Need, no. Want, absolutely.

A dismaying amount of the US is a cesspool, but we do have over 318 million people in total. So it was about 18% that sucked enough to vote for Don The Con.

I call ‘em alt-reich when I need something very short, like for Twitter.

2 years before they get placed, no choice in where they are placed (and with the US only taking 10k, odds are against them getting placed in the US), and vetted like you wouldn’t believe.

Well, that’s exactly my point. Women who ARE faithful and felt their abortion WAS a sin, can now be easily absolved, so they can go on being part of their community and feel better about their choice.

Does Christie ever do like ... his actual job of governing New Jersey?

Not necessarily thank them - but how about not shit on them for it. Steps in the right direction, however small, should not be punished.

i get the snark, but really, for women of faith, this is a huge deal to them. Right or wrong, they feel like they’ve sinned and need forgiveness. This is a good thing. This is one of those moments where we can step out of our bubble a little bit and understand the progress that this is for faithful Catholics.

I’m not even Catholic, and I find your post kind of offensive...The church is oppressive, but as condesending as the Pope’s announcement may sound to many of us, it IS a tiny step forward for the church institution.