[thinktwice]

"A superficial, spiritually lukewarm or indifferent person, or one excessively concerned with success and popularity, will never be able adequately to exercise his political responsibility."

I agree with the Pope with one major exception: I'd never want to see a spiritually hot anyone -- Catholic, Muslim, etc. -- holding any political power, anywhere.

[B Knotts]

So, only athiests qualify to hold office, in your opinion?

Worked well in the Soviet Union, I suppose. Depends on your goals, I reckon.

[BlackElk]

You are worried about religious people but not about La Rand the Apostle of Serial Adultery (in violation of her marriage contract?)????????

[JohnnyZ]

I'd never want to see a spiritually hot anyone -- Catholic, Muslim, etc. -- holding any political power, anywhere.

So it's okay if they're religious, as long as they don't take it too seriously, like it actually means anything. Nice!

[ckca]

I'd never want to see a spiritually hot anyone -- Catholic, Muslim, etc. -- holding any political power, anywhere.

But the most dangerous animal of all is the spiritually hot atheist. See post 21 for the murderous numbers generated by last century's most spiritually hot anyones.