Saturday Night Live
has long felt dated. The skits telegraph and then often explain their jokes. Moments of true comedic originality are rare. To use Ross Douthat’s apt term,
SNL
is
decadent
. Nevertheless, the show still sees itself as a culturally-relevant champion of progressivism, and is willing to dig deep into its own past to prove as much.
POPE FRANCIS TO CONFER NEW LAY MINISTRIES FOR FIRST TIME IN ST. PETER’S BASILICA
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will confer the ministries of catechist, lector, and acolyte upon lay men and
