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To: quidnunc
describing the Bavarian as a "theological pugilist who is willing to sacrifice popular appeal in the cause of doctrinal purity."

Were they meaning that as a cutdown? Becuase it sounds like a compliment to me.

12 posted on 04/20/2005 3:42:35 PM PDT by Sir Gawain (Jeb Pilate and the Republican Congress: Stood by while someone died)
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To: Sir Gawain; quidnunc

Barvaria is one of the most conservative states of Germany - the other is Baden-Wuerttenburg. This may factor into these lefties' bigotry against Ratzinger.


18 posted on 04/20/2005 5:02:28 PM PDT by NZerFromHK ("US libs...hypocritical, naive, pompous...if US falls it will be because of these" - Tao Kit (HK))
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