Joseph Ratzinger, the Bishop of Rome, recently held a speech to the Roman Curia which has been widely commented upon. I just read the thing in German (it is published on the vatican website in German and Italian) after celemon mentioned to me that a Swedish blog stated that he had been misinterpreted. Indeed he has been. The reality is worse. " Weil der Glaube an den Schöpfer ein wesentlicher Teil des christlichen Credo ist, kann und darf sich die Kirche nicht damit begnügen, ihren Gläubigen... read more
