What is there to reconcile? Sometimes the higher-ups at the Vatican act like the secular jerks that rule the rest of this world, the Pope included.
Unfortunately, Papal Infallibility does not gaurantee against pure stupidity and arrogance in prudential judgements like this one.
30 posted on 05/27/2004 9:47:19 AM PDT by Polycarp IV
(PRO-LIFE orthodox Catholic--without exception, without compromise, without apology. Any questions?)