Pastry-Shop Christians

“Without divesting ourselves, we would become pastry-shop Christians, like beautiful cakes and sweet things but not real Christians.” - See more at: http://www.womenofgrace.com/blog/?p=24661#sthash.6kOLI1d0.dpuf

“Without divesting ourselves, we would become pastry-shop Christians, like beautiful cakes and sweet things but not real Christians.” - See more at: http://www.womenofgrace.com/blog/?p=24661#sthash.6kOLI1d0.dpuf
“Without divesting ourselves, we would become pastry-shop Christians, like beautiful cakes and sweet things but not real Christians.” 

~ Pope Francis, October 4 2013

I don't know how I missed that one but some insults surely sound better in French...

"A-ha! C'est grave! C'est terrible! Le Cretien pâtisserie!"

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Muv said…
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23 February 2014 at 19:33
Muv said…
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23 February 2014 at 21:06
Bemused said…
Homer Simpson reaction: "Mmmmmmm, pastry-shop."
24 February 2014 at 04:43
viterbo said…
if the word 'Christian' falls from Frankie's pie-hole one can depend that what follows will not be sweet - unless he is addressing non-Catholic heretics. p.s. around many people you can't say Francis has a pie-hole without offending; you've gotta laugh.
25 February 2014 at 11:57
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