[livius]

Re-reading this article, I see that it's really about of Pio Laghi, the former nuncio and current emissary of the Pope in this affair.

I hope Pio Laghi is NOT a "friend of the Bush family," because Pio Laghi is an evil man. He was responsible, when he was nuncio, for the appointment of some of the most awful bishops in the Church, some of whom even had to be removed and many of whom were involved in the current scandals.

There are many people who feel that Pio Laghi's activities were not innocent bumbling, but were a genuine attempt to destroy or at least significantly re-shape the Church. It is horrifying to see that he is being allowed to do more damage now.

[ThomasMore]

There are many people who feel that Pio Laghi's activities were not innocent bumbling, but were a genuine attempt to destroy or at least significantly re-shape the Church. It is horrifying to see that he is being allowed to do more damage now.

Possible manipulation of the pope? Many of the current statements coming out of the Vatican don't square with traditional Church teaching on Just War. We know that there is a lot of liberal infiltration in the Vatican. Could they be manipulating him? I am shocked at the volume of pacifism and anti-Americanism coming out of the Church today. Also, could there be some "wagging the dog" here? Deflection away from the awful mess in the clergy?!

[saradippity]

If Pio Laghti and the Bushes were,in truth,"good friends",we had all better beware. There are ties more binding than those that bind members of the Catholic Church and they are very,very dangerous. I only hope this is not true. Do you know anything about the veracity of that statement?