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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Religion / Books Because You Can't Get Enough Francis In Your Life, Apparently

Posted by Paul Constant on Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 4:09 PM

This is a remarkably fast turnaround for the publishing industry:

Pope Francis I will publish On Heaven and Earth: Pope Francis on Faith, Family and the Church in the 21st Century, a book he wrote as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio.

Random House’s Image Books imprint will release the translation on May 7.

The book was previously published in 2010 and is made up of discussions between Bergoglio and a rabbi about "God, fundamentalism, atheism, the Holocaust, abortion, homosexuality, euthanasia, same-sex marriage, and globalization." I wonder which of those he's for and which he's against? The suspense is killing me!

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Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on March 19, 2013 at 4:23 PM

Same shit in a different box.

Posted by Pope Peabrain on March 19, 2013 at 4:27 PM

#1 add

Make that and plus one(1) day!

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on March 19, 2013 at 4:32 PM

Really... you think that either of them will actually be "for" the Holocaust?

Posted by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me on March 19, 2013 at 5:24 PM

Oy.

Posted by The Accidental Theologist

on March 19, 2013 at 6:06 PM

This mindless snark is not becoming on you, Paul.

Posted by mattluby

on March 19, 2013 at 8:16 PM

I think Paul makes excellent points:
1) Is this a case of retroactive infallability?
2) If the Spanish version is infallible, will the English version be?
3) Who gets the royalties?

Posted by Ballard Pimp on March 19, 2013 at 9:48 PM

The guy has one lung...they gotta get the book out before he dies by Christmas time.

Sadly he isn't talking about his role in the Argentinian Dirty War? Sad...that would make the book almost worth checking out from the library...or picking up for free at some used book store's feebee bin in 6 months...

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on March 20, 2013 at 5:47 AM