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Was Chief Sitting Bull a Catholic? [Catholic caucus]
Catholic Lane ^ | 4/11/11 | Mark Armstrong

Posted on 04/13/2011 1:56:57 PM PDT by Mary Kochan

Was Chief Sitting Bull a Catholic convert? Did he convert William “Buffalo Bill” Cody? That was the scuttlebutt around Catholic circles this past week. From stories, to blogging, to Catholic radio shows, to postings from Facebook friends, I heard it multiple times.

As a student of the Old West, having read numerous accounts of Sitting Bull and a resident of the once vast Dakota Territory, I thought it unlikely. But was it possible that Sitting Bull was a full member of the Catholic Church? ...

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TOPICS: Catholic
KEYWORDS: buffalobill; oldwest; sittingbull
Perhaps you saw this on the blogosphere last week. Mark Armstrong sets the record straight here.
1 posted on 04/13/2011 1:56:59 PM PDT by Mary Kochan
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To: Mary Kochan

Sioux tribal councils all refer to Resident Obama as “Walking Eagle” or to full of $hit to fly.


2 posted on 04/13/2011 2:02:58 PM PDT by Broker (Mabuhay!)
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To: Broker

“Resident Obama” — Love it.


3 posted on 04/13/2011 2:07:18 PM PDT by Mary Kochan (http://www.catholiclane.com)
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To: Mary Kochan

Sitting Bull or Tatanka Iyotake, his Lakota name, was born in 1831 near the Grand River in what is now South Dakota today.................................................. OH? They can prove that? Where is his certificate of birth? Geeez, if they can produce his, then they certainly can produce the Resident’s.


4 posted on 04/13/2011 2:39:54 PM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (The storm clouds of war are on the horizon, 1939 is again approaching us.)
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To: Mary Kochan

I prefer to refer to Obama as our Tnediserp.

;^)


5 posted on 04/13/2011 3:44:10 PM PDT by elcid1970 (Deport all Muslims. Nuke Mecca. Death to Islam.)
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To: Broker

one Freeper came up with a marvellous term for the Hopester — he called him PRES ENT (no ID)... :)


6 posted on 04/15/2011 1:07:42 AM PDT by Cronos (Christian, redneck, rube and proud of it!)
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To: Cronos

‘bout: Resident Obama!! A squatting grifter or newly awakened sleeper?


7 posted on 04/15/2011 5:07:42 AM PDT by Broker (Mabuhay!)
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