{"id":60070,"date":"2026-09-08T13:40:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T20:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=60070"},"modified":"2026-09-08T13:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T20:40:17","slug":"this-that-with-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2026\/09\/08\/this-that-with-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"This &#038; That with Cats &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you&#8217;re Catholic or not, we have to agree the new Pope from Chicago, Leo XIV, appears to be a true humanitarian.<br \/>\nDespite what surely is the epitome of chutzpah when Catholic newbie, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2026\/apr\/17\/pope-leo-jd-vance-donald-trump-catholicism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VP JD Vance, lectures the church leader how to be a Christian and a Catholic when he said:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>&#8220;&#8230; I think it\u2019s very, very important for the pope to be careful when he talks about matters of theology.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I can&#8217;t help be believe that if Pope Leo were to meet DJT this is how he would graciously respond &#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:4lx6nur5wstwoc4wtgj56kyu\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mjnxwyqaic2h\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreifmtjkvn4ctlntlmsbjh4eaakio7lwjfj5hg46hvqxw64hqlyy4vu\">\n<p lang=\"en\">\n<p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:4lx6nur5wstwoc4wtgj56kyu?ref_src=embed\">George Conway \u2696\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@gtconway.bsky.social)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:4lx6nur5wstwoc4wtgj56kyu\/post\/3mjnxwyqaic2h?ref_src=embed\">2026-04-17T03:23:44.109Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Whoever said it was hard to herd cats never met this sheepdog who has it down to a fine art &#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:7djpym4j5ufrmjqtuzzv5bgq\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mkcng3hajk2q\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreib42fkht6sx6vbsnbyse563ipcovhrptim2ipbhv2fzpszqi5f4fe\">\n<p lang=\"en\">No sheep today, so the cat got herded instead \ud83d\ude39<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:7djpym4j5ufrmjqtuzzv5bgq?ref_src=embed\">Openly Gay Animals \ud83c\udf08 (@openlygayanimals.bsky.social)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:7djpym4j5ufrmjqtuzzv5bgq\/post\/3mkcng3hajk2q?ref_src=embed\">2026-04-25T08:41:13.623Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And sticking with the cat theme, how about this thoughtful feline where every day is Mother&#8217;s Day!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:xlmtekqol5iqjo3zey245upy\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mmkex42n7c2h\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreiddmwlbfdhzlrrbz5whcsgisrswf3u6dd2ztl3nnoh3mtth6nfgtu\">\n<p lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udc96 hope this melts your \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\udc96   \ud83e\udeb7\ud83c\udf80\ud83e\udeb7 #caturday \ud83e\udeb7\ud83c\udf80\ud83e\udeb7<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:xlmtekqol5iqjo3zey245upy?ref_src=embed\">\ud83d\udc99\ud83e\ude84 Keep Rising \ud83e\ude84\ud83d\udc99 (@keeprising.bsky.social)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:xlmtekqol5iqjo3zey245upy\/post\/3mmkex42n7c2h?ref_src=embed\">2026-05-23T21:21:22.166Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you&#8217;re Catholic or not, we have to agree the new Pope from Chicago, Leo XIV, appears to be a true humanitarian. 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