[George W. Bush]

Okay, okay. I've had a long day but I'll try to oblige. No rest for the...well, you know.

The Vatican should have bought a clue decades ago about all U.N. organizations. At least they've finally awakened and seem to understand that there is no compromise possible, no deal to be made, no influence that can be wielded against the anti-Christian U.N.

The real question is: what took them so long?

[Romulus]

The real question is: what took them so long?

You sound just like Martha and Mary scolding Jesus: "Lord if you had been here, my brother would never have died." It's all His fault. It always is.

[Orual]

The real question is: what took them so long?

What you said.

[AAABEST]

You need to hone your bashing skills a little bit more, because if you call that Catholic bashing, I'm very disappointed.

You're supposed to piss me off, not make me agree with you. Better luck next time. 8)

[Notwithstanding]

Your post is quite a non-sequitir. The Vatican is not opposed to the UN's existence. It is opposed to the UN or its agencies (in this case UNICEF) when they overstep thier mandate. Since the uN has no mandate to set world law or push population control, the Vatican is not at all hypocritical in supporting the UN per the UN mandate. I imagine the UN supports the idea that the nations ought to have a forum for working out problems and coming to concensus where possible. Catholic doctrine respects the sovereignty of each person - and any state sovereignty would always be subject to the sovereignty of the humen person. The Vaitcan - I would conclude - does not support a world governemnt in any way. To do so would be to support that which the Scriptures seem to deem impossible - if not futile.