Thursday, December 08, 2005

Possibly the island is too good for him

The Vatican has withdrawn an invitation for Brazilian singing star Daniela Mercury to perform before the pope in a Christmas concert because she took part in an anti-AIDS campaign promoting the use of condoms, the singer said on Wednesday.
I've just rewritten about three responses to that fact - I am so angry I find it difficult to write a coherent response.

I understand why capitalists act the way they do, when I come across something that I find particularly repugnant I have tools to analyse their behaviour, and that analysis guides my response. I have no idea why nut-case religious leaders act the way do. Where in the bible did Jesus say "I'd rather people died than wore a condom"? Why doesn't the life people are actually living matter to the pope? How could you have those people's deaths on your conscience and still get up in the morning?