[Citizen of the United States]

His Eminence demonstrates once more why he is in many ways the very model of the modern Catholic prelate. His Faith, intelligence, and undeniable orthodoxy have combined to produce a man for whose leadership and example I am most grateful.

[chance33_98]

I am not catholic myself, though I have heard the pope is. I do have a deep respect for the many through the centuries within the church who have devoted their lives to the mission Christ gave. So many people only think about the things they see as having been negative with respect to the catholic church - they take the few in power who have misused it and hold them up while forgetting the bulk of those who have given their lives helping others. God bless the Saints and their works!

[LiteKeeper]

With all due respect to His Eminence, this is a very common argument amongst evangelical apologists. I know of at least three or four who have posted articles along these very lines of thinking just in the last year. While I will in no way deny his line of reasoning, it is neither profound, nor original.

grace and peace