You were the one that compared the Pope to Jesus... see what I mean about your cognitive skills.
LLS
It late, so I only have time to respond to one post this evening/early morning. The reasoning here is the most obviously in need of correction. Your problem here is that you read what you believed to be true about Catholics, instead of what was actually contained in the post. People like you, who harbor inane resentments towards Catholics often assume that Catholics worship the Pope, bow down to him, or are otherwise commanded by him. It's not true, of course, but it certainly helps fuel petty prejudices.
In this case, you even provided the line that you took exception to, but you still misread it. Then you made a lame comment about my cognitive skills and accused me of comparing the Pope to Jesus.
To repeat the line in question: "Perhaps you would be more comfortable with a pope that acted less like Jesus and only hung out with the virtuous?” In fact, I did not "compare the Pope" to Christ. I pointed out that all Christians strive to ACT like Christ. The Pope of Course, as the leader of the Christian Faith (according to Sts Peter & Paul anyway) needs to be someone who sets the example when it comes to Christlike behavior. Even somebody who hates Catholics would acknowledge this. My line and this whole concept are so ridiculously simple that my only possible conclusions are that you are extremely dumb or you have been purposely trying to pick a fight from the beginning. In later posts you question my Christianity and my Catholicism, and yet you seem to be completely unaware that there's a difference between acting like Christ and actually being Christ. Again, the whole point of being a Christian is to act like Christ. Pope Benedict XVI is a man who sins and will one day die, not the Son of God. There can be no comparing the two. Your accusation is incongruous.
At this point, I see it as a toss-up between extremely dumb and trolling for a fight with Catholics.