Yes, I like Pope Francis. Sue me

[toby jo]

174. There is this place, Cali

called the heart, and we all share it, we are all one.

Should someone rise above the others, and kill, they lose my respect, because they no longer pay their due to that construct of humanity.

The church, Cali, has killed more people than any other organization since our inception of being organized.

If they had killed one, Cali , they would have lost my respect. But they have killed more than any.

Something is wrong, there, no?

You mention Merton and the Berrigans. Next time you reflect on their acts, reflect also on the unactualized lives of those who have been murdered. How do you weight that? How can you possibly, with any true reflection, give more credence to these few men than all those killed? I question your capacity for love and compassion, which seems less than your need to 'belong', or to give service to the organization called 'the church'. I question every Christian on this point, not just you.

So our new pope is a good guy. Yeah, that he is. He is pulling his thoughts and his church up out of the sewer and into the gutter. Oh boy. What a fine boner for mankind.