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Monday, March 11, 2013

Papal Politics


As an American who is so tired of hearing people being categorized as "liberals" and "conservatives," it is amusing to see people label the Cardinals as "First World" v. "Third World," "Traditionalists," v. "Progressives," and "Everybody Else" v. "The Italians."

Doesn't make you wonder why we have this propensity to label.

Words that Function Performatively

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