For Reactionaries, he\u2019s a damn panty-waist librul who doesn\u2019t realize how precious the power to kill is. Among his many heretical failings?:<\/p>\n
Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday offered his support to a major international meeting underway this week through the sponsorship of the Sant\u2019Egidio Community aimed at eliminating capital punishment:<\/p>\n
\u201cI greet the distinguished delegations from various countries taking part in the meeting promoted by the Community of Sant\u2019Egidio on the theme: No Justice without Life. I express my hope that your deliberations will encourage the political and legislative initiatives being promoted in a growing number of countries to eliminate the death penalty and to continue the substantive progress made in conforming penal law both to the human dignity of prisoners and the effective maintenance of public order.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Such a view is, I am informed, the proof that one is a \u201cnominal Catholic\u201d and a leftist liberal. He needs to embrace the more conservative Catholic models of flourishing human society like China, Iraq, Iran and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n
Me: I think he\u2019s just full of common sense.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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