Re: Writer's upbringing:
I doubt he had a Catholic upbringing, because he says: "the vicar or whatever", unless he was a rubbish Catholic who didn't know much.
Weeeelll.......actually there is an inaccuracy in that bit; we are told that Hilary went to the *Catholic* church, but then has intercourse [shut up] with 'the *vicar* or whatever'. It's likely that they realise that you don't have Catholic vicars - and thus they add 'or whatever' to detract from the mistake. And it fits, anyway; I don't think this necessarily means the writer is not Catholic......... And, by the way, the couplet, 'Hilary went to the Catholic church because she wanted information; The vicar, or whatever, took her to one side and gave her confirmation' Is actually very clever and true-to-life. In fact, it's so perceptive I would guess that the writer has been in the situation [as, indeed, have I] - and thus has had a Catholic upbringing. * * * * * * * Andrew O'Sullivan aeos@dial.pipex.com http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/osullivan "Nobody knows the way it's going to be" * * * * * * * ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net -----------------------------------------------------------------------