has always struck me as a core strength of Catholic thought—that the saints are so very different. One follows Christ not by trying hard to be someone you are not, but by being most fully yourself.

krautsk.bsky.social•14 days ago

And that really shows the problematic thinking behind Evangelical WWJD stickers -- the real question is "What can you do for Jesus?"

librarythingtim.bsky.social•14 days ago

Yeah. I don't want to be rude, and the "imitation of Christ" is a core Catholic idea, but "be like Jesus" has always left me a little cold, a little squeezed.

librarythingtim.bsky.social•14 days ago

Latin quiz!

Et ego [NAME]
Cardinalis [NAME]
spondeo, voveo
ac iuro.

Sic me Deus adiuvet,
et haec Sanca
Dei Evangelia,
quae manu mea tango.

I too ___, cardinal ___ promise, vow and swear. So may God help me, and this holy gospel of God which I touch with my hand.

librarythingtim.bsky.social•14 days ago

It's interesting to see who uses their Latin name and who doesn't, and all the various Latin accents—the Americans REALLY stand out! No wonder people imitate us with "wrawr wrawr wrarw…"

The conclave should be restricted to those who give the Bible a little affectionate tap or two as they leave.

librarythingtim.bsky.social•14 days ago

CSPAN is going to go dark before I find out if Timothy Radcliffe follows Timothy Dolan's unlatin "Timothy"—when Timotheus is RIGHT THERE!

Speaking of which, Pope Timothy has a ring to it. Would be the first one. Just a suggestion.

live-n-fly.bsky.social•14 days ago

He called himself Timotheus. I didn’t find the Americans’ accent that bad. I had expected worse

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