Bad Catholics

David Morris fqmorris at hotmail.com
Tue Oct 22 22:10:04 CDT 2002


""practicing" catholic?"

That word "practicing" invites so much comedy.  "Practicing" might mean:
1.  Preliminary attempts.
2.  Almost there.
3.  Practical Realization.

Pynchon himself remains obscure.

David Morris

>From: RuudSaurins at aol.com
>
>"All Together Now!"
>      fqmorris' posting regarding George Orwell's observations about 
>catholic writers has made me curious.  Invasions of privacy 
>notwithstanding, does anyone know whether TRP is a "practicing" catholic?  
>According to _The GR Companion_, events in GR, and possibly the narrative 
>as well, is organized around important dates in the Roman Catholic 
>liturgical calender.  This would ordinarily lead me to believe that he is.  
>Simply curious and...
>                            truly,
>                            Ruud


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