[sinkspur]

Read #17. It's a perfect justification for Iraqi Freedom.

[Theosis]

Finally, the Pope and the Vatican act as if Saddam had a sovereign right to rule over 24 million people.

Oh Sinkspur, I'm disputing the war, either pro or con. I was just sharing what the SSPX wrote in their official FAQ, since I was curious to see whether ultima would be as harsh in his response to the SSPX as he was in his critique of the Holy Father -- especially since the SSPX's opposition is much harsher in my opinion.

[Theosis]

Woops... I mean't to quote the following: "Read #17. It's a perfect justification for Iraqi Freedom."

[Theosis]

Ugh... it's a little late in the evening, so let me try again. I'm not disputing whether or not the war was just. Rather, I was simply noting how ultima ratio initiates a diatribe against the Holy Father for opposing the war, when the Holy Father's opposition was quite mild when compared to that of Bishop Williamson and Fr. Peter Scott. Yet ultima ratio appears to minimize the opposition of these two individuals. I had to post Fr. Scott's comments to get a response from ultima, and even then he doesn't mention Scott or the SSPX by name, he maintains in passing this was merely their political opinion, and he aims his barbs at the Holy Father more than once in his response to Fr. Scott's comments. In short, there is a double standard in place. Attack the Holy Father, but go into defensive mode when it concerns the SSPX holding an even stronger position on the same issue. Why is that?