As our news media became \u201call Pope Francis, all the time,\u201d TV sources don\u2019t seem to mention that in a great show of confidence in his 36,000 officers, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department instructed them that if they took their families to see Pontiff while off-duty, they had to leave at home the guns they\u2019ve traditionally carried 24\/7.\u00a0 \u201cWelcome to our world,\u201d say some Second Amendment advocates in the private citizenry.<\/p>\n
All I\u2019ve learned from Fox and CNN about the Papal visit is:<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The news has become a potpourri<\/p>\n
Of every element of Popery.<\/p>\n
Francis has said nothing hokery<\/p>\n
and solemnly made no jokery,<\/p>\n
nor offered much changery or hopery.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s said nothing \u201cslippery slopery,\u201d<\/p>\n
and has not been the victim of mopery,<\/p>\n
and said nothing worthy of Snopery.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
And for that, at least, this observer of unfortunate current news trends is grateful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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