Bless Me, Mother, For…

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the end of that line has changed

For the Catholic raised, influenced, inspired, or infused, the end of the titular expression has been, HIStorically, “I have sinned.” I never bought in, but the expression was surely engraved on my heart, somehow and somewhen.

I countered this litany, for years, with “Bless YOU, Mother, for we are all your children.” It worked… for the most…