Where's A Pope When You Need One

 La Palma. The city/island/state of la Palma is in the throws of a volcanic temper tantrum. So where's the Pope? Isn't the Pope supposed to head for la Palma and utter some papal supplication to placate Cumbre Vieja? Cumbre Vieja is the volcano going ape-shit on la Palma. The Canary Islands and la Palma in particular are Spanish occupied territories. Have been since the Canary Islands were conquered and occupied by Spain in the fifteenth century. Spain and therefore by extension, Canary Islands, are Catholic. There's even a name for the Canary Islands being grabbed up by Spain. That grand and ignoble affront is called "Conquista Betancuriana." I did not know that. I know it now. Anyway, the Pope should head for la Palma and offer up one vestal virgin Catholic Nun to Cumbre Vieja and thereby calm the frayed nerves of everyone living on la Palma. Aren't popes supposed to offer virgins to spitting volcanos? Seems to have worked at Vesuvius. That's a little known Catholic secret that nobody's supposed to talk about. Popes offering vestal virgin Catholic nuns to volcanos so as to calm a freaking out volcano. 'Papal Authority' you see. Popes have authority to offer up vestal virgin Catholic nuns. Catholics wonder why it's difficult to recruit vestal virgin nuns. Go figure. There's probably some arcane Catholic ritualistic chant that popes can use to chant over a spitting volcano and then everyone is supposed to feel better. Might not be much use to quell a violently hissing spitting volcano but what the hell. Nothing ventured nothing gained. So and on account of today being Sunday, we'll move on to the machine art portion of today's episode and cease if not desist pissing off the Catholics. :}

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maybe President Joe could call on the Pope to offer a prayer that might help get Congress to pass Joe's legislative agenda...President Joe is Catholic you see. 🙇