"After a prayer from Pope John Paul II for rain, isolated showers Monday hit parts of France and Britain, which on Sunday registered its hottest day ever, and its first day above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 Celsius) according to records.
Susan Stumme AFP August 11 2003{And here's Alistair Fraser trying his best to explain the difference between what is
and what we'd like it to be.
In a time of plenty and relative peace, superstitious horseshit is only irritating, but in a crisis, like the present, when any move may be the one that redirects the entire future of the species, or all life on earth, it's a crime beyond description. To perpetuate delusional beliefs because they're comfortable and it's easier than facing the truth is unacceptably weak. When the entire Catholic hierarchy in the most powerful nation on earth is cowering in its opulent dens, fellating its lawyers in a daisy-chain of PR and discreet scum-politics, to read this nonsense is maddening.
Have done, and listen well.
The Pope should have prayed these prayers 30 years ago. The world is a foxhole now, and any talk of God bears the greatest weight and responsibility.}
