VERSION|0.5.1|NAME|Dinah|DATE|1363522099|CONTENT|So it turns out that the new Pope like the old one has a Bit of a Past.  Should we surprised?  Out of all the Cardinals who dressed up in their Sunday Best to exercise their undemocratic vote would it have been possible to find one without a stain on his character or indeed anywhere else? 

The whole system reeks of medievalism, of clinging on to a past that was never golden.  Turning tired old men into demi-gods reminds us they are descendents of the old Roman Emperors, of a despotic system which crushed all those who stood in its way.  Not much of an example to pass on to a world where millions still fight for freedom of conscience, self-determination and the right to control their own fertility.  |IP-ADDRESS|79.66.223.165|MODERATIONFLAG|