I'm not going to be able to get tickets to this, am I.

Right—that one in plain, ancient-looking vestments stood separate from the others, which seems to indicate a special position.

And why doesn't Legion dance anymore?

You had me at "reading words that another human being has written."

As opposed to Latin, I take it?

Well said!

Always a safe bet.

Apparently Fr. James Martin watched it. Hope he keeps up!

DIVINE PRESENCE TO BE SHOT

FWIW, the Catholic Church is now more or less (a qualification doing some heavy work there, I know) cool with modern scientific findings, including the age of the Earth and universe. Indeed, a priest** (Georges Lemaître) was instrumental in formulating the Big Bang theory!

The sins we committed in the past are the sins we will commit in the future, my son.

*Pope turns around sedia gestatoria, sits on it backwards*

He's sexy and he knows it.

As long as Lauren Graham and/or Christina Hendricks are still involved too, I'm onboard.

Duh and/or hola.

This seems as good a time as any to recommend this blog, in which the writer tries to drink every alcoholic drink mentioned by Pynchon:
https://drunkpynchon.com/

Seriously. The man was gunned down in a swanky hotel and they don't even depict that! That should be right up BE's alley.

Hopefully there aren't any themes, either! Those can be divisive.

I have that lovely old mix of anticipation and dread over this.

Gregg's $250 million Kickstarter must be near completion, surely.