[NY.SS-Bar9]

But he called for changes in "scandalous situations of injustice and oppression, which continue to afflict so many members of the human family, creating conditions that are favorable to the uncontrolled explosion of the thirst for vendetta.

Translation: It's our fault.

Sorry, the hijackers and their enablers weren't "opressed". They were, and are, men of privilage and high economic standing in the Arab world.

May God exact eternal vengance on their souls.

I feel like such a hypocrite going to Church lately, the institution is corrupt and decaying from the top down.

[Desdemona]

"I feel like such a hypocrite going to Church lately, the institution is corrupt and decaying from the top down."

As long as you are not corrupt, no you shouldn't.

And none of this is our fault. The pope has never said that. If one works hard and is prosperous and has the fruits of labor, how is it one's fault that others hate due to envy of propesrity?

The USA is hated because of its prosperity. It's more envy than anything else, something on a national scale we in the US don't know.

[carmody]

I disagree. The Pope does not say the injustice and oppression come from America. I believe the "scandolous situations of injustice and oppression" he speaks of refers to the Islamic extremist leaders of the Middle East. They are the ones who oppress their people and cause them to hate. With that in mind, it is right for Christians to pray for their release from their oppressors.

America stands for love, life, and freedom. They are being led by men who worship hate, death, and slavery. I believe the Pope knows this. That is what he is talking about.