[Lilllabettt]

Nails on a blackboard! ugggggh! The Pope's personal disapproval of the Iraq War is nooooot Catholic doctrine! The catechism says that war can be morally justified and that it leaves the final justification in the hands of civil authorities. John Paul II is expressing his opinion as a smart, holy man. Not as Peter, keeper of the keys.

Second: If the people don't want a Catholic philosophy of life in thier government then they can punch the little hole for the non-Catholic. Catholic politicians, if they want to be Catholic, have to be Catholic all the time, not just when they're off work.

[Blzbba]

"The Pope's personal disapproval of the Iraq War is nooooot Catholic doctrine!"


Not yet........Maybe after the Vatican III....(Note: I personally support a necessary war)


"Catholic politicians, if they want to be Catholic, have to be Catholic all the time, not just when they're off work."


I see your point and agree. Pardon me for being wary of the Catholic Church getting remotely involved in politics. History shows that at governing, the Vatican is horribly inept.

[stop_fascism]

Well said! Why is that so hard to understand.