My "tongue" in cheek idea was that these two fellows might decide to do it the way the London police in the 1970's used (and probably still do) to arrest violent criminals (murderers, bank robbers, extortionists, etc.).
So perhaps the atheist squad would like to burst into the Nunciature in the early morning and make the arrest. That's all there is to it, of more appeal to us Brits than anyone else. For those who like police shows on TV (especially with spectacular high-octane car chases), the Sweeney series (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sweeney) was made at about the same time (1970's) as Telly Savalas in Kojak (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kojak).
Anyway, the Holy Father has not done anything against the law of any country, so he has no need to fear his being arrested. The worst that can happen would be a civil lawsuit "for complicity", which would be pointless against a totally innocent man and the one man who is doing something about cleaning up corruption and depravity in the clergy.
We occasionally put on a bit of humour like the dubbing of Der Untergang (Hitler raging about being "betrayed" by the SS and his own army when the war was lost) with the kind of thing liberals would say about Benedict XVI's programme of restoration in the Church.
Still…I wonder if in my life time I might see a Pope arrested for no other crime than being Pope. I feel so sorry for poor Mr. Dawkins, doesn't he know that the more persecution the church under goes the stronger it becomes? I know I should be mad at him, but I just pity him. It must be terrible to have such a hatred for God and his church in your heart. I think I'll offer a rosary for his healing today.
I don't get it.
Ditto! ???
I'll explain it. In England, two brain-dead atheistic "intellectuals" want to arrest the Pope when he will be in England in September 2010. Read http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/damianthompson/100033866/catholics-may-just-have-to-sit-out-this-anti-papal-media-frenzy/ for the story.
My "tongue" in cheek idea was that these two fellows might decide to do it the way the London police in the 1970's used (and probably still do) to arrest violent criminals (murderers, bank robbers, extortionists, etc.).
So perhaps the atheist squad would like to burst into the Nunciature in the early morning and make the arrest. That's all there is to it, of more appeal to us Brits than anyone else. For those who like police shows on TV (especially with spectacular high-octane car chases), the Sweeney series (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sweeney) was made at about the same time (1970's) as Telly Savalas in Kojak (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kojak).
Anyway, the Holy Father has not done anything against the law of any country, so he has no need to fear his being arrested. The worst that can happen would be a civil lawsuit "for complicity", which would be pointless against a totally innocent man and the one man who is doing something about cleaning up corruption and depravity in the clergy.
We occasionally put on a bit of humour like the dubbing of Der Untergang (Hitler raging about being "betrayed" by the SS and his own army when the war was lost) with the kind of thing liberals would say about Benedict XVI's programme of restoration in the Church.
Still…I wonder if in my life time I might see a Pope arrested for no other crime than being Pope. I feel so sorry for poor Mr. Dawkins, doesn't he know that the more persecution the church under goes the stronger it becomes? I know I should be mad at him, but I just pity him. It must be terrible to have such a hatred for God and his church in your heart. I think I'll offer a rosary for his healing today.
The Hitler in the Bunker bits are getting a bit old, but the one linked to on Damian Thompson's article was a good one.
Wags have called it Dawkins' Fatwa!