As you have no doubt heard, the Episcopalians have confirmed a gay bishop, a move certain to improve the previously drab interior decorating of the denomination's churches. The decision, however, has not been without some controversy. A number of critics are predicting that the lord himself will soon come down to Earth and smite all of us.

Well, except for the Catholics, of course. Last week the Vatican said it is the duty of Catholic lawmakers throughout the world to outlaw gay marriages. It is rather surprising that the Vatican found time to weigh in on this important subject, since they're usually busy transferring child molesting priests from one diocese to another.

The Episcopalians' move was perhaps best summed up by a Rev. David Anderson of the American Anglican Council, who said: "I think we have rearranged the deck chairs now on the Titanic for the last time. We have struck the iceberg and we are going to begin to see the ship of state starting to fragment and come apart."

Seems to me that the Rev. Anderson has seen the movie Titanic once too often and fallen in love with Leonardo DiCaprio.

Speaking of things that have struck icebergs and are rapidly falling apart, California has certinly been in the news lately. Wednesday actor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced he will run for governor of California in this October's recall election. It was not immediately clear if he plans to campaign in his Conan the Barbarian loincloth. It's a safe bet that some computer wiz with too much time on his hands is already designing a movie poster style jpeg for The Governmator, which will be coming soon to an email in-box near you.

Ah-nold joins an already crowded and varied field which includes porn publisher Larry Flynt, child actor Gary Coleman, and dozens--if not hundreds--of others.

Jeez, Gary Coleman? Most people had probably assumed he was either dead or in jail with the rest of the Different Strokes cast members.