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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>As we say in Colorado: “Hey, Dude – ride easy in the saddle…” / SS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Herman Greene<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 08, 2013 6:53 AM<br><b>To:</b> Order Ecumenical Community<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Oe List ...] Pope Francis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Marshall it was a joke at the expense of Pope Francis, not of gays. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Herman<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 10:01 PM, W. J. <<a href="mailto:synergi@yahoo.com" target="_blank">synergi@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Instead of complaining about your poor taste in managing to offend a whole lot of sensitive people with one punch line, Jaime, I simply quote Little Richard's original lyrics (according to Wikipedia):</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"Tutti Frutti, good booty</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If it don't fit, don't force it</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>You can grease it, make it easy"</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>This lyric is culturally interesting, but I doubt it would significantly advance global human evolution to distract this listserv with jokes or commentary about these words. We can no longer afford to resort to stereotypes to joke about the imagined sexual activities of any minority groups. Little Richard was both black and gay. So if you have any understanding of how these two groups have suffered historically, you wouldn't resort to humor at their expense. I like watermelon, but I don't make watermelon jokes. Et cetera.</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Marshall</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Jaime R Vergara <<a href="mailto:svesjaime@aol.com" target="_blank">svesjaime@aol.com</a>></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br></span><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:oe@wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">oe@wedgeblade.net</a></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br></span><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Tue, May 7, 2013 5:14:51 PM</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br></span><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> [Oe List ...] Pope Francis</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><br></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Subject: A Roman Catholic Recognition<br><br>Here is the latest from our newly ordained Pope Francis. If you are Catholic, particularly a Filipino Catholic who takes controversial issues to the side of levity, you'll appreciate this.<br><br>Pope Francis recently finished his sermon. He ended it with the Latin phrase, "Tuti Homini" - Blessed be Mankind.<br><br>A Woman's Rights Group approached the Pope the next day. They noticed that the Pope blessed all Mankind, but not Womankind.<br><br>So the next day, after his sermon, the Pope concluded by saying, "Tuti Homini, et Tuti Femini" - Blessed be Mankind and Womankind.<br><br>The day after, a Gay Rights Group approached the Pope. They said that they noticed that he blessed Mankind and Womankind and asked if he could also bless gay people.<br><br>The Pope said, "Sure."<br><br>The next day the Pope concluded his sermon with, "Tuti Homini, et Tuti Femini, et Tuti Fruiti."</span><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>*****</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>With apologies to those who might receive this as beyond the pale of hilarity.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>j'aime la vie</span><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:navy'>Yesterday, appreciate; tomorrow, anticipate; today, participate. In all, Celebrate!</span></i></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>OE mailing list<br><a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>__________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Herman F. Greene<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>2516 Winningham Road<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Chapel Hill, NC 27516<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>919-942-4358 (ph & fax)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:hfgreenenc@gmail.com" target="_blank">hfgreenenc@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>