In addition to writing my Blog since 2008 I began during 2020 to also begin a Podcast called "Podcast For A Lost Nation" in which I repeated my Blog Posts as Podcast Episodes. The reason I started doing this was because I was worried that Donald Trump might be re elected in 2020. He was not re elected at that time but I continued my Podcasts anyway. Although My listeners have been few in number (Mostly Friends and Family Members) they have let me know how much they appreciated the Podcasts and I have always, up to now, included a Podcast every time I Posted on my Blog ever since 2020.
Unfortunately, I must apologize to my Podcast listeners for not including this Blog Post as a Podcast Episode. I had set up my Podcast on Spotify and I want to say that I have appreciated the fact that Spotify is a fantastic resource for many things including Podcasting. I only had one previous problem when my Podcast was unavailable for a short period of time which was easily resolved through Spotify Support.
Recently, however, I have had some problems with my "Spotify For Podcasters" account page which up to now I have not been able to access and resolve with Spotify Support. I am hopeful that this problem can possibly be resolved and that I can at that time continue my Podcasting.
In the meantime, I am going to continue Writing my Blog Posts and Posting them on "Letters To A Lost Nation" with the hope that I can resolve my issues with Spotify and continue recording my Podcast Episodes soon.
My Dear America:
With America racing toward Dictatorship at a rapid pace, Israel Turning Gaza into a New Version of A Reverse Holocaust and Ukraine being unfortunately abandoned by its important Western Ally, The United States, there hasn't really been a lot of good news lately.
Certainly it was not good news when Pope Francis passed away recently but he was not a young man and he had left an extremely positive legacy throughout his Guidance of the Catholic Church during his reign as Pope.
But today as we observe the increasingly vicious treatment of Illegal Immigrants in the United States and elsewhere in the world and await the impending awful results of Donald Trump's Tariff Obsession there has finally been some good news arriving in the world.
The White Smoke from the Vatican Stovepipe has announced that after a very short Conclave a new Pope has been chosen to lead the Catholic Church in what some are calling "The New Dark Ages".
Now I am what some would call a "Fallen Away Catholic". I was divorced and consequently could not receive Communion for many years. I only recently found out that this restriction had been done away with by Pope Francis. The truth is that I have spent more time in my life attending Baptist Church Services than Catholic Masses but I don't want to get too far into that story. Although I was not attending Catholic Services for many years I was brought up as a Catholic in a Catholic Family and even though I haven't been to Catholic Church in Decades I still think of myself as a Catholic and undoubtedly always will.
So it is with a high dose of Catholic Pride that I find myself thrilled with the selection of Robert Prevost, an American Cardinal and Augustinian Priest who speaks several languages and has an outstanding reputation as a man who is much in the mold of his predecessor who cares deeply about the poor and downtrodden immigrants who have been treated so shamefully by many world leaders, including American President, Donald Trump.
I certainly think that those of us who still believe in treating our fellow human beings with kindness and respect are happy with the Choice of Leo IV as the new Pope. Indications are that this man of the cloth is the real deal, just like Pope Francis was. His opening messages to the world are clearly messages which are already angering MAGA and without a doubt will still anger MAGA as time progresses.
MAGA figures like Laura Loomer and others seem to be really upset that Pope Leo is, unlike them, a man who sincerely believes in the teachings of Jesus and is prepared to continue the Immigrant loving and caring for programs of his predecessor.
One of Pope Leo's first actions has been to show his solid support for President Zelensky and the country of Ukraine which continues to try to keep it's Greedy Russian Neighbors off its property.
It will certainly be interesting to watch what happens in the coming Weeks, Months and Years as our complicated world only seems to become even more complicated.
In the meantime, all of Mankind can benefit from the wisdom of Pope Leo. Whether or not Mankind will choose to pay attention to the latest Leader of the Catholic Church is an open question.
I certainly hope they will.
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