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April 20, 2005

“The Cafeteria is Closed”

Maureen Dowd from her column in today’s editions of The New York Times on the election of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI:

“For American Catholics—especially women and Democratic pro-choice Catholic pols—the cafeteria is officially closed.”

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While good Christians will disagree with Ms. Dowd about the exclusion of “women” during the new papacy (do any of the women in this AP photo—nuns, teenagers, mothers, etc.—seem left out to you?), as for the closing of the American Catholic Cafeteria pan-orthodox Christians—whether Protestant, Orthodox or Catholic—can respond with a hearty “Amen.” We never liked the food from that joint anyway.

“The Cafeteria is Closed” might serve as the new motto for the Ratzinger Fan Club.

UPDATE: Mark Shea gets in on the action. Fun stuff.

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