Comments on: Remembering Robinson, Rickey, and Papini http://reggiekidd.com/RK/2008/04/15/remembering-robinson-rickey-and-papini/ "In your concord and symphonic love, Jesus Christ is sung." • Ignatius of Antioch Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:36:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Administrator http://reggiekidd.com/RK/2008/04/15/remembering-robinson-rickey-and-papini/comment-page-1/#comment-966 Administrator Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:49:54 +0000 http://reggiekidd.com/RK/2008/04/15/remembering-robinson-rickey-and-papini/#comment-966 It's always good to know a librarian/historian ... Robinson indeed broke into the Majors in 1947, not 1948. Papini, who converted in the early 1920's to Catholic Christianity from devout atheism (at which time he wrote the <em>Life of Christ)</em>, later became enamored with Mussolini's fascism and its racism. I don't know his post-WWII views on race (do you, John?), but it is altogether possible that there is no small irony in the fact that his writings on Jesus played a key role in the breaking down of the barrier of race in the U.S. Just one more reason my life prayer has become, "Lord have mercy." It’s always good to know a librarian/historian … Robinson indeed broke into the Majors in 1947, not 1948.

Papini, who converted in the early 1920’s to Catholic Christianity from devout atheism (at which time he wrote the Life of Christ), later became enamored with Mussolini’s fascism and its racism. I don’t know his post-WWII views on race (do you, John?), but it is altogether possible that there is no small irony in the fact that his writings on Jesus played a key role in the breaking down of the barrier of race in the U.S.

Just one more reason my life prayer has become, “Lord have mercy.”

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