Is the Pope a Bigot? In Slate, my friend Will Saletan outlines Joseph Ratzinger's 30-year campaign against gays. The gist of Will's piece is that Ratzinger has long been obsessed with purging homosexuality from, not just the church, but society at large.

I'm not Catholic (though half of my extended family is)...but if I were, I'd be struggling with the idea that the man elevated to my church's highest position appears to be a bigot.  ¶ 8:57 AM