𝗪𝗢𝗪!! 𝗜𝗧'𝗦 𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗨𝗦!! 𝗠𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗦 𝗠𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗧𝗛𝗘 "𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗜𝗡" 𝗢𝗙 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗣𝗛𝗘𝗠𝗬!

McHale ponders the blasphemy of a fellow blogger

What a godsend is Gerald "Jerry" McHale, someone we designated years ago "the blogfather," the progenitor of modern blogging in our city.

Just when I thought I'd littered the local blogosphere sufficiently for today, Ol' Jerry comes through once again with a headline I can't or won't ignore:

"BLASPHEMOUS BARTON BULLIES BELOVED BLOGGER."

Blasphemous?  Another good one, Jerry!

You see McHale, as a devout, practicing Catholic, knows only too well that blasphemy can only be committed against God, not mere mortal, imperfect men as the Merriam-Webster Dictionary points out in its primary definition below:

"blasphemy, noun

1. The act of showing contempt or lack of reference for God."

So, is blogger McHale claiming godship, that he is some sort of deity requiring reverence and adoration?

And has blogger Barton somehow blasphemed against McHale's godship, committing even the unforgivable or unpardonable sin according to McHale's theology?

Attempting to understand the seriousness of McHale's charge against me within the context of his religious training, I consulted the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition, item #2148:

2148: Blasphemy is directly opposed to the second commandment. It consists in uttering against God - inwardly or outwardly - words of hatred, reproach, or defiance; in speaking ill of God; in failing in respect toward him in one's speech; in misusing God's name. St. James condemns those "who blaspheme that honorable name [of Jesus] by which you are called." The prohibition of blasphemy extends to language against Christ's Church, the saints, and sacred things. It is also blasphemous to make use of God's name to cover up criminal practices, to reduce peoples to servitude, to torture persons or put them to death. The misuse of God's name to commit a crime can provoke others to repudiate religion.

Blasphemy is contrary to the respect due God and his holy name. It is in itself a grave sin.

Wow!  That sounds serious, likely determining where I'll spend my eternity.