[mware]

If Jenkins (I refuse to call him Fr.) will not ask for leniency, they the Holy Father should go over his head so to speak and write a letter to the judge requesting leniency.

It has been done before, JPII asked a governor to grant leniency on a criminal who was sentenced to a capital crime. It was granted.

[HiTech RedNeck]

I’d think that Pope Benedict would be rather incensed about this situation.

[presently no screen name]

A letter w/88 signatures right to The Pope. The Pope is the only one I heard speaking out against abortion.

[EDINVA]

JPII wrote to the gov of VA some years ago seeking clemency for a horrendous murderer who was married to an Italian woman, and who may have been born there (don’t remember details). His plea was denied. VA returned the body to Italy for burial.

I don’t think the Pope should intercede for those arrested if he didn’t intercede to stop the BHO appearance. As I posted a bit ago, I’d rather do the time than beg Jenkins or anyone else for clemency. The judge on the other hand has to consider the jurisdiction’s finances and the cost to house/feed 88 nonviolent prisoners.