survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests are calling on the new Pope to institute a zero-tolerance policy while demanding an investigation into his handling of prior misconduct allegations.
I'm not a fan of the long-term ignoring of sexual abuse by Priests, so this caught my eye... I'm not Catholic, however a good friend's brother was raped by a priest when he was an altar boy. And was ignored.
As a non-American it is interesting to see how your country portrays itself and its people. The new Pope has dual citizenship but that becomes secondary to being born in the US. If a Peruvian born Cardinal who lived in the US for decades became Pope, how would American see him and call him? Would it be the Yankee Latino or would his roots no longer matter? With 5 fluent languages to choose from Pope Leo did not speak in English. Interesting. As a non-Catholic Christian I do believe Pope Leo is a good choice and I trust his faith will shine through to achieve positive change.
The previous Pope was from Buenos Aires so I’m not sure about all the “first American Pope” hype either. I’m pretty sure that South America is part of the Americas. That said, place of birth seems like a pretty minor piece in the big picture of what a Pope should be.
Bill, I join you in being not the best of Catholics but continuing to try, which is a bedrock of faith. I also join you in my excitement and emotion that a new pope has been selected, and relatively quickly. I believe this shows there is a strong consensus among the College of Cardinals in their selection. I pray for his success in bringing healing and peace to the world.
I also continue to pray for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis. Although I did not agree with him on some issues, he was a good man of faith and the true leader of my religion. My insignificant feelings will have little to do with his place in heaven.
I also thank you for the links to information about Pope Leo XIV, although I probably could have done without the link to the papal merch on the Internet. 😊
Kudos to Pope Leo XIV! Not being catholic, I still recognize that the Pope is a major figure in the Christian religion. I hope he has a wonderful term as Pope and is instrumental in bringing about a more unifying perception of Christianity as well as a more embracing attitude of other religious views.
Intriguing bit on “Everyone is cheating their way through college” and pointing out the impact of AI on college education. I tend to agree with the Cal State Chico ethics professor, Troy Jollimore, as he states that massive numbers of students are going to emerge from university with degrees who are essentially illiterate. This is kind of demonstrated by the students comment about “the ceiling has been blown off” indicating that students will take the “easy” way out for every assignment as there are no consequences. What a pity the student doesn’t realize the only real loser is the student. Aside from taking the easy way out, there is very little learning taking place which is part of what college is supposed to be about. I think also the “lack of consequences” is a telling aspect of that student’s personality makeup.
The use of AI, while it can be a tremendously effective tool in many ways, is also very dangerous in that it invites those who are so inclined, to abdicate their own responsibility for thinking and learning. Instead of thinking and learning, some users of AI will just let the AI program do their thinking for them, thereby learning nothing in the process. The unfortunate consequences of such behavior is the lack of growth and development, of not only the user/student, but the lack of development of the scientific basis for understanding how to improve on what is already available.
In many ways, AI is following a similar path that the internet followed. It was supposed to be such a wonderful thing, and it arguably is for many, however, one of the impacts that has been documented is the concept that today’s students, and recent graduates, have failed to develop mastery of their topics. They show a superficial knowledge of whatever it is they studied, but fail to demonstrate any real deep understanding of their fields. Along with this is a shortened attention span that continues to add to the lack of depth of understanding. With AI, the same thing can happen as the user doesn’t need to understand anything, they can just re-iterate what AI says, again, at the expense of their own learning.
That’s too bad. As mentioned before, the student is the real loser, and by default, also the society into which the student becomes a participant. I wonder what happened to learning just to improve one’s self and to educate one’s self just because it is a way for self-improvement and a desire to learn?
New pope - not a Catholic, have no interest in a religion that denigrates women as lesser people. When you appoint the first female pope, let me know.
AI - all these college students are going to AI themselves out of work. Once employers figure out that AI can do the same work as 8 or 10 people in less time with fewer errors, no time off needs, no health care or vacation time payments, the job market will shrink exponentially. Knowing how to use technology doesn't matter much if the technology is better at the job than you are.
the read about siblings was interesting but doesn't apply to my family whatsoever. We were very much a blue collar low income family. My eldest sister got a master's degree, I got a two-year diploma in Secretarial Arts (and used it to travel the world) and my other four siblings had no advanced education. Two worked in the trades, one was a successful entrepreneur and the last worked menial jobs. I certainly never felt any pressure to outperform any of my siblings.
Re trump and crypto, my wife and I have been debating if trump is:
A grifter
A huckster
A con man
A confidence man
A con artist
A swindler
A charlatan
When you consider the definitions has seems to be a melding of all those terms. To add further confusion after today's firing of the Librarian of Congress, it is puzzling why he has fired so many females and people of color in top positions, especially the military, and replacing them with less qualified people. With so white women in the mix you can’t just say he is a racists, at lest in this case.
An AI education is a pretty expensive proposition these days what with the cost of college and books; not to mention the myriad other expenses that a student incurs. I think were I a parent these days I’d not feel too inclined to pay for that but instead allow the kid to either pay for it themselves or go seek their fortune in the real world until they grow up enough to understand the value of what they’re paying for.
survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests are calling on the new Pope to institute a zero-tolerance policy while demanding an investigation into his handling of prior misconduct allegations.
https://www.newsweek.com/survivors-clergy-abuse-group-pope-leo-zero-tolerance-2069855?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c0955d78644b3aabe4bf
I'm not a fan of the long-term ignoring of sexual abuse by Priests, so this caught my eye... I'm not Catholic, however a good friend's brother was raped by a priest when he was an altar boy. And was ignored.
As a non-American it is interesting to see how your country portrays itself and its people. The new Pope has dual citizenship but that becomes secondary to being born in the US. If a Peruvian born Cardinal who lived in the US for decades became Pope, how would American see him and call him? Would it be the Yankee Latino or would his roots no longer matter? With 5 fluent languages to choose from Pope Leo did not speak in English. Interesting. As a non-Catholic Christian I do believe Pope Leo is a good choice and I trust his faith will shine through to achieve positive change.
The previous Pope was from Buenos Aires so I’m not sure about all the “first American Pope” hype either. I’m pretty sure that South America is part of the Americas. That said, place of birth seems like a pretty minor piece in the big picture of what a Pope should be.
Pope Leo is the second American Pope. D. Trump was the first one.
This erudite group: please forgive me. I meant no offense.
Funny!! No apology needed, at least from me!
Nor I. The United States does not take up the entire North American land mass regardless of what some may think.
Bill, I join you in being not the best of Catholics but continuing to try, which is a bedrock of faith. I also join you in my excitement and emotion that a new pope has been selected, and relatively quickly. I believe this shows there is a strong consensus among the College of Cardinals in their selection. I pray for his success in bringing healing and peace to the world.
I also continue to pray for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis. Although I did not agree with him on some issues, he was a good man of faith and the true leader of my religion. My insignificant feelings will have little to do with his place in heaven.
I also thank you for the links to information about Pope Leo XIV, although I probably could have done without the link to the papal merch on the Internet. 😊
Kudos to Pope Leo XIV! Not being catholic, I still recognize that the Pope is a major figure in the Christian religion. I hope he has a wonderful term as Pope and is instrumental in bringing about a more unifying perception of Christianity as well as a more embracing attitude of other religious views.
Intriguing bit on “Everyone is cheating their way through college” and pointing out the impact of AI on college education. I tend to agree with the Cal State Chico ethics professor, Troy Jollimore, as he states that massive numbers of students are going to emerge from university with degrees who are essentially illiterate. This is kind of demonstrated by the students comment about “the ceiling has been blown off” indicating that students will take the “easy” way out for every assignment as there are no consequences. What a pity the student doesn’t realize the only real loser is the student. Aside from taking the easy way out, there is very little learning taking place which is part of what college is supposed to be about. I think also the “lack of consequences” is a telling aspect of that student’s personality makeup.
The use of AI, while it can be a tremendously effective tool in many ways, is also very dangerous in that it invites those who are so inclined, to abdicate their own responsibility for thinking and learning. Instead of thinking and learning, some users of AI will just let the AI program do their thinking for them, thereby learning nothing in the process. The unfortunate consequences of such behavior is the lack of growth and development, of not only the user/student, but the lack of development of the scientific basis for understanding how to improve on what is already available.
In many ways, AI is following a similar path that the internet followed. It was supposed to be such a wonderful thing, and it arguably is for many, however, one of the impacts that has been documented is the concept that today’s students, and recent graduates, have failed to develop mastery of their topics. They show a superficial knowledge of whatever it is they studied, but fail to demonstrate any real deep understanding of their fields. Along with this is a shortened attention span that continues to add to the lack of depth of understanding. With AI, the same thing can happen as the user doesn’t need to understand anything, they can just re-iterate what AI says, again, at the expense of their own learning.
That’s too bad. As mentioned before, the student is the real loser, and by default, also the society into which the student becomes a participant. I wonder what happened to learning just to improve one’s self and to educate one’s self just because it is a way for self-improvement and a desire to learn?
New pope - not a Catholic, have no interest in a religion that denigrates women as lesser people. When you appoint the first female pope, let me know.
AI - all these college students are going to AI themselves out of work. Once employers figure out that AI can do the same work as 8 or 10 people in less time with fewer errors, no time off needs, no health care or vacation time payments, the job market will shrink exponentially. Knowing how to use technology doesn't matter much if the technology is better at the job than you are.
the read about siblings was interesting but doesn't apply to my family whatsoever. We were very much a blue collar low income family. My eldest sister got a master's degree, I got a two-year diploma in Secretarial Arts (and used it to travel the world) and my other four siblings had no advanced education. Two worked in the trades, one was a successful entrepreneur and the last worked menial jobs. I certainly never felt any pressure to outperform any of my siblings.
Re trump and crypto, my wife and I have been debating if trump is:
A grifter
A huckster
A con man
A confidence man
A con artist
A swindler
A charlatan
When you consider the definitions has seems to be a melding of all those terms. To add further confusion after today's firing of the Librarian of Congress, it is puzzling why he has fired so many females and people of color in top positions, especially the military, and replacing them with less qualified people. With so white women in the mix you can’t just say he is a racists, at lest in this case.
Thoughts?
An AI education is a pretty expensive proposition these days what with the cost of college and books; not to mention the myriad other expenses that a student incurs. I think were I a parent these days I’d not feel too inclined to pay for that but instead allow the kid to either pay for it themselves or go seek their fortune in the real world until they grow up enough to understand the value of what they’re paying for.