Reply #136: I wasn't going to say anything... [View All]

[BlueInPhilly]

but I did suspect that whatever the Pope said was taken out of context - by a GLBT site. His prayer actually referred to the secularization of the world and the desensitization to sin. Trust me, if the Pope wanted to attack gays and lesbians, he would say it in no uncertain terms. But his first encyclica, "Deus Caritas Est" - talked about LOVE.

I too was not happy when Joseph Ratzinger was elected, but I have met the man and he is a lot more humble and low key than his predecessor. JP2 might have looked like a "kind soul" - I'm sure he was - but he also loved the limelight.

So in this case, yes, I am defending the man. Haven't we had any troubles taking someone's (mis)interpretation of something and waging a war because of that (mis)interpretation? We're doing it again.