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Hopefully, it's just a vacation, or something good in his offline life taking up his time.

Or maybe he's actually a cardinal, and has had to go to Rome for the election ...

We're all screwed!

No matter one's take on all of this, it IS history. Big history. Maybe he wanted to witness it first hand.

I could see a keen Catholic planning be there for when the election will be decided, and maybe even for Benedict's last Sunday. But it seems unlikely he'd have gone that early. And I can't see him giving up posting on DU while he's there.

Actually, I've just realised a very believable scenario: the last day he posted was Ash Wednesday. He may well have given up DU for Lent.

He defended the pope and the church in the first couple of threads as the news broke, pushing back mostly agisnt the speculation that the pope was involved in protecting child-rapers. But when the cardinal sex-scandal in the vatican story broke, as well as more evidence that the pope was eyeball deep in protecting child-rapists, he disappeared.

After all the defending of the church and the pope he did over the years, only to find that he was wrong the entire time, maybe he is too embarrassed to try and respond to anything. He may know that his credibility is at zero.

But who knows? Could be anything. Giving up DU for lent? Quite plausible.

It's more likely that they'll elect a lesbian pope.

seems like as the RCC scandal worsened, he became rather scarce. I too agree with little he has to say, but hope he's alright.

Seriously. I think that is what happened.

We won't know for sure until March 30.

Do you remember if he posted something saying that's what he was going to do?

He enjoys DU and it makes sense to me that he might forgo it during lent.

in the Catholic and Orthodox group, at least, if he were giving DU or the net for Lent. He's the host there.

I don't think there are a lot of host issues in that group, but I think you are right. He's a responsible guy and it seems he would have said something.

Now I'm worried.

Let's hope he just didn't think of it, and it is a Lent 'fast'.

internet for lent, emails and everything, but just a website? Seems weird.
Hope all is well..

I give up DU when I go on a road trip - up to two months at a time.

I still use the internet but I just don't even sign onto DU.

Maybe I'm just grabbing at straws. I miss him and hope he is ok.

if it's something he gets a lot of enjoyment out of it could be "given up for lent"

and you are reading this now, that's cheating! Lurking is still "being on" DU.


No peeking!

good thoughts, or good vibes, or, for those inclined, a little prayer his way?
Hope all is well, Rug.

This post is kinda all I got.

I am concerned he's missing, though. Hope everything's okay.

but I'd wish him no harm. Who would keep an eye on the unpleasant non-believers?

Still no sign of Brother Rug.

Probably...

and nothing terrible has befallen him or his family. Hopefully he'll be checking in in a little over a week.

I saw a few posts from him today.

I join you all in hoping everything is well.

Julie

I'm really thinking (hoping?) this is a lent thing.

Is Lent over on Good Friday or on Easter?

I've convinced myself this is about lent.

*Please take it in the good hearted nature it is given