Was those his words, or some wacko cardinal? Also, Bush respects the man for his contribution to the end of the Evil Empire in the 1980s.
It was Archbishop Renato Raffaele Martino, the head of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, speaking on behalf of the Vatican AND the Pope.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/867853/posts