RATZINGER SOLO

RATZINGER SOLO

STEPHEN MOONEY

CONTRABAND

Published by ContrabandSomerstown, LONDON

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© Stephen Mooney 2016

Printed and bound in the United Kingdom

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Cover Image © Fábio Paiva 2016

ISBN: 978-1-910319-03-1

CONTENTS

RATZINGER SOLO

I 15

II 37

III 57

Ratzinger Solo Sources 81

“Because of this history, his fiercest critics have invested Ratzinger with something of a Star Wars-esque mythical quality. How does one move from Ratzinger, the progressive firebrand, to Ratzinger the chief inquisitor? Every time Ratzinger censures a thinker, bans a book, condemns a line of thought, or otherwise involves himself in trying to redirect some of the currents that flowed from the council, people wonder if this can be the same person. In the imagination of some liberal critics, Ratzinger’s life story would make a script worthy of George Lucas: the young Jedi Knight who went over to the Dark Side of the Force.”

John L. Allen, Pope Benedict XVI: A Biography of Joseph Ratzinger

‘Integrity and honesty,’ he repeated. ‘Interesting words to use in regard to a man with Captain Solo’s somewhat checkered reputation.’

Timothy Zahn, Star Wars - Heir to the Empire - Vol 1

“It’s every life form for himself,” opined Han Solo.

Brian Daley, The Han Solo Adventures: Han Solo’s Revenge

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II cannot and will not enter here into a detailed portrayal of, we’re independent shippers,” Han told

“Throughout the affair Pope Benedict remained “Like I said, those very special years

‘Anything more and they might start choking on remarkably silent.”

Take everything we can get in this brief moment of life. Consumerism, selfishness and entertainment alone are worthwhile. This is “She’ll fulfil her destiny when I say so!” This is how we must live. And once again, Han said. “I’m always civil to business partners. And that’s all waiting for the moment when Israel will say yes to Christ. Just ... here I am. Safe, and sound, and is inseparable from the theological flush.’

it seems absurd, impossible, to oppose “Right down their throat!” He needs a helpmate who will be his partner.

The term here does not refer to “I’m not interested in odds. We did it. That’s what counts.”, but to a vital helper drifter with an irresistible dose of roguish charm.” This is so that Adam’s life does not sink into a sterile and mean Smuggler’s Pie.”

Somehow, he found that Han Solo was achieving mythical unique witnesses for all Christians

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‘Recompense always gets mentioned in love to the love of the Bridegroom.

of how the dull procedure and Bride is to respond “Cut the innocent act, sister Virginity refutes any attempt to enclose women in mere biological destiny “Guy’s gotta make a living,”

homosexuality is incompatible with ‘What’s a reasonable price?’ is more important to him than the lives of Africans,” You’re not getting rid of me that priestly vocation.

You know how I feel about procedure and maintenance.” celibacy would lose its meaning as a Feel free to drool,’

“Politics ...” Han shook his homosexual inclination we’re looking at here, so I have not a case of accidentals, but of an idea of what to shoot at?”

an expert hand must constantly bring disharmony back to consonance.

This is essentials. “I’m terrific at keeping secrets however ‘objectively disordered’ and homosexual “Back to intimidation tactics,” Han said

“And getting your hatches blown gravely contrary to chastity’. Can’t you see I’m getting vengeance here?”

The christian “When I’m better, I’m going to throttle you.” “Through his persuasive opposition to liberation theology, “I don’t have time to go into all the details

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---”

“I make a baneful encounter with himself.

‘I couldn’t lose exacerbated socio-economic apartheid in Latin America, “A lesson the survivors’ll never forget.” By siding with right-wing governments, he enabled Rule number one: Someone offers you cash, you take Looking at the priest has no importance.

“You’re not getting rid of me that easy between the rich and poor.” “Like I said, nobody.”

“I’m just a dominant mind-set with all its media and propagandist power. “Time me.”

believer is a simple sore loser.” bishops should protect “Do you guys mind? I’m trying to do some business here against the power of intellectuals

“Listen up, Cuddles,” the faith of these little people “They’re not moving that ship anytime soon.”

correct and moral human I changed my name for professional reasons.” Women too, for their part, need to follow no intention of giving them that conditions of subordination in order to give rise to antagonism.

“What’s a little entry burn?” their femininity bears.

A truly pastoral approach will appreciate the emergency cash as a down and tell him The Church has ‘no authority’ to ordain women.

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the need for homosexual persons to avoid the near occasions of sin. “This is the new Plan B,” Han replied.

I’ll give him the path of conversion and recognize thirty thousand in two weeks ---swear anything, sign anything.” Even people who were opposed to National Socialism experienced a kind of patriotic satisfaction.

Anyone who nowadays advocates the continuing existence of this liturgy ‘There’s room for two in my ship if we squeeze,’ he leered and great capacity for loving others which their femininity bears.

“A private rat’s nest,” is treated like a leper; “It cost me a lot of favors to get.”

at his silence here nevertheless.” “Yeah, and I’m too well-known.”

all tolerance ends here. “Sorry about that,” Han said, not appearing sorry at all.

The point is not that we are saying that we don’t want to, but that we can’t. “This is the new Plan B,” Han replied.

Even people who were opposed to National Socialism experienced a kind of patriotic “Now that’s a fine moral lesson for you. Everyone else does it.”

“But I am feeble.” charity remains a dead letter.

The result has not been a reanimation, but Han

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would’ve rather hauled spice, frankly undermine the teaching of the church, which are ambiguous about One chance, Han told himself. Exactly one chance.

“I’ll do it for ten thousand. All of it senses heresy lurking around every corner in part because it is what he is paid to do.” “I used to think it was a hokey religion, but not anymore.”

“He is the chief authority of the Inquisitorial ‘Something personal? How personal can a death mark get?’ but that they make it for themselves.

It’s like having a general conversation about “I know because I used to own him.” with the head of the KGB,” Hand me the big hydrospanner,” Han murmured back

they have placed a fabricated thief, a smuggler, a con man, a gambler, and some other things I ain’t particularly proud of, pal ...” a vital process of growth and becoming in order to substitute a ‘You take a whole lot of convincing like a leper;

‘Whatever was done here,’ Han said, ‘you can hardly call it The manipulation of nature, which we deplore today where our environment is concerned, “If that’s our only problem, we’re home free.” is more important to him than the lives of Africans,”

In the “I don’t know, sweetie. Mostly I shoot them, priests also are sinners. But I am personally convinced that the constant presence in the press of the sins of Catholic priests, especially in the United States, is a Am I supposed to be your conscience?” and woman

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II“Despite the relatively mild conditions in the “Absolutely, Your Worshipfulness,’ the faces of black men and Jews in Oh, look at my African American over here - look at him show hardship, pain and often “I never signed your charter. I’m under no obligation to a side of life in Tittmoning in the late 1930s and 1940s that Ratzinger has never no, no, you’re finished

I understand it might not be presidential - who cares? Let’s get on with it, Solo. Every little credit most of all, in order to take home souvenirs of the defeated army and its desolate I’d bid it out, I’d bid it out

Hurting this country, folks, hurting this ‘I can almost smell that money! We ain’t passing up a helpmate who will be his partner just because somebody around here doesn’t like our just somebody I don’t have a lot of respect for. I don’t think she’s got major talent.

Yet Ratzinger cannot be ignorant of She’s a lightweight. I couldn’t care less about her anti-Judaism, and along with “Do you remember your daddy? It’s been a long time, huh?” a long time, huh?”

“What’s not dangerous?” Han put as much put-upon aggravation into the Holocaust was possible.” It’s doing great, by the way ... if it wasn’t doing great,

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I wouldn’t have mentioned intrinsic moral evil.

Jed Bush, let’s say he’s as golden as Han Solo’s dreams of wealth Oy, oy, oy

I’m telling you, I used to use the word incompetent - now I just call em “Ratzy the Nazi. Joseph the “Does that make it easier to swallow?” I don’t care. I’m really rich.

“Ratzinger, however, was able to confront this Catholic revolution from there is no better word than stupid. “You’re not getting rid of me that easy.” they’re terrible people

“What are you an Ivy League school - I’m very highly educated - I know words, I have the best words – Woman who freely desire will be able to devote the totality of their time to the work of the “I’m the same as ever. Timeproof, weatherproof, rust resistance was possible.” Right? There is none. There is on account of an illness. There’s no word like that.

Religious dogma is more important to him than Carson is an enigma to me ... He said that he’s ‘pathological’ and that he’s got, basically, the lives of Africans... there’s no cure for that, folks. There’s no cure for the distribution of condoms. On the contrary, they increase the sick puppy—a child molester, there’s no cure for that. There’s only one cure, we don’t want to talk about ‘No, I don’t have any change on me,’

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So, if Putin wants to bomb, I say ‘go ahead, go ahead, presents itself as a conflict between the sexes, “Maybe we at least caused some permanent harm,” Han said hopefully and we can bomb too’

“If nothing else, they can probably use a good I know what crazy is - I know all about the answer for women “Right down their throat!” Han said. You know what, they’re wrong so often. I think we belittle ourselves by calling them a solipsism nourished by a false conception of freedom

“What’s the matter?” Han asked, his other distorted notions and practices taunting. “No sympathy for someone everybody is a sick puppy—a child molester, there’s no cure for ‘am I really that handsome?’

“Of all the ungrateful she-Hutts---” expressing legitimate family person, weak on illegal immigration But I am personally convinced that the constant presence in the press of the sins of Catholic priests, especially in ‘You’re what’s wrong,’ Han cut in ... like, weak like a baby. Like a baby.

A person who could not show the voucher affirming Do I look like a president? How handsome am I, right? Han considered for a moment. “Well ... I could maybe change my plans ... for the right How handsome?

“I’m just doing a little on the seizure of power in

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Austria by the brown rulers. You got a problem with The anchor-baby - oh, I shouldn’t say ‘anchor-baby’

For a religious leader to question a person’s work on the weak-minded is not that we are saying that we don’t want to, but that “but, uh ... I’ve taken a ... vow. Of abstinence. Yeah. A vow.” but Jews might be saddened at his silence here nevertheless

you know, people can see through the weeks spent in the labor detail have left me with oppressive miss me too much, sweetheart. A pleasure as usual. Solo out.” and she got schlonged

I don’t want a person that’s got pathological “It’s not my fault!” Han said, stabbing a religious leader to question a person’s faith is disgraceful at the expense of an honest reckoning with its failures.” “You never heard of the black market?”

‘No, I don’t have any change on me,’ Han said You can’t out trump Donald Trump. You will lose your donkey, and in just this way am I with you.

I need not belabor the fact that my time with the Flak brought many an “I’m no rebel anything!”, particularly for so nonmilitary a person as Rosie O’Donnell’s disgusting both inside and out.

You take a look at her, she’s a badly infected finger “you’re even more paranoid than I am, and that’s saying She talks like a truck driver, but, in a world

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still apparently at total peace, no one could believe something sinister.

“What is this, a personal gratitude is making me sick.’ in the time “after Christ”, of course possesses a theological mission of I dare a lot these days, sister,” Han said I fully understand why her former husband left her for a man - he made a good Jewish interpretation, too

she doesn’t have her facts, she’ll say anything that comes to her mind after the Second World War “It comes with the looks.” as long as you’ve got a young and beautiful piece of “My conscience is always clean.”

Remember this - her whole life has been one big lie, it’s been one big “Don’t worry, kid,” he said. “I’ve got my luck --- and it’s gotten me this far, hasn’t the brown rulers clearly had a positive aspect.

We thought of Napoleon; we thought of Russia’s immeasurable “I never met Putin -- I don’t know who Putin is.” “I don’t need training, I have the greatest jobs president that God ever understands how the reservation of priestly ordination solely to men does not hamper in any way women’s access to Han Solo, hero of the galaxy.”

And when you meet her, you realize she is swear anything, sign anything.” She is zippo. But she came out and a time of interior exaltation, full of hope for the great things that were gradually opening up to me in the boundless “No doubt about it,” Han

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muttered, “My past is definitely catching up with Megyn Kelly a bimbo

I can leave this scum back here, the press, alone - I don’t need em any more - they’re garbage, no, they’re a time of interior exaltation, full of hope for the great things “That’ll be th’ day! Grandma, gettin’ rich is ALL I care about.” More energy tonight ... I like that

‘Who says the ambassador has to know “The way Ratzinger describes his Traunstein experience today is a disaster with his credit cards the human dimension of sexuality “Nobody traps Han Solo.”

I think he’s a nice guy, probably, who knows - I don’t care - I don’t care. They deny their nature and decide that it is not something previously given to Han’s face clouded over. You can say anything about anybody, and their poll numbers go up the Jews, who were thought unfit to live.

“’Can’t allow?’ My ship, my rules, and don’t try to pull any atheist extremism of the twentieth century She’s killed hundreds of thousands of people with her “Whose orders exactly?” Han said with mock indignation.”

“You, kid, don’t have that chance against a Nazi tyranny that wished to eradicate God from society and denied our common humanity to Marco Rubio ‘are you having fun?’ He’s sweating like a pig. I never saw a guy sweat like this – sweat is pouring “A

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America Doesn’t Win Anymore Efforts of this kind are all the more necessary the more these principles are denied or misunderstood, since this constitutes an offence against the truth of a guy who’s a stubborn guy who eats like a slob and shouldn’t have press conferences while he’s stuffing stuff down his throat.

Probably I did say something like that about Carly is only an illusion and a danger: “So you admit it … I’m right?” would end in segregation and competition between men and @megynkelly The bimbo back in town . I hope not for long trespassing on my planet. They’re all trespassing!”

“All hands to battle stations! All hands to promote a solipsism nourished by a false conception of freedom. I’ve given millions, I’ve given millions to ... everybody to slap a cheery end on a nice little grisly morality tale. The Church has ‘no authority’ to ordain women

He’s not a “mastermind.” He’s a punk. They ought to call him what he is. He’s garbage that structures the female personality in a profound way forward. “You’ve got my girl, I hope it’s probably going to be all over the world. Who the hell cares? OK? I don’t care.

“That a scholar such as Joseph Ratzinger was willing to stack the deck so thoroughly on this question, to call China to rape our country, and that’s what they’re doing - it’s the greatest theft in the history of your

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diplomatic skills, honey, thought Han

He actually, probably, seems to me not as bright, honestly, as Rick Perry made a sour face. “Ah, you’re just a sore loser to avoid the near occasions of sin. I Rick Perry’s the near occasions of sin.

I think Rick Perry probably is smarter than Lindsey Graham, but what do I know? she’s already behind the curve,” Han said. “At eight, I was stealing my first “interest group” ecclesiology willing to sacrifice truth for political gain.”

One might conclude that for Ratzinger, feminism is a form of liberation theology for the developed You can call it whatever the hell you want, they’re gone doesn’t look like much of a threat,” Han said I think he’s a basketcase

“Never trust a woman who’s committed to a mission to avoid the near occasions of sin. Think of Hillary - every single thing that she touched turned to homosexual unions have been legally recognized or have been given the legal status and rights belonging to a team player,” Han protested. “As long as the rest of the team stays behind the greatest negotiators in the world - some are horrible people, horrible human beings - who cares?

clear and emphatic opposition is a duty for half a million dollars - we’re gonna win a lot of money. ‘You the dealer, sonny? Come on, deal me in.’

I can never apologize for the truth. I ain’t in the

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charity business. I only play for profit, these days. I don’t stick my neck out for the Jews, who were thought unfit to make America great again. They don’t even have a ‘Ratzy the Nazi’

“You’re kidding me. What is this --- the cause of the day?” They all love me, let’s put it that way, they all love my episcopal motto ‘I’m here ‘cause I struck a deal, Always a hit on Trump! She is sick, & the most overrated person on tv.

Ted Cruz is the definition of sleaze. Just ask the first supreme pontiff to resign in nearly six hundred years, “because when I get done with you, you’ll wish you never saw there was blood coming out of her eyes, uh, blood coming out of her ... wherever such a claim is made and when homosexual activity is consequently condoned coming out of her ... wherever

“One blaster, plus one Wookiee,” Han reminded Rick Perry the other day - he’s doing very poorly in the same person’s decisions as a post-war adult with real power.” Han grimaced. “I need my blaster,” he registered at, I think, zero in the polls

In those situations he says he went after his mother and wanted to hit her in the head with a hammer, that bothers me. I mean, that’s Allowing children to be adopted by persons living in such unions “And this is what I want her to be saying.” the ultimate cure. Well, there’s death, and there’s “You owe us a session with the torture droid.”

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“If I were you, I’d start rethinking my formal cooperation in the enactment or application of such gravely unjust laws and, as far as possible, put glasses on so people will think he’s smart. It just doesn’t work — you know, people can see through the glasses

Han grinned. “Anyone who’s said that has never met a Wookiee” It is deplorable that homosexual persons have much tougher people than Ted Cruz. He is like a baby compared to some of the people I have to deal The Church’s efforts to promote them to find a way to make him pay for that.”

So, why, when I mention, all of a sudden I’m a racist. I’m not a racist. I don’t have a racist bone in my “Sorry. I thought I was talking to a droid and in just this way am I A big, fat, beautiful lie - it’s been a terrible, terrible lie - everything about her is a co-worker of the truth

Who’d ever have thought, he marvelled to himself, that the day would come when I was actually impossible for them to work openly who I love, I love — they’re great — all over the place, thousands and thousands of wounded soldiers.

‘I wasn’t worried about offending Graduated last in his class at Annapolis--dummy! is not the same thing as impossibility.” He’s a choke artist. We can’t have that as a simple social convention. Trust me, I’ve done this before!”

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III You are the single biggest liar - you probably are worse than Jeb Bush - You are the single biggest he say scoundrel?” in reality, does not help these people disgusting both inside and out. You take a look at her, she’s a slob. She talks like a truck driver, she doesn’t have her facts are not therefore confessional in character, but addressed to “Can I have some money?”’

“What’s up, Short Cake?” are not the people that made our country great, sobering lessons of the atheist extremism of the 20th century smile formed slowly on Han’s face. “Back to better days.”

listening to dithering obsequiousness I have never seen a human being eat in such a disgusting fashion the sour expression, then?” Han does not limit but rather defends personal freedom and dignity realistically and authentically understood. honestly, it’s disgusting.

People now are getting a little bit rambunctious, and that’s a good thing, that’s ok, and the other thing you look for is Money,” Han said The “Hitler Youth” and “League of German Girls” were descriptive - no, it’s descriptive

a guy like your Carl Rove - what a dope this is - this guy spends - no, think of it - this dope spends 435 million last cycle - didn’t win one holiest and

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highest possession is strictly forbidden ‘Things are getting tough for the independent businessman,’ Han Solo lamented.

some of which are true, and many things are not true, ah, and I guess I could be accused of that, but, eh there’s no percentage fighting the good fight’ and you have some bad ones - George Will is a bad one - bad guy, he’s a bad guy implies no injustice or discrimination against women

They beat the crap outta him, which is fine, that’s fine - I’m happy about that. The boy clearly needed some excitement in his something sinister that stems from the fact that freedom and tolerance are so often separated from facebook and twitter, it’s great

While @BetteMidler is an extremely unattractive woman, these insults tasted wonderful because they freed us from the threat of that deceitful “That’ll be my wife,” he said, grinning might use that person’

Listening, welcoming, humility, faithfulness, praise and strictly a businessman. I fly for money and I look out for number one, clear across the seminary playing field.” to rape our country, and that’s what they’re doing - it’s the greatest theft in the history of “Guy’s gotta make a living,”

“Neither the elder Ratzinger nor either of the I didn’t start it - I didn’t start it in any kind of resistance. “Do you guys mind? I’m trying to do some business here for making those false statements -- and it’ll be fun. Rosie’s a loser. A real loser. I look forward to

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taking lots of money from my nice fat little Rosie. It’s my nice fat little any kind of resistance.

It also could be someone sitting on their bed that weighs 400 lbs, ok, so it’s kind of a big deal,” he said when they engage in homosexual activity they confirm within themselves a disordered sexual inclination which is essentially self-started with eighteen, and now we’re down to myself and two leftovers

Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the more or less strong tendency ordered towards an intrinsic moral evil - and you all know “I like it. It shows your Solo blood.” who foisted their private agenda on an absolute disgusting liar

staring Ratzinger In the face, Go home and get a job, go home get a job, get a “Glad I could help demonstrate your integrity,” Han said.

the urge to self-preservation is not the same thing as Rand Paul shouldn’t even be on this stage, he’s number 11 “We were more prompt back in the Rebel Alliance days.” It sounds crass. Somebody said, “Oh, that’s crass.” It’s not at all easy to say what my hometown really bombed tonight. People are going wild on twitter! Funny to watch

So I saw Rick Perry the other day - he’s doing very poorly in the new direction of the liturgical movement He put glasses on so people will think he’s Han’s way. Shoot first, ask questions never. I said, oh finally I can attack, final

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Some Wall Street guys, they’re brutal, they’re miserable, you wouldn’t want to go out to have created opponents to the new regime isn’t anything like treason involved,’ Han insisted they’re terrible people - I love em represented most clearly in very simple people.

It is poor indeed compared with the wealth of the store that’s worth more than Mitt Romney ... a lot more digging around in there. No telling what you might find of Christian violence to balance things out

‘Did you?’ Han said. ‘We thought we’d managed to keep it from public give me a break - give me a break is Jesus of Nazareth, hidden in the Eucharist. uh, he’s got a very weak voice. Very weak voice. Very weak. You know, it, it’s funny - let me see, who is that person? Let me see. Raise your hand. Who are you? Are you an exit course back along your orbital track. Bye. He’s going home to excludes from the People of God those who behave in a homosexual fashion.

“Is that all?” Han offered them a dismissive wave. “That’s only a couple of hours’ worth of crimes ‘Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next gap between the rich and poor.” “Old smuggling trick,” Han said casually.

What, then, are homosexual persons to do who doesn’t enjoy a good show,” Han told him. “Especially if they’re stuck out in a hole like the people of Idaho? I

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cannot and will not enter here into a detailed portrayal of Grandma, gettin’ rich is ALL I care about!” It’s ALL I care about!” But I don’t want to take anything off the table.

“Before 2005, Joseph Ratzinger was silent on I’m a very, very ... I did very nicely in the Solo blood,” Han opined. “It comes with the Why do you lie? Why do you lie? Why do you lie?

“Wait a minute, I can’t have heard that right. You’re asking me for deep concern; but, in a world still apparently at total peace, no one could believe I couldn’t care less about Lindsey Graham - he’s registered at, I think, poking at the wires.

Please don’t feel so stupid or insecure, it’s not your Some people are just too dumb to live, Chewie,” he said. Come to me when the moment is given, not yet.

certainly, I don’t have a lot of respect for distances where somewhere the German attack had to run aground and, you know, she came out there reading her little script and trying to, you know, be tough and be “Couldn’t let you think my reputation was all hype,” Han said over his shoulder big crowd because I always have.

“Never trust a woman who’s committed to a mission to avoid the near occasions of sin. Think of Hillary - every single thing that she touched turned to homosexual unions have been legally recognized or

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have been given the legal status and rights belonging to a team player,”

I said tremendous crime is coming across. Everybody knows that’s true. And it’s happening all the time in the moral decision-making abilities of a teenager in World War II “Rebel Alliance? Rebel Alliance?” Han rocked back in his cockpit chair and I never saw anything like it. It’s pouring out of his mouth and the cameras are on him

Han protested. “As long as the rest of the team stays behind the greatest negotiators in the world - some are horrible people, horrible human beings - who cares?

“Would I argue with you, Princess?” became for me a portrayal of my own destiny. No, he must have been talking about Jeb Bush “Just let me split his skull.”

But they’re killing us economically while he was reading great literature, playing Mozart, joining his family on trips to Salzburg, and pouring over Latin conjugations will never take us to the promised land - he doesn’t have “Well, I’m just glad they didn’t try and finger yours truly.”

Easter duty would have been regarded as a pathological disease. I don’t want “We know the rules!” The pope is not Heidi Klum. Sadly, she’s no longer a “Your secret’s safe with me,” Han said..

it sounds as if most of the political chaos and the

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Han Solo

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Timothy Zahn, Star Wars - The Last Command - Vol 3Timothy Zahn, Visions of the Future

Joseph Ratzinger

John L. Allen, Pope Benedict XVI: A Biography of Joseph RatzingerDaniel Gawthorp, The Trial of Pope Benedict XVIJoseph Ratzinger, ‘Audience with H.M. The Queen and State Reception’, Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to the United Kingdom (September 16-19, 2010)Joseph Ratzinger, ‘Blessed are the Peacemakers’, Message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI for the Celebration of the World Day of PeaceJoseph Ratzinger, ‘Cardinal Ratzinger Sees a Media Campaign Against Church’ (https://zenit.org/articles/cardinal-ratzinger-sees-a-media-campaign-against-church/)Joseph Ratzinger, Feast of FaithJoseph Ratzinger, ‘Letter to U.S. bishops from the Vatican’Joseph Ratzinger, Milestones: Memoirs 1927-1977Joseph Ratzinger, Preface to the French translation of Reform of the Roman Liturgy by Monsignor Klaus GamberJoseph Ratzinger, Revue Theologisches, Vol. 20Joseph Ratzinger, Salt of the EarthJoseph Ratzinger, Spirit of the LiturgyJoseph Ratzinger, various quotes online, such as St Peter’s List (http://www.stpeterslist.com/12396/15-quotes-from-cardinal-ratzingers-letter-to-the-bishops-on-homosexuality/)John Thavis, The Vatican Diaries

Donald Trump

Donald J Trump, Innumerable online and twitter sources!

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