Monday, April 12, 2010

It's every other Pope's fault but mine!

Not content to say that his decisions as the person in charge of keeping things in line under his predecessor John Paul II were his, Benedict XVI people last week put the finger on the man responsible for the latter's succession (which you have to admit is better than fingering the alternative).

Which in addition to classless was rather pathetic. Realizing what they had done, they then blamed that last really, really, popular Pope, John XXIII.

I guess it's better than blaming the Jews, which has been their other tactic.

But if you're going to blame your predecessors Benny, there is precedent.


Pope Steven VI accuses the dug up cadaver of the late Pope Formosus of heresy, in the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome during January 897. (Artist Illustration)

9 comments:

Montag said...

Next thing you know, they'll be blaming Jesus for just bein' too darned soft and wishy-washy and settin' a bad example....

Athenawise said...

Nah. It's all Clinton's fault.

MarkC said...

If I didn't know better, I'd say the fact one can point to his predecessor's blind eye, too, indicates there is some congenital issue in the family.

sukabi said...

that's my thought as well MarkC... at what point does "turning a blind eye" become sanctioning behavior / acts?...

seems that after, oh I don't know, a month or so, (given the bureaucracy of the catholic church) of knowing and doing NOTHING corrective to stop practices from continuing but doing things that will make it likely that they will continue (moving priests to unknowing parishes), that you've put your "blessed seal" on those practices.... and if your only attempt to "correct" the behavior after decades upon decades of known abuse is to pay off the victims to keep quiet, and blame everyone BUT those directly responsible for the acts, or those that knew and covered them up, then the sanctioning of the behavior is complete.

JDM said...

Relax, they still haven't gotten around to blaming Sansloy, Sansfoy and Sansjoy. Then it'll be Duessa. They're covering for Archimago.

Major Woody said...

"What's the matter, Formosus? Maggots got your tounge?"

Sorry.

DanF said...

Great Major Woody... I had to stop the seven year olds piano lesson and explain why I was laughing so hard.

pansypoo said...

i am getting family circus flashback of the dude called 'not me'.

Major Woody said...

Hey DanF,

I would have liked to hear how you explained your laughter to the 7 year old. "I was just laughing at a joke about a Pope being eaten by maggots" "Oh, OK then."