Worldwide abject poverty is ok, but the pope needs to weigh in on driving etiquette?

[SoCalDem]

Am I the only one seeing a total disconnect here?

[hobbit709]

1. When you're wearing all that gold brocade

you don't see any poverty, but riding in the popemobile somebody must have cut him off.

[mondo joe]

2. Poverty is good for the soul, or some such crap.

[Warpy]

12. Yeah, gawd loves the poor

which is why he created rich people to steal all the wealth.

[blondeatlast]

3. He was informed that the "driver's salute" was NOT a salute to the hat. nt

[ananda]

4. priorties, ya know

The pope's a nazi at heart.

And he rides in a popemobile. Sheesh.

Sue

[Faux pas]

5. I always figured that if the Catholic church divested itself of all

their property, treasures, art, etc., etc., they could feed the world for about 100 yrs.

[Virginia Dare]

13. Absolute truth...

vow of poverty my hind end.

[pitohui]

15. jesus himself said the poor will always be with us

i strongly suspect that if the catholic church melted down all its gold and treasures then at the end of the day then there would be fewer art treasures in the world and yet the hungry would still be there

the church does work to end poverty, but i don't know if the best way to end poverty is to impoverish oneself, there is nothing wrong w. preserving the good and the beautiful

[Captain Hilts]

6. As much as I loathe Cardinal Rat, the Vatican has been a staunch advocate of stamping out...

poverty. Just as they were adamantly against the Iraq War.

[noamnety]

9. Yep, staunch advocate of stamping out poverty

so long as it doesn't affect their ability to control UNgodly amounts of capital.

[Swede]

7. There are over one million traffic fatalities a year.

What disconnect?
http://www.factbook.net/EGRF_Summary.htm

[hfojvt]

8. because the Catholic church never preaches about ending poverty?

http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_05072pope.shtml

http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/5242


The Pope rides in an omnibus.

[AspenRose]

10. Katty Kay's reaction on BBC World News last night about this story

She couldn't stifle her laugh when she mentioned the part about cars being considered sinful if a prostitute uses it to service a customer.

[Demeter]

11. It Was a Joke Misfiring (It's MUCH Funnier In Latin)

[Virginia Dare]

14. I had a serious WTF moment yesterday when I heard this...

driving etiquette was an issue that the Vatican needed to address? :wtf: