[F16Fighter]

"We have killed and tortured 40 million in the same time, 'legally,' while raping third world countries of their resources and giving them population control as a consolation prize.

And the thugs on this thread just cannot understand why the Pope might not be impressed by the damnable American capitalist culture of death hypocrites."

Had you forgotten the "sarcasm" tags, or are you merely just another well-placed member of Dennis Kucinich's own cuckoo's nest??

BTW -- Your post qualifies as one of the Top Ten Five Three imbecilic posts I have seen since 1999. And I say that with ALL due respect....

[F16Fighter]

My apologies for perhaps a bit of a misunderstanding...

You are CORRECT in your assessment of "killing and torturing 40 million" (abortion) -- however, "capitalism" has NOTHING whatsoever to do with your allegory of the Pope's being "impressed by the damnable American capitalist culture of death hypocrites."

The Pope is more interested in power -- retaining what power the Vatican holds, and then increasing it some by trying to be all things to ALL peoples (religiously speaking).

And then again, just when does the Catholic Church begin divvying up it's vast fortune and holdings to tend to the sick and the impoverished? Or tending to and sponsoring the spreading of the "Good News", instead of the all too trite and obvious universal mantra of "peace."

The answer's NOT very encouraging.

[Polycarp IV]

Thank you for sharing your own personal opinion.