Conversion Experience

Conversion Experience

The phony convert sneers at sacraments.
They never helped him prosper in his role
Of beggar. No, he never had a sense
That spiritual things comprised a whole,
That comprehending them should be his goal,
That anything but stuffing his fat face
Could matter. His vast belly is the soul
That he esteems. Hey, you! Get back in place—
For experts say your faith is a disgrace
If it defies the panic of the hour
And threatens glutton Shea’s unholy race!
Behind a screen, like him, you have to cower.
The headlines list significant events.
React to them – and screw your sacraments!

–Tom Riley

 

(Pretend Catholic Mark Shea flips a fat middle finger at those who want sacraments.)