As If The Pope Doesn't Have Enough Trouble

“Benedict XVI, like many of his predecessors, is often called on to confront very difficult situations…. The way in which he responds is remarkably efficient, at least for all those who are not guided by totally hostile sentiments, and it is efficient both for its humility and sincerity and for the sound reasoning of the pope. The pastoral letter to the Irish is only the most recent example of his great charisma…. Our people know how to differentiate between human error, and history is full of this, and the huge fruits of goodness which have come and continue to come from our Christian roots.”
-As the growing outrage in Europe over past sexual molestation of children by Catholic clergy threatens to consume the papacy of Benedict XVI, the Holy Father-who penned a letter this weekend expressing regret to the Church’s Irish victims-can take comfort in the fact that he has the strong support of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Because that’s the guy you want by your side during a sex scandal.