it would be nice if everyone would THINK before the speak--esp in front of a microphone (btw, always assume that joker is ON), and most especially when your voice is heard the world over--thinking specifically of the pope in that instance. lot easier to start a fire than to put one out once it's raging...

the worst thing we could do right now is look as tho we are trying (again) to muscle things around to our own p.o.v., and to hell with everyone else's.