[Alex Murphy]

Too often we hear how the Pope is mistranslated. I'd rather hear him come out and remind us all, in whatever languages necessary, that in John 21 Jesus is not talking to Pilate but rather to Peter, an admonition that the Christian is responsible for aid to the poor, not government.

That being the case, the Catholic spin on this ought to be that (ironically) the Pope himself is responsible for aid to the poor. Jesus did not say to Peter "please tell the others to feed My sheep"!

[Talisker]

Corporate indemnification is the root problem. Get rid of that, or at least minimize it as much as possible, and economics will balance itself. And I mean both private and government incorporation.

[Colonel_Flagg]

That would be true if the Rock upon which the Church was built was, in fact, Peter. But it wasn’t. The Rock is Christ, the Chief Cornerstone. Jesus was speaking to Peter as a follower, not as a leader.