Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: When Pee-Wee Was Canceled https://jezebel.com/when-pee-wee-was-canceled-1850693275 #Jezebel #the1991mtvvideomusicawards #buffythevampireslayer #entertainmentculture #thepeeweehermanshow #mtvvideomusicawards #saturdaynightlive #peeweesbigholiday #cassandrapeterson #peeweesplayhouse #popejohnpaulii #acurrentaffair #kellybushnovak #thegroundlings #monicalewinsky #charlesmanson #batmanreturns #humaninterest #peeweeherman #billclinton #paulreubens #wee

Stones at the Heroshima Peace Memorial Park

War is the work of man
War is destruction of human life
War is death
To remember the past is to commit oneself to the future
To remember Hiroshima is to abhor nuclear war
To remember Hiroshima is to commit oneself to peace

10:30 am 25 February 1991
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
His holiness pope John Paul II

#StandingStoneSunday #Hiroshima #Japan #PopeJohnPaulIi

Poland: John Paul II abuse cover-up claims divide a nation

https://www.dw.com/en/poland-john-paul-ii-abuse-cover-up-claims-divide-a-nation/a-64995045?maca=en-dipa_news_mstdn-34613-xml-mrss

#PopeJohnPaulII #CatholicChurch #Poland #childsexualabuse #KarolWojtyla #LawandJusticeparty(PiS) #MateuszMorawiecki

"In over 25 years as the most powerful religious figure on the planet, John Paul II did almost nothing to safeguard kids worldwide. He repeatedly and effectively brought his unparalleled global influence to bear on other crucial issues but ignored or promoted stunningly complicit church officials. So Pope Benedict may indeed have ‘done more’ on abuse than his predecessor. But did he do BETTER than his predecessor? Not likely."

#PopeBenedict #PopeJohnPaulII #SexualAbuse

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"If the deceased or retiring CEO or bishop or school principal mishandled 95% of all abuse reports and if his or her successor mishandled only 90% of all abuse reports, then should the successor be praised?

That can’t be the standard of judgment when it comes to the well-being of children – that the current boss ‘did more’ than the old boss did regarding kids’ safety, so everything’s fine?"

#PopeBenedict #PopeJohnPaulII #SexualAbuse

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Recalling Benedict’s grace but also the storms of his papacy https://apnews.com/article/pope-benedict-xvi-religion-vatican-city-lebanon-syria-74bb1027a0bac8764819ff4975d2ccfd #PopeBenedictXVI #PopeJohnPaulII #VaticanCity #APTopNews #WorldNews #Religion #Lebanon #Europe #Syria #Rome

"In 2022, Pope Francis came on what he called a “penitential pilgrimage.” The emphasis was apologizing not evangelizing, and the crowds stayed away in droves."

"The 2002 papal trip was not a visit to Indigenous peoples, while the 2022 trip was explicitly conceived as such. Yet the 2002 trip could be thought of in similar terms, with its robust defence of Indigenous cultures and its celebration of Indigenous holiness and heroism."

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/raymond-j-de-souza-a-tale-of-two-papal-visits-to-canada-two-decades-apart

#PopeJohnPaulII #PopeFrancis
#Church