Bishop Margot Kässmann.

Bishop Margot Kässmann has quite a few "firsts" under her belt.

In 2007 she became the first German bishop to file for divorce.

On October 28, 2009, she was elected Chair of the Council, the first woman in that position. This put her as the head of the Protestant church in Germany .... leading Germany's 25 million Protestants.

On 20 February 2010, Käßmann was pulled over for driving through a red light. Tests showed her blood alcohol level was at 1.54 per mil. (The legal limit is 0.5 per mil in Germany.)

While she may .... or may not.... be the first German Bishop arrested for drunk driving, she has become the first high ranking divorced female Bishop in Germany to resign from from her office as leader of the Evangelical Church as a result of a DUI conviction.

The fact that she she prays especially well while jogging doesn't seem to have been taken into consideration.

Saint Josemaría on YouTube.

From opusdei.us.

The Opus Dei Office of Information has created the Saint Josemaría channel to make the founder's life and teachings better known.

It offers many hours of videos of Saint Josemaría Escrivá. People from all over the world have the opportunity to listen to someone who is now in heaven speaking about God.

Benedict XVI recently expressed the hope that the Internet and sites such as YouTube would be used as a meeting place for “Christians from all over the world and for believers from all religions and cultures. And also for those who do not believe in God, but who harbor in their heart a hunger for eternity, for truths that are lasting” (Benedict XVI, 24 January 2010).

Elton John Calls Jesus Homosexual.

In a recent interview in Parade magazine, Elton John had this comment;
"I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems. On the cross, he forgave the people who crucified him. Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving. I don't know what makes people so cruel. Try being a gay woman in the Middle East -- you're as good as dead."

Is there really anything we can say about such a ludicrous statement?
We could try by pointing out that there is absolutely no evidence to back up what Elton John believes about Jesus being homosexual. I doubt, however, that he uses logic, common sense or evidence to make his decisions.

As Catholic League president Bill Donohue points out in his short statement regarding Elton John's comments, it would be pointless to ask for an apology.

The Parade magazine piece also carries a link to The top 10 most outrageous photos of Elton John. Believe me, it wasn't easy picking the number one outrageous photo to accompany this blog post, but I think this one would rank high on anyone's list.

Joe Biden's Ashes.

Searching the Internet, it isn't difficult finding images of Vice President Joe Biden with ashes on his forehead which he, presumably received during an Ash Wednesday service.

But, as Sean O'Donnell asks in this article, is VP Joe Biden even Catholic?

O'Donnell lists a number of Biden’s political positions and compares them with the teachings of the Catholic Church. The issues include abortion,embryonic stem cell research & human cloning,same-sex "marriage",voluntary prayer in public schools, the death penalty and the Iraq War.

On each of these issues, Biden is in opposition to Catholic teaching.

Having ashes on his forehead may impress some that he is Catholic, but he will be judged on his other actions as well.

Hell Freezes Over.

The Evangelists for the Church of Anthropogenic Global Warming seem to have an answer for anything and everything that would appear to contradict their belief system.

When the eastern portions of the United States were covered with record snows, we were told that this is because warm air holds more moisture.

So, I'm sure these same folks will have an explanation as to why Lake Erie's surface is virtually frozen over for the first time in about 14 years. They will, somehow, explain away the lake's freezing. Some way or other, they'll explain how warm air causes ice.

We've been told for years that global warming will cause the glaciers to melt, raising the sea level to dangerous levels. But, if in the bizzaro world of the Church of Anthropogenic Global Warming, global warming causes Lake Erie to freeze over, then surely, we have little to worry about melting glaciers.