09-26-2015, 02:24 PM
(09-26-2015, 10:49 AM)xxlt Wrote: Why not in politics? "Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's." Separation of church and state.
Is he not a head of a state? Yes, a state with no citizens. There are no Vaticanians.
What issue has he ignored? The sexual abuse of children and vulnerable adults by Catholic clerics around the world. The United Nations and the International Criminal Court have made recommendations on how to deal with this major global issue that is entirely the Catholic Church's responsibility. What has the Pope done in response? Nothing.
Separation of church and state does not exist in the Vatican, a theocracy, with around 500-600 citizens.
And while he has still been weak on that issue, certainly not strong enough from the perspective of much of the global community, he has not ignored it.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
