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Peanut Gallery (Disappointed Lib Catholics)

"Expect some hand-wringing over this choice. Cardinal Ratzinger is considered by many to be even more conservative than John Paul II" -- The Heimlich Maneuver.


DFO: It's already begun; several Catholics in my circle have bemoaned the politics of the new pope and are considering joining the Episcopalian Church. My guess? Easier said than done. The sour-grapers are soul brothers and sisters to the Democrats who threatened to move to Canada because they don't like Dubya.



Huckleberries Online

D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.