Cartoon Saturday

Halfway through June, and it feels like it ought to be almost Christmas ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin kept Pope Francis waiting for an hour for their meeting last Wednesday, proving that he can stiff the world's leading religious figure while undermining peace on earth; the French government is incensed over plans by the government of Belgium to issue a 2.5 Euro coin commemorating the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo; actor Christopher Lee, famous for his portrayals of Count Dracula and evil wizard Saruman from The Lord of the Rings died at the age of 93; as difficult as it is to believe in gun-crazy America, iconic American gun manufacturer Colt is on the verge of bankruptcy; a pair of convicted murderers escaped from a maximum security prison in upstate New York by using power tools to cut through a steel wall; and in West Africa, the deadly Ebola virus, which had seemed to be on the wane, has roared back with dozens of new cases reported in the last month.

Since we're probably going to be doing a lot of praying as we get deeper into the election season, I thought I'd use a collection of religious-themed cartoons for this week's theme selections ...

Faith is good. Being an ass clown about it is not.

Boxing preachers? ...

That would be the plus-sized lady, nowadays ... 

Obvious ...

I think this one is spot-on ...

If Michelangelo were painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling today ...

If I were still on the market, I'd probably have a similar problem ...

Been there, fallen into that trap ...

It is known, as the Dothraki say ...

Probably true ...

And there we are: this week's collection of cartoons to help you over the misery of the news. I'm happy to help.

Agnes and I are spending the weekend at our daughter's house, dog- and cat-sitting with Clara and Lucy. Not bad duty, and it does give me an excuse for not doing things like cleaning out the garage and mowing the lawn.

Have a good day. More thoughts tomorrow, when we come back with Poetry Sunday.

Bilbo