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Priest Alexander Shumsky seems to have taken particular exception to the brightly colored footwear on display in Brazil, writing in his column on Christian website Russian People’s Line that players who wear green, yellow, pink or blue shoes helped promote the “gay rainbow.”
“Wearing pink or blue shoes, [the players] might as well wear women’s panties or a bra,” Shumsky wrote, adding that he was also offended by the “unthinkable” hairstyles of some of the players in Brazil.

He’s one  to talk, in fairness…

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Fr Shumsky.

Damn unorthodox hipsterski.

Russian Orthodox Priest Says Football Is Gay – Because of Its Shoes (TheMoscowTimes)

Thanks Nelly Bergman

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But they know what they like.

Money mostly.

A group comprising ‘interested parties’ keen to scalp some rednecks calling for a solution to be found in the Garth Brooks concert impasse in Buswells Hotel, Dublin today.

From left: Donal O’ Keeffe, Licenced Vintners Association, Adrian Cummins, Restaurants Association of Ireland, Fianna Fail Senator Averil Power, Stephen McNally, Irish Hotels Federation and Gina Quinn, Dublin Chamber of Commerce.

(Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland)

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Patrick Sarsfield.

The unlucky Lucan.

Rhona O’Halloran writes

“Spare a thought for Patrick Sarsfield (1st Earl of Lucan) who had to flee with the Wild Geese. He might have to leave these shores again tomorrow after an auction in Sheppards of Durrow in county Laois, when a portrait of him is going to be auctioned.
Not only was he a great leader during the Battle of the Boyne/siege of limerick, the reason most men in Ireland are called Patrick is in honour of him and not St Patrick. It would be a real shame if this was lost to Ireland and especially Limerick (city of culture 2014). The picture is lot 289 and the estimate is €3,000 – €5,000. It is attributed to the artist Charles Stoppelaer.
Otherwise poor Patrick could be lost forever and end up a wild goose like the 6th Earl of Lucan (his great great great Great -you get the idea- Nephew) who is still missing, presumed dead and was found guilty of murdering the nanny.”

Lot 289 (Sheppards)

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Like Greg Klassen’s excellent river and lake furniture, the Abyss table by Duffy London also evokes marine topography, in this case, an unspecified section of am unspecified ocean in layered wood and perspex.

The images above are only digital representations of the as yet unmade tables.

The effect is lovely. The production run is limited to 25. The abyss into which your wallet will plummet, judicious buyer, is €5,800 deep.

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Abuse survivor Marie Kane told Pope Francis that “cover-up is still happening and you have the power to make these changes.” There were others besides Cardinal Brady, she said, but “I didn’t want to go into a litany.”
Pope Francis responded that “it was difficult to make these changes,” Marie said, “but it’s a big thing with me that Seán Brady is gone.”

Irish abuse victim tells Pope she wants Cardinal Brady removed (Patsy McGarry, Irish Times)

Pope Francis Asks Victims of Sex Abuse for Forgiveness (New York Times)

Previously: Cardianl Brady Accused

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