Yep, darnit! Another one of those "Catholic" Popes! LMAO!!
The media is so out of control they think the world needs to conform to their twisted view of the way things ought to be.
It's amazing how many people (Catholic and non-Catholic) think they know best about how the church should be run. It seems that there are too many Americans who want the Pope to be a Catholic in the tradition of Ted Kennedy.
The arrogance on display in the MSM is stunning. Does anyone really think that the Catholic Church should listen to what Katie Couric thinks it should be? Or John Kerry, for that matter.
Wonder if they thought JP2 was Catholic?
Seriously, liberals have never liked conservatives.
No surprise here. Nothing new.
Is the Pope Catholic?
Funny stuff!
It's great news for liberals that the pope is so conservative. It'll only lead to dwindling support for Catholicism. The unfortunate truth is that religion follows society, not the other way round
"I always thought "Is the Pope Catholic?" a rhetorical question."
Oh sure, first you tell me the Pope is Catholic.
Whats next??
Ya' gonna tell me a bear sh*ts in the woods????
Picked that up off the Andrew Sullivan site: http://www.andrewsullivan.com
The Pope's views on what's right and what's wrong morally are not just Catholic's views, they are views held by millions of Christians of many different denominations.
The Pope can and will be a powerful voice for all thinking Christians and that's what's deviling the libs.
Once the MSM and the other Lefties realize that the Pope is Catholic, leads other Catholics who follow the Catholic religion and believe in the Catholic faith, it is going to get interesting.
Unpleasant maybe, but interesting.
You know, all this criticism of the Pope for his views (not his views, really - the Catholic Church's views!) is kinda like criticizing the Surgeon General for being a "hard-liner" or "inflexible" on, say, smoking or obesity. I'm sure my doctor would like me to follow his advice more. But I'm free to listen to him or not. It would never occur to me to go the extra step, and criticize him, or the AMA, for not being more "inclusive" or "tolerant" of my sedentary lifestyle.
The analogy is not perfect by any means, but I would think the Pope feels as bound by his principles in his field as doctors do in theirs. Just some food for thought.
Is this too complicated to understand?
The coverage of the elevation of Benedict XVI has proved without a doubt, for all time, that the modern media cannot successfully cover any subject with a religious basis. They do not understand it.
They can only relate to a Papal election by treating it as a Bush/Kerry dustup, with a conservatives vs. liberals bent. They cannot conceive that a Pope is elevated to head a church, not manhandle the Massachusetts legislature.
The most amazing thing is that NOBODY in the mainstream media has noticed this or commented on it. It's as though nothing exists outside of their little circumscribed world.
How pathetic, how horrible. What a miserable way to live.