Saturday, March 20, 2010

Irish manuscript found is more important than the Dead Sea scrolls | Irish News | IrishCentral

Irish manuscript found is more important than the Dead Sea scrolls | Irish News | IrishCentral

Why the Pope?
Johann Christoph Arnold
March 19, 2010
The recent attempts to drag Pope Benedict XVI into the scandal surrounding pedophile priests in Germany are wrong and destructive. Yes, as head of the Roman Catholic Church, the Pope bears a certain responsibility for the actions of the authorities under him. But this campaign by the media and anti-Christian liberals is hardly a righteous one. It is rather a sinister ploy to undermine an institution that, despite its many problems, is one of the few remaining pillars of reverence and respect in society. Its primary aim is to drive God out of the public sphere, and to drag into the mud everything that is good. It is also financially motivated, and driven by greed and sensationalism. CONTINUE

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