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“Marc Ouellet’s” Conviction By A French Court Obliterates (Alas) His Papabile Prospects.

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by Anura Guruge
on April 14, 204

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The legality and ‘properness’ of this French verdict means didly.

This is getting publicity and it hurts his image, reputation & credibility.

Two key factors also at play here. TOO CLOSE to the conclave & just as he is turning 80.

It is conceivable that he might have been able to overcome this setback IF it had happened 4 years ago.

France is a MAJOR Catholic country and we cannot have a new pope who has been FINED by a French court.

This is ALSO a major blow to I — though I appreciate that none of you care about that.

Ouellet was one of my TOP papabili picks (just like he had been in 2011).

Now I had to go and redo the WHOLE list.

But, it is good for another of my favorites, U.S. Cardinal Wilton Gregory. He is now at #3! Wow. O’Malley is another favorite.

I do feel bad for Ouellet. He always seemed to be so much in control. Getting involved in this seems like a mistake. I can’t say I understand all the nuances, but it would appear that he was outside of his jurisdiction.

Diabetes Type MODY — Another Thing I Learnt From ‘Netflix’; From The Series ‘Black Butterflies’.

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by Anura Guruge
on October 25, 2022

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Though I live in dread of getting it, I am not that knowledgeable about diabetes. But, I knew of Type 1 & 2, & the difference between the two. {So, I knew that IF got it it would be Type 2.} I had never heard of any other types of diabetes.

So, I was surprised & a bit put out to hear them talking, in some detail, about Diabetes Type MODI in this surprisingly GOOD French mini-series the ‘Black Butterflies‘. I first thought that it was a French thing. The series though amazingly well DUBBED into English is very French. So, my first take is that MODY must be a French term for Type 1 or 2. So, I had to Google it. Fancy that. There is indeed a Type MODY & it is not even a French term. Wow.

So, something else I have now learnt from watching Netflix. I learn a lot from the Netflix stuff I watch; e.g., frequency of earthquakes in Japan, the open existence of Cannibalism Forums on the Web with REGISTERED USERS!

‘Black Butterflies’ is worth watching. Quite the story. I had to go check whether it was based on a real story. Appears not. Quite the clever plot.

Here is an ‘Anu Special‘ aside. Struck me that two of the BEST original French cinematic efforts I have seen both have ‘Butterfly’ in their titles. Just a coincidence. IF you haven’t see this 1973 movie — or READ the very long book — you should think about doing so. I have read the book & seen the movie.

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