I don't mind much this new pope, for the reason that I don't think he's such a hardliner everyone makes him out to. He was the head of Doctrine of the Faith thingy before he became pope, and it was his job to be very strict on matters of faith and dogma. But people have a really short memory. Remember John XXIII, the guy who called for Vatican II, one of the strongest reforms movements in Catholic history? Well, before he was pope, he was one of the most conservative cardinals out there. Go figure. So in other words, yes, I am defending Benedict XVI.

Another thing to remember is that he was John Paul II's right hand man, and he didn't take a decision without consulting Ratzinger. So there's no reason to believe that he will be any different than the last pope, except maybe for all that travelling, since he's older...

However, it doesn't stop that article from being pure bullshit from the first word, as Bill O'Reilly is a complete idiot. There's a lot more than just You vs ACLU. And there's nothing wrong, and everything right, with secularism. How can organized religion fight Islamic fundamentalism? Are you forgetting that Islamic fundamentalism results from organized religion? Fucking hypocrisy.

And believe me, there's nothing spiritual about organized religion in any case. It's a political state, and all you have to do to be a part of it is repeat the bullshit other people tell you. Chrisitian spirituality has gone the way of the dodo about 1,500 years ago. Now, you're a Christian if your against abortion, against gays, against any other religion. What's spiritual about that?