That the Vatican should demand that we bow before the will of the UN and so-called "international law" is little more than telling believers to submit to the Beast. - Agreed!
These recent outbursts would have any true catholic questioning their faith. My only issues are:
1. This is reported by anti-catholic organizations (the media)
2. The Pope is old - has he gone senile?
3. Is he being controlled by those around him?
The director of the Vatican press office said: "On the one hand, it is to be regretted that the Iraqi government did not accept the resolutions of the United Nations and the appeal of the Pope himself, as both asked that the country disarm." "On the other hand," Navarro-Valls said, "it is to be deplored that the path of negotiations, according to international law, for a peaceful solution of the Iraqi drama has been interrupted."I decided to go over to the ZENIT web site see what the Vatican is actually saying. I can't find the comments Reuters is so gleefully reporting. The toughest language I did find was this. Now what I quoted from the offical news site of the Vatican is a far cry from what is being reported and used to bash the Pope.