Cardinal Dolan's Closing Prayer

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[quote name='Nihil Obstat' timestamp='1347340098' post='2481232']
Iunno. Maybe I am biased, but I see it more as a man desperately trying to inject some morality, [i]on both sides mind you[/i], into a soulless den of vipers. He is looking at two sides of the same corrupt coin and, keeping in mind that it is his most solemn mission to save souls, he is going there hoping that maybe, just maybe he can get through to one or two people.
Yeah they are trying to use him to score cheap points. Absolutely they are. But that does not make his attempt any less praiseworthy. Misguided? We could quibble on that. I am inclined to say no, because if it is anybody's job to challenge them directly it is his. But obviously he is not going to be invited in the first place if he calls them all out as the lying thieving murderers they are.
I believe that for him it is about saving souls. I believe he is taking seriously his role as a pastor.

If I have to out-cynicize you, Hasan, this is the only way I can do it.
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That is a perfectly reasonable interpretation. I was trying to provide a counter-balance for the gushing and I certainly admit that I may over-correct and provide an unnecessarily cynical interpretation.

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WAIT AND SEE IN NOV THE 6 MY BROS AND SIS WAIT AND SEE!

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[quote name='fm1975' timestamp='1347584827' post='2482181']
WAIT AND SEE IN NOV THE 6 MY BROS AND SIS WAIT AND SEE!
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Yet another masterful first post.