‘What is Truth?‘ asked jesting Pilate and would not pause for an answer! Perhaps that’s why an epistle purported to have been issued by Pope Francis began surfacing today on the Internet and was forwarded to me this morning by a friend of mine . The Papal Epistle is eloquent , moving and is indeedContinue reading “A magnificent fake Papal Epistle and “śmaśāna vairāgya””
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Why love actor Rajnikanth but hate Prime Minister Modi for brand-building mannerisms?
The above video-clip has gone viral in India and is drawing mixed and vociferous reactions from Modi-haters, baiters and admirers. The Modi-baiters in Kerala Congress Party put out a spiteful social media post that read: “The Pope finally gets to meet God Almighty!”. It’s funny but ill-conceived since the Modi-admirers turned it easily into aContinue reading “Why love actor Rajnikanth but hate Prime Minister Modi for brand-building mannerisms?”
“Ah! Bad luck , but it’s only a joke” , says the Pope… “Carpe Diem”, “Mea Culpa” and “mama Mia” “In Vino Veritas”?
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/pope-francis-ah-bad-luck-pope-laments-as-secret-record-shop-visit-gets-filmed-2720591/amp/1 I do have a lot of sympathy for His Holiness the Pope but this incident , or “bad luck” as the Pontiff calls it, only shows that the wisest of men let glaring chinks in their judgment show up rather poorly now and then… Firstly , he put himself at risk sneaking out intoContinue reading ““Ah! Bad luck , but it’s only a joke” , says the Pope… “Carpe Diem”, “Mea Culpa” and “mama Mia” “In Vino Veritas”?”