Infinite MonkeysThe Pope is in the hospital, and this may be the end for him, at least in this world.
I remember when I was a kid, I was irritated when Saturday morning cartoons where pre-empted so we could watch for white or black smoke as the Cardinals selected a new Pope...then, irritated again when we had to go through it all again soon after.
But now I wonder a couple of things: one, whether Fox would allow the Pope's death to effect Super Bowl coverage. Two, whether the mainstream media will handle this Pope's death, and the selection of a new one, with the appropriate respect. Pope John Paul II deserves much of the credit for ending the Soviet Union, and I would expect media eulogies to be as (surprisingly) respectful as President Reagan's was. And the selection of a new Pope deserves the respect that one of the world's great religions should have, but there I'm more skeptical--expect to hear the words "abortion," "gay priests," and "American Catholics" a lot (the last in the sense that liberal American Catholics supposedly aren't--but should be--listened to in the Vatican).
It will be interesting--I might even switch away from the cartoons on Boomerang channel to watch.
Posted by David at February 1, 2005 05:39 PM | TrackBack