And that is what any self-respecting theologian would say. Bless the pope. Dissent in the upper ranks is always god for a laugh!

I think this was some time ago, though.

"Damage control, damage control, get up here ASAP, the old man just spilled the beans on the ellhey thing!"

The pope is acting on behalf of the vatican a organistion who loves to control and manipulate to their benefit not the pope.
after all we re all human

Same happened here in UK in 1980s. New Archbishop of Durham was inaugurated - didn't believe in some aspects of the Bible- and the roof of York Minster caught fire!

Well, dang the journalist for not taking a recording or notes.

Again. And as I predicted yesterday. Someone should tell that old wanker to read his prepared scripts and avoid extemporaneous embellishment. Play your part Frank, and do what your handlers tell ya.

I would still like him to say that his organization says to take the majority of their book alegorically.

And I don't care or react about.

I'm always pleased when the Pope says something sensible. And I'm utterly amazed at the backlash by the Vatican and by individual Catholics who despise his liberalism in vitriolic terms. They only accept the Pope's words when they're traditional? Strange system.

Well. its a step in the right direction, who knows, he may even admit that he is not ordained by "god"