[Campion]

They were so "devoted" and "scripturally educated" that they were "smart enough" not to recognize the Messiah when he came.

Re-read Matthew 15:1-20 and chapter 23, and get back to us on Jesus' high praise of the Pharisees.

[Beloved Levinite]

We could argue here till the cow’s come home and get nowhere. I am not coping out, I’m just tired.(really) But, speaking of “high praise,” in all seriousness, how is GWB required to greet the Pope, if you know? Is he required to bow, kneel and or kiss the Pontiff’s ring? Will normal protocol in greeting the Pope required of Bush? And for all heads of state, for that matter? (Putin, King Fayahd, etc.)