Well, Chapter 34 turned out to be longer than I thought it would be. Maybe I should have split it into two or three chapters and heightened the anticipation. Or maybe not. Quite a few people seemed to like the longer format of the chapter. Starting with this chapter, we get to meet Marilyn’s family, a decided change from Carl’s, for good or for bad. Nothing is ever easy with this guy.
There was a question as to the named angels - Gabriel, Michael, and Raphael. It was suggested that I missed a few angels. However, in the recognized canonical Christian Bible, only the three mentioned are specifically named. Others, such as Uriel, Sariel, and others, are actually listed in various Apocrypha, such as the Book of Enoch. This is where the story of Lucifer, or Satan, as a fallen angel originates. Likewise, I am not including Moroni, named as an angel by the Mormons. Whether the Mormons are a cult or Christian is best left up to the Republican primary voters, since they seem to be the only ones overly worried about it. (My take - if they are a cult, they’re a pretty well-behaved cult. I’d rather put up with the Mormons than the Moonies!)
Don’t complain about what my thoughts are as to what caused all the sexual abuse problems in the Catholic church. I don’t think that we can argue that there is a problem. Likewise, I think it is a logical certainty that unless the church begins recruiting a lot more ‘normal’ priests, the problems will continue. The definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over, and expect a different result. Unless they change their doctrine and recruitment practices, this problem ain’t going away!