Pope cornered

[watchman]

Extract from The Gaurdian...

"Pope Benedict ventured where no pope has gone before on Friday when he answered questions on an Italian television programme – and was stumped by the first. A Japanese girl asked the pope, who, she said, "speaks with God", why she was having to suffer so much as a result of the earthquake and tsunami that had struck her country.

"I am very frightened because the house where I felt safe really shook a lot and many children my age have died. I cannot go to play in the park. I want to know: why do I have to be so afraid? Why do children have to be so sad?" said seven-year-old Elena.

Benedict admitted: "I also have the same questions: why is it this way? Why do you have to suffer so much while others live in ease?

"And we do not have the answers, but we know that Jesus suffered as you do, an innocent, and that the true God who is revealed in Jesus is by your side."

anyone care to comment ...?


www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/22/pope-benedict-stumped-japanese-suffering

[morganp]

It's an answer but not in any meaningful sense of answering the question posed. As usual the Holy Person weedles his way out by deferring back to Jesus and his 'suffering'. It's a non-answer in my opinion and about as much use as an ashtray on a bicycle.

morganp

[watchman]

Yes I know what you mean ...
in fact in my local rag there was an article from the local Baptist Minister about just this little girls question ...
he had no answers either ...
but he did make the point that in Gods eyes none of us are innocent.
Which I thought was a nice touch .

It really is time for this disgusting hypocrisy to be wiped away.

[mrjohnno]

Images of greased up pigs being chased around by hillbillies always spring to mind when I hear things like this. As morgan said, it's quite simply a non answer.

Please tick none of the above lol

[Amaris]

"and we do not have the answers" Think that sums it up