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Apologies for the kinky sounding header. For What it’s Worth reports the annual Gay Pride parade in Aurora, IL has been cancelled. Why, you may ask? Because the woke folk who sponsor the parade decided police, whose presence is required at parades in Aurora, as in most municipalities, would be prohibited from wearing uniforms andContinue reading “Hoist with Their Own Petard.”

Unfounded rumors, so far. The estimable Damian Thompson reports rumors are flying Pope Francis is mortally ill with cancer and that his resignation is nigh. Thompson quotes several respected Vatican watchers on this, but also points out there is no evidence whatsoever to support the rumors. Your Tatler is skeptical as well; public nuisances haveContinue reading “Pope Calling it Quits? Not Likely.”

Holy crap. An *SPLC* poll finds that nearly half of young male Democrats approve of “assassinating a politician who is harming our country or democracy." pic.twitter.com/3yrhCUkDAb — Vince Coglianese (@VinceCoglianese) June 8, 2022 These are not very nice people. They are Democrats. The Democratic party believes lives in the womb are expendable, so it doesn’tContinue reading “No Surprise Here.”

One of the favorite humorists of your correspondent’s father, he is quickly becoming that of your Tatler’s, too. From the opening of one of Jerome’s most popular works: THE IDLE THOUGHTSOFAN IDLE FELLOW — ON BEING IDLE. Now myself I really am au fait. The gentleman who, when I was young, bathed me at wisdom’sContinue reading “Noted with Pleasure: Jerome K. Jerome.”

WOW! — Looking for a sign of hope? Hasn’t happened in 50 years. Remnant Tours Chaplain Fr Gregory Pendergraft, FSSP, is offering Traditional Latin Mass at the high altar (rarely used) of Notre Dame de Chartres. Why did we get this extraordinary permission? Only God knows. pic.twitter.com/znZrCVsCbs — Michael J. Matt (@Michael_J_Matt) June 8, 2022Continue reading “A Little Good News about TLM in Paris, Countered with a Depressing Speculation about TLM in Santa Fe.”

Pares inter pares? 1. Is the Pope the Biden of the Vatican or is the President the Francis of the White House? 2. Does the old saw in response to the question with an obvious answer: “Is the Pope Catholic,” connote the same sense of certainty it did in the past? The usually paired questionContinue reading “Two Passing Thoughts.”

The Brave New World of Inclusive Catholicism. It never would have occurred to your Tatler (pronouns he/him) that “non-binary drag artist” and “Catholic” would appear in the same sentence. Likewise the following: Non-binary drag artist Virgin X has released a new single, “Splinters,” in which they discuss their fraught relationship with Catholicism. [Editor’s note: VirginContinue reading “Things to Come?”

Heinous behavior begets lost elections, (but don’t tell the Democrats). A splendid thesis, the tweet above. It begs to be developed into a full-blown essay, though your Tatler sees a possible flaw with reason number two. Since today’s Democrats refuse to acknowledge the notions of decency, morals or taste, they cannot be expected to defendContinue reading “Killing Two Birds with One Stone.”

Pope Francis brings in more henchmen. The Catholic News Agency reports Pope Francis made significant appointments recently to the vast Vatican bureaucracy: among many others, Cardinal Blase Cupich as a member of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and Cardinal Kevin Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity,Continue reading “Driving Them Underground.”

He’ll be lying as he’s lowered into the grave. Your Tatler’s colleague at For What it’s Worth takes a trip down Memory Lane, posting a tweet of a young, vigorous Joe Biden splendidly lying with command and authority. Today, while most his limited faculties have been recalled by their maker, his preternatural gift for prevaricatingContinue reading “Biden’s Remaining Pleasures.”