Thursday, February 19, 2009

Under Pressure ( Insert Queen melody )

"the number of young men entering seminaries is falling, and a survey suggests that more than half of the country's serving priests would like to do away with celibacy to have a wife and family."

I really do not see the issue here. After going to catholic school for 14 years (pre-k-12), you see a lot of priests..These guys need a life as well. They are so many things to so many people. They need

"What worries me is the number of priests who are living a second life that is working as a Catholic priest which presumes to be a celibate, and at the same time having an affair with a woman,"

It wouldn't be an "affair" if it were legal.
This is a very touchy subject, but I do feel the same way many poles do....

"They would serve better for society if they had families, really, because they would understand more things that they are preaching about."



Amen

Monday, February 16, 2009

Eurovision Song Contest


This year Poland has 12 songs represented in the 54th annual Eurovision Song Contest.

You might be wondering what "Eurovision" is....According to the website:

"The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) was formed on 12th February 1950 by 23 broadcasting organisations from Europe and the Mediterranean at a conference in Devon, United Kingdom. It was on the 6th of June, 1954, that Montreux became the venue for the first transmission by the EBU's Eurovision Network of the Narcissus Festival and its flower-bedecked procession floats. "

"In 1955, the EBU came up with the idea of an international song contest whereby countries, represeted by their respective public broadcasters, would participate in one television show, to be transmitted simultaneously in all represented nations"

That makes it one of the longest running TV shows in history....And we thought American Idol was something to be proud of....

Good Luck, Poland!