What does the Pope watch?
What does the Pope listen too?
What does the Pope read?

These are important questions, because someone that carries so much ‘weight’ should have their finger on the pulse on what is actually going on in the world before opening their mouth, especially if they choose to add their opinion and guidance to a subject matter so devastating and sensitive as Aids.

A lot of countries take very seriously what the Pope preaches and in regions where it is widely believed that the ‘cure’ for Aids is to have unprotected sexual intercourse with a virgin, his comments are unwelcome and goes along way in undoing a lot of the hard work that has already been done by way of educating many of these cultures.

What is interesting, is the reaction to his comments from across the piste… even Catholics, they have been as welcome as a Geordie fella’s ‘groans’ in a porn film (if you have ever had the misfortune to watch a porn film with a Geordie fella in it you will know exactly what I mean)… demonstrating how increasingly out of step the Vatican is with the rest of the world.

I know that this is just another one of many ‘provocative’ comments from Beni and I also know that this is tame in comparison to say Pope Pius XII's actions during the Holocaust, but nevertheless, his comments could have some long term serious implications.

Have a happy Damn Friday.