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Flat White

Of saints and sinners

23 May 2025

12:20 AM

23 May 2025

12:20 AM

One is dead and likely to be proclaimed a saint at some time, and the other is alive and performing miracles now. They both come from the same country. One was a Pope, the other is a politician.

On matters of economics one was wrong, and one was right. On matters of theology who’s to question a Pope? But I think the politician (who, though a Christian, is toying with converting to Judaism) may actually have the edge.

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