Yep, if they denied communion to every parishioner who supported abortion rights (whether in theory, voting records, or via their or their spouse’s own abortion), their membership would decrease so drastically they couldn’t stay afloat.

It should probably be pointed out somewhere that on this issue, the American Catholic Church is also turning against the Vatican, who have repeatedly cautioned them not to do this. But US Catholicism has increasingly embraced this whole “more Catholic than the Pope” thing - the big instigator of this ‘excommunicate…

What about Catholics who support the death penalty? Isn’t that the flip side of the same coin? 

Biden is doing exactly what he should: not allowing his beliefs, whatever they may be (and we have no idea about his personal stance ) to influence public policy of the government he was elected to run.

Cool, pull their tax exemptions.

Can we just give another shout out to Natalie Holt and her amazing score for this. We get spooky theremin sci-fi music mixed with more mournful tones, and it just works so well.

As a former valedictorian, former Texan, and current abortion care worker: Hell to the Fucking Yes. What courage and smarts she has to do this. Talking about abortion bans in a valedictorian speech is gutsy even in a liberal state. To do so in Texas, even more so times ten.

Joel: “And the crowd goes wild!”

Even the comments on The Root didn’t get on board with this story.

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Shelter Cat Update!

Yesterday, at the scheduled start of my shift, I had a mammogram that was supposed to be a routine part of my annual wellness visit. However, there was an opacity (the results call it a focal asymmetry) on the left side that was quite obvious. A second mammogram and an ultrasound have been scheduled, and now I am just…

On Tuesday, I’m taking Duckling and Mama Duck on vacation. I know I’ve said it here that this will be Mom’s first vacation in 20 years. I’ve told people, and they are STUNNED. My cousins want pictures and videos as proof. One of her bosses kinda forgot because she hasn’t taken time off in recent memory. It’s a joke,…

I made humming bird cake!

So it’s been a weird week. I have five days until I go see my friend, but I’ve spent the last week depressed. My mom got her second covid shot and I stayed with her for the last few days to make sure she was fine, which, besides a little fatigue and arm pain, she was. I helped set up her apartment and stuff, which I…

This was a nuts week for sure. You know when you feel a UTI coming at you hard, you decide you can treat it holistically, and one day wake up in such pain and nausea that someone practically has to carry you to the doctor’s office? And the doctor tells you that because you waited, you basically broke your kidneys and…

Maybe she wasn’t the kind of person who is made woozy by heights, but why would you stand so close to the edge of sheer cliff like that?

Have the screenwriters ever even seen a dalmatian before?!

It’s been beyond distressing to see so many people just say “fuck it” with the masks and distancing when we STILL have lots of people who can’t get the vaccine—particularly young kids, who with school letting out soon for summer, will be out in the world even more and still susceptible to catching and transmitting it…

I’m just here to offer a regular reminder that just because a virus is survivable, doesn’t mean it isn’t still bad. I survived my two weeks with COVID fine, but a year of ever increasing medical problems that are all related to the infection are what is causing the real damage. Damage to my life, my physical health,…