God is Dead (Or At Least Not Listening)
by matt at 7:00 am on April 27th, 2005 in Religious Right / Extremists“All the critics you can hang’em
I’ll hold the rope
But they hope to the pope
And pray it ain’t dope”
Public Enemy - “Don’t Believe the Hype”
“Stay away from the ones in black.”
Why would a senior Cardinal pray to not be elected Pope?
Pope Benedict XVI said Monday he had viewed the idea of being elected pope as a “guillotine,” and he prayed to God during the recent conclave to be spared selection but “evidently this time He didn’t listen to me.”
Could this be why?
Pope Benedict XVI faced claims last night he had ‘obstructed justice’ after it emerged he issued an order ensuring the church’s investigations into child sex abuse claims be carried out in secret.
The order was made in a confidential letter, obtained by The Observer, which was sent to every Catholic bishop in May 2001.
It asserted the church’s right to hold its inquiries behind closed doors and keep the evidence confidential for up to 10 years after the victims reached adulthood. The letter was signed by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who was elected as John Paul II’s successor last week.
I’m gonna go ahead and re-evaluate my position that my youthful indiscretions will prevent me from being elected to something. This guy obstructed justice in a matter of grave consequence and now holds one of the most powerful positions in the world. Surely a former rave/nightclub promoter can ascend to city council or Tom Delay’s ethics-free House of Representatives…
Anthoney wrote:
Of course you can be a politician but you might need more skeleton’s in your closet than electronica and drugs ;-) I still have delusions of grandeur of becoming the pres one day but I’m sure I’ll never pursue. I’m just not that cut throat.
Posted 27 Apr 2005 at 4:37 pm ¶
matt wrote:
So I haven’t broken enough laws? Here I was thinking it was too many.
Posted 27 Apr 2005 at 4:42 pm ¶