Pope rails against rise of un-Christian names
Somehow the tone of the article describing the Pope's comments doesn't really fit the definition of 'to utter bitter complaint or vehement denunciation'. Synonyms for 'rail' are words like 'fulminate, inveigh, castigate, rant, revile.' No, still doesn't sound like the article. I wonder why they chose that word for the headline? (The name of the piece's author is probably some weirdly spelled version of 'Brittnie' or something...)
I have to agree with the Pope in some ways. I think the rush to make a child's name unique is just the start of the helicopter parent's way of telling kids that it's all about them and that they're more important than anyone or anything else in the world. A person's name can have a huge effect on a person, perhaps for all of their lives (I would think you could ask Free Seagull or Elijah Blue about it.)...
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