It Should Be A No-Brainer For Pope Francis To Pardon This Poor Christmas Tree -- But That Could Be THE Problem.

 

Click to ENLARGE. From 'Google News', just now.

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This, for the pope, should be a no-brainer. But, in my eyes, therein lies the problem. I don't want to be unduly mean or rude, but we have to face facts. Pope Francis, soon to be 88, isn't doing that great. I think he is barely hanging on. He and Joe Biden are in the same boat. Way past their 'sell by' date.

Well, the pope does LUCKILY have a very competent Acting Pope -- his friend, cahoot, and partner-in-sin, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández. Victor, alas has a wicked sense of humor. He likes to stoke mischief. So he might let this go -- meaning NOT pardon the tree. People will think it was the pope, but the pope would remain clueless.

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Christmas trees at the Vatican are relatively new. Only as of 1982.

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There is a very simple solution. They should go with a HYBRID tree; i.e., a big tree made together by lashing small trees together. That way everybody can be happy.

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My Christmas books.