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PopeWatch: A Christmas Carol

The Vatican announced today that on December 24 a live action performance of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol will be performed at the Vatican.  Pope Francis will star as Ebenezer Scrooge.  Archbishop Carlo Vigano will essay the role of the ghost of Jacob Marley.  The Pope Emeritus will be the ghost of Christmas Past, Cardinal Raymond Burke will portray Christmas Present and Cardinal Robert Sarah will be the ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.  The role of Bob Cratchit will be undertaken by Steve Skojec, Mrs. Cratchit by Hilary White and Tiny Tim Cratchit by Michael Voris.  Italian journalist Eugenio Scalfari will provide color commentary during the performance.  Edward Pentin will provide the narration from confidential sources in the Vatican.  After the performance the Pope has a big announcement scheduled.

 

Then you wake up from your long Yuletide nap and vow to never drink eggnog again.  Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to the readers of PopeWatch! And with that PopeWatch will be on Christmas hiatus until January 2, 2020.

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Michael Dowd
Michael Dowd
Saturday, December 21, AD 2019 5:22am

Sounds like a winner just like the American Catholic.

Thanks for all you do for the Church and us Don.

A Merry and Blessed Christmas to you, your family and your family of readers.

Ernst Schreiber
Ernst Schreiber
Saturday, December 21, AD 2019 12:55pm

George C. Scott was the best Ebenezer Scrooge.

Mary De Voe
Saturday, December 21, AD 2019 1:34pm

If Charles Dickens was as good as his writing he would be Saint Charles Dickens.
George C. Scott was magnificent as Abraham in The Bible and as General Patton. I did not care for him in Jane Eyre or The Christmas Carol.. Alastair Sim is the finest interpretation in my not so humble opinion.
Scrooge discovered and admitted to the metaphysical world which he was avoiding like the plague. There, in the eternal truth of the metaphysical world Scrooge found his destiny, his joy and himself.
In the beginning, Scrooge chose to believe that Jacob Marley was a bit of undigested gravy, when he came face to face with his mortality as we all must.
Merry Christmas to all. God bless us each and everyone.

Hank
Saturday, December 21, AD 2019 1:36pm

Don

The Merriest of Christmas’s and the Happiest of New years to you and Yours!

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