“The rules, the strictness, the oppression can, in storytelling, be appreciated as nearly nostalgic. It feels like home. It wasn’t always a happy home, but nostalgia is not the sole province of happy memories. It has its odd, upside-down pleasures, like gently pressing on a bruise.”

Wow.
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My 'Conclave' review is up, and it's also about how growing up closeted and Catholic continues to pay dividends in my gay present holapapi.substack.com/p/popecrave

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