Italian -- or, as Ralph Raico insisted, Calabrian! Both sides. yes, I saw the book when it came out. Perils of long distance research: Stanley is a Brit.
For the record, according to Wikipedia, Calabria is a region in Southern Italy located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. It is the birthplace of fashion designer Gianni Versace. Pope Telesphorus (2nd-century pope), Pope Anterus (3rd-century pope), Pope Zosimus (5th-century pope), Pope John VII (8th-century pope) and Pope Zachary (8th-century pope) are from Calabria. Also, Aloysius Lilius (16th-century astronomer who created the Gregorian Calendar)
Sometimes people say "she sings like an angel". In that spirit I must say that Justin writes like an angel. I mean he may be the Pope of libertarian anti-war writing, not to diminish the honor with too many qualifications! Justin is a great great writer.
ReplyDeleteMy great great grandfather was mayor of Calabria, after being released from prison for murder (true story). Just so everyone knows.
ReplyDeleteI wish my fellow homos would "get off the reservation" and look to people like JRaimondo, Drudge and GGreenwald as gay heroes.
ReplyDeleteFitz
I hope we the next pope is named Telesphorus.
ReplyDelete