Eric Cartman

Mr. Garrison, Mr. Hat, and Eric Cartman

Eric Cartman is a nine-year-old, lovable scamp in the charming town of South Park, Colorado.  He was first created as a character in a Christmas message for friends of his creators.  This is that message.  Enjoy this Christmas card on the opposite side of the year!


Mr. Garrison is the Third Grade teacher at South Park Elementary School, Eric Cartman's alma mater.  It appears as though Mr. Garrison does NOT have a Catholic world-view.  Perhaps Mr. Garrison believes in Intelligent Design pseudo-scientific paradigm.  What do you think?

Mr. Garrison seems to have been patterned after William Lloyd Garrison, the great abolishionist from New Bedford, Massachusetts we first met in the Susan B. Anthony post.  

Mr. Garrison's grandson, Oswald Garrison Villard,  was a founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).  The NAACP has had many notable degrees to Pope John Paul II, among them W.E.B.DuBois (6 Degrees) and Martin Luther King.

Martin Luther King marched with Archbishop Iakovos by his side.  

Archbishop Iakovos doing what was right.  He got a lot of flack from his flock, but he lead
them anyway.

Archbishop Iakovos is mortor in the corner stone for Orthodox-Roman reunification.  

Pope John Paul II and Archbishop Iakovos

Carrie Bradshaw

5 Degrees

Although I could have done this in fewer degrees, I got to the papacy through the Eastern Orthodox Church in .  The videos at the end are amazing.  What a way to end Greek month!  Enjoy!

Fifth Degree: Carrie Bradshaw

The iconic character from HBO's "Sex and the City" loves fashion.  So does Pope Benedict.  For that post click here.  
Fourth Degree: Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah played Carrie Bradshaw for years.  Here she is discussing that role on The View.

Carrie Bradshaw

Third Degree: George Stephanopoulos
Sarah Jessica Parker is married to Matthew Broderick, a Broadway star and movie actor.  The couple naturally live in the New York metropolitan area and go to very fancy parties with very fancy people.  Here they are with another power couple, the Stephanopouloses.

George Stephanopoulos, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ali Wentworth (Mrs. Stephanopoulos),
and Matthew Broderick

Second Degree: Robert George Stephanopoulos

Father Robert George Stephanopoulos

George Stephanopoulos is the son of an Orthodox priest.  The Reverend Doctor Robert George Stephanopoulos wrote a book about Archbiship Iakovos.  To read more about Father Stephanopoulos click here.

Second Degree: Archbishop Iakovos

Patriarch Athenagoras and Archbishop Iakovos

First Degree: Pope Paul VI
Archbishop Iakovos accompanied Patriarch Athenagoras to Rome to meet with Pope Paul VI when the two brother patriarchs lifted the excommunications that have separated the Orthodox and Catholic churches for over 1000 years.  read about Iakovos here  



The documentary below shows Iakovos with John Paul II.  What a wonderful man.
Iakovos or John Paul?
Yes!  Both!