[dsc]

"Unless someone in the Holy See contradicts him, his statement will represent the views of the Holy See."

About as much as your statements do.

"I read nothing here that the Pope would disagree with."

Well, thank you for that authoritative proclamation on the thinking of John Paul II. You can check that with him the next time he has you over to the Vat for tea and crumpets.

And what a sharp contrast between your usual line and this talk of "kowtowing" to the Pope.

[sinkspur]

And what a sharp contrast between your usual line and this talk of "kowtowing" to the Pope.

No contrast at all.

I've blasted the Pope and this goofball Martino for nine months for being completely and totally wrong on the Iraq war.

Martino just can't keep his goombah mouth shut and embarasses himself with the country he formerly ministered to as nuncio every time he opens it.

American Catholics shake their heads when these metrosexual ecclesiastics, with their manicured nails, opine from luxury while our boys are dying so that others can be free.

[Loyalist]

Isn't Renato Martino one of the favourites among the National Catholic Reporter readership?