Civil union legislation has been tabled in Italy’s chamber of deputies. The controversial measure, which would also allow the adoption of the partner’s children, could split the present government coalition. I took these photos in June, 2009, on assignment for LifeSite to cover Rome’s Gay Pride parade. The idea was to show some of the ugly reality of the “LGBT” movement, including its political origins, behind the polite sanitized rhetoric.

And now we’re all, “Whatevs.” Money’s bad… incomprehensible insults… I like hugging people because Jesus hugged people… “I have always been a priest of the street” and “now also I would like to walk through the streets of Rome, a very beautiful city.” Perhaps dressed “simply as a priest?”, he asks the journalist. “I haven’t abandoned altogether the clergyman’s black under the white cassock!” says Bergoglio, confirming once again his desire “to eat a good pizza with friends.

Better run run, run run, run away! Saw his once in a lifetime chance, and went for it! ~

I can see it, can’t you? Maybe at Father Pfleger’s parish. ~

Haha! Just kidding! We don’t actually have any sponsors. The URL for the site was bought out of pocket by the volunteer IT guy, contributors are donating their material for free, there is one (1) volunteer PR person in California who emailed me out of the blue to donate her time to promote WUWTS on Facebook and Twitter and I am doing the rest. But rent-day cometh. And I would dearly like to offer the hard-blogging contributors and tech-staff at least a token couple of bucks.

Peace in our time!!! Cardinal Pell rejects conservative call for a walkout at Synod of Bishops “Pell… says reassurances have been given by Vatican officials that the final result “will faithfully present the views of the synod.”” and “He also said that members of a drafting committee for the final document have vowed to be true to the content of the synod’s discussions, rather than using the text to promote their own views.

Yes. This is where I live. Yes, me drinking while being interviewed. You can actually hear the booze sloshing into the glass. It’s not about the Synod. Or at least, it’s not about this Synod. It’s mostly about why I live in Norcia. ~

Christoph Schönborn‏@KardinalWien #Synod15 The feeling of frustration that I experienced at former synods has – as far as I could see – completely disappeared this time.

Christopher Lamb‏@ctrlamb @holysmoke And African bishops privately want more leeway on polygamy Yeah, remember an hour ago when everyone was all “Trust the bishops!” and “The bishops got this!” Simpler times, man. Simpler times! ~

H/T for the video to the excellent Voice of the Family and LifeSiteNews.com Some time ago, I was visiting a monastery of nuns in central Italy, and was told that since it was a special feast day for the Abbess, we would be having a little festa, with a special guest, a Vatican cardinal who was an oblate of their monastery. He was going to be staying in the monastery guest house across the hall from my room, and we would be sharing all our meals together.