The Pope is Cross
Posted on March 31st, 2010 in Uncategorized | 5 Comments »
And he’s fighting mad, too.
The Vatican on Tuesday dismissed any notion that Pope Benedict XVI should take personal responsibility for the child-sexual-abuse scandal rocking the church, defending his management of such cases and vowing that the crisis would not interrupt what historians view as his conservative agenda for Catholics around the world.
So predictable. And so wrong—not just as a matter of morality, but as a matter of public relations. The more he fights, the longer the Church’s sex problem stays in the news, and the more it’s attached to him. Why not address it honestly? The truth will set the Church free.
It’s hard to believe that the Pope has a hotline to God when he acts like such a dolt.
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3/31/2010 8:23 am
“This is not some multinational company where the chief executive is expected to take responsibility,” Lombardi said. “The pope is not personally directing the actions of priests around the world. He is their spiritual leader, and he is one who has acted very clearly to confront this problem.”
3/31/2010 8:26 am
Hey, guess who’s also a Nazi:
http://gawker.com/5506013/here-is-jesse-james-doing-a-nazi-salute-while-wearing-a-nazi-hat
3/31/2010 8:43 am
Popes don’t have hotlines to God, silly. They’re against torture.
3/31/2010 9:14 am
Great headline, Richard!
3/31/2010 4:31 pm
I should expand a little on Popes and torture. After all, Popes do get some things right. The Pope has been very clear on the church’s stand against torture and I should also clarify that it doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a hotline to God. Maybe the Pope has one, I don’t know. Maybe lots of people do. Some might be ecstatic about it. Others consider it a huge pain. It’s one of those “you are” or “you aren’t” kind of things too. God gets to do pretty much whatever He wants, including torture. People don’t and it’s that simple. I doubt if he cares that it’s not fair.