Daily Archives: February 2015

Holy Family to replay audio of pope’s address to Alaskans

Pope John Paul visited Anchorage on Feb. 26, 1981, and celebrated Mass on the Delaney Park Strip. To commemorate this event as part of its 100th anniversary celebration year Holy Family Cathedral will play a recording of Saint John Paul II’s homily with a reception of finger foods and drinks provided by the Polish American Club of Alaska. This event will start at 7 p.m. on Feb. 26 in the Holy Family Center. All are welcome. For more information, call the cathedral at 276-3455 or logon to: holyfamilycathedral.org

Free speech is messy

In discussing the horrible Charlie Hebdo magazine massacre, the UK’s Daily Mail said the pope pointed at a friend, threw a pretend punch and said, “If my good friend Dr. Gasparri says a curse word against my mother, he can expect a punch.” My husband’s grandparents were all from Italy, and just recently I heard a fourth generation member of that family respond to the ultimate insult: “You disrespected my mother.” To an Italian, disrespect to a mother is free speech used despicably, so the pope’s point is taken. People who insult things that are sacred to you are likely to incite your ire.

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