Links: Feminist Mikvehs, an Evil Game and a Confused Cardinal

Raymond Cardinal Burke has spoken from his throne again, this time suggesting that the Catholic Church “lacks a rudder.” (JOKE ABOUT CAPPA MAGNA TK) Most Earthlings would say that the rudder is the Pope but maybe having two Popes wasn’t a good idea after all. It’s confusing, even to Cardinals.

Anyway, what the church is lacking more and more of every day is real estate as  churches and schools close and are sold off to be adaptively reused.

Meanwhile, in China, the rapid spread of Christianity is causing problems.

Some people think that Ouija boards are fun games like Sorry! I disagree. Hasn’t anyone been to a slumber party or seen the Exorcist? Have some sense, people.

Read a fascinating dispatch by Orthodox Jewish feminist DeDe Jacobs-Komisar at the Toast on mikvehs.

And hear Terry Gross and Gerard Russell discuss disappearing pre-Islamic Middle Eastern religions here.