I saw a headline today that said "The Boss" had endorsed Barack Obama. I wasn't sure at first if "The Boss" referred to Bruce Springsteen or George Steinbrenner. It turned out to be the former, which is good because I hate the Yankees. I love Springsteen. Love his music. Love what he stands for. But his political endorsement really doesn't sway me any more than one from Pat Robertson or Barbara Streisand. (Didn't she move to Canada after 2004?) I can't really imagine someone thinking "Man, I love Born in the USA. I have to vote for Obama!" Does that make any sense?
Now apparently the mainstream media is waiting for some type of political message (i.e. endorsement) from the Pope. According to published reports, Catholics have backed the winner in 7 of the last 8 Presidential elections. Really? Did someone actually poll all of the Catholics in the US or just a small sampling of six lapsed worshippers in midtown Manhattan? C'mon that statistic sounds like something from a Direct TV ad - 90% of all statistics can be made to say anything 50% of the time. Even if those dubious numbers are accurate did someone turn back the clock to the 17th Century? I just can't see a headline in the NY Times - "Pope Picks President" with an accompanying photo of some candidate kneeling down kissing the Papal ring.
Plus, can the Pope endorse a woman? Because you know that in the Catholic Church a woman can't really hold a position of power. Not that there aren't some powerful nuns out there but no woman is ever going to sit in the Popemobile. I guess that leaves Obama and McCain. Wait, Barack wants "change". And let's be honest, he doesn't seem too thrilled lately with all those gun crazy Midwesterners clinging to their religion, Catholic or not. The Pope definitely can't endorse him . After all the Vatican hasn't endorse change since the mid-60's and that only allowed Catholics to eat meat on Friday. Change - way too radical for the Pope.
That's it then - Pope Endorses McCain! You heard it here first.
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You can't be Catholic if you think the Church hasn't changed since the 1960s. It may be true that women are not allowed to become priest but the priesthood was never suppose to be about power (don't get me wrong the Church hasn't forgotten about that in the past) but about service. The Church has incorperated the voice of several leading women scholars on Church documents and positiions. No other Christian Church holds women to the high esteem as the Catholic Church. From what I gather you don't fully understand the Church and speak without true knowledge or understanding.
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