Guest blogger Todd Unctuous is top commentator for MSM. With a degree in Media Studies from Scranton Community College, Todd writes for many papers and websites, and is known for his incisive writing, objective reporting and razor sharp comment.<\/span><\/em> It has been interesting over the last two weeks to see the celibate old white men who rule the Catholic Church fighting over the subject of sex. As usual we see the sex obsessed Catholic Church discussing nothing but sex, sex, sex and the answer is always, \u201cNo. No. NO! If you have sex you will burn in hell forever.\u201d However, i<\/span>t cannot be denied that this is a fascinating subject and one which captivates the human imagination, so we should not be surprised that a group of old men would discuss the subject when they get together.<\/p>\n The fighting in Rome has been between the angry arch conservatives who are loyal to the ex pope and former Nazi, Joseph Ratzinger and the easygoing\u00a0liberals who rally around the cheerful Cardinal Kasper and his boss\u2013the man in white\u2013 Pope Francis. A person who is knowledgable about the German language has informed me that the word \u201cKasper\u201d in German means \u201cclown\u201d. If the Vatican is like a medieval court with the Pope as the king, then Cardinal Kasper has been like the court jester. Alway smiling and happy, Cardinal Kasper was making funny jokes about black people being stupid and he was playing a typical court jester role by \u201cclowning around\u201d with the media and the other cardinals trying to upset the stuffy and staid white men. Some of the serious and pious conservatives reported Cardinal Kasper\u2019s joke about Africans as if it were serious and they didn\u2019t realize he was just being the joker in the pack.<\/p>\n In the background Pope Francis smiled like a kindly uncle as the shenanigans continued.<\/p>\n I am not usually one to admire the Roman Catholic religion, but this new pope has won over my admiration. As soon as he chose the name \u201cFrancis\u201d I thought to myself, \u201cthis man knows how to have the common touch. He has deliberately taken the name of one of America\u2019s most beloved iconic figures Francis \u2018Frank\u2019 Sinatra. Since then he has \u201cdone it his way\u201d and not put a foot wrong. His choice of name was also a very good way to get in touch with Americans since one of \u00a0our favorite foods is the frankfurter. Also we cannot forget the aviator Frank Lloyd Wright who with his brother Melvin flew the first airplane into St Louis.<\/p>\n Echoing his namesake, Pope Francis has shown great wisdom as he has reminded everyone that \u201clove and marriage go together like a horse and carriage.\u201d Although he is in favor of gay marriage and allowing people to be divorced and remarried, he is very wisely biding his time and taking it slowly. In that way he is very much like that other statesman, our great Vice President\u2013also a devout Catholic\u2013Joe Biden who is also \u201cbiden\u201d his time before he makes a successful race for the White House.<\/p>\n
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