Well I suppose the little Nazi who is now the Pope is happy. He has managed to wiggle in and is on the verge of defeating the Italian government because of his rhetoric on Same Sex Marriage.
The infighting has become so intense Justice Minister Clemente Mastella, a UDEUR member, said Monday he would rather see the government fall than support a bill that he called “immoral”. (story)
What is immoral, is that denial of equality to any minority, irrespective of your religious viewpoint. However, thanks to the Pope and his condemnation and blatant interference in the affairs of independent states, the government of Italy could fall. It sends a signal too, that Governments willing to reach out and bridge gaps between peoples, races, is doomed.
With the world gathering for confrontation between Muslim and Christian and Jew, this is not the time for those avenues of dialogue to be closed, or threatened. Bush has led the world to the brink of total war, and now the Pope has joined him in trying to push the rest over the edge. Far fetched?
Not really, because when decent governments that take pride and care about their own people, the minorities in their own nation, they also become valuable intermediators between other nations. They are more trusted to be impartial, to not be the puppet of some other power. When those government fail, as the current government in Rome might, the world loses one more honest broker. One it cannot afford to lose.
With Russia going around and poisoning those who oppose its regime, with China shooting down satelites, with Iran rushing towards a nucleur bomb and Chavez in South America spending billions to arm himself and terror groups, honest brokers are at a premium. With Bush threatening the entire Middle East and totally ignoring South America, an honest broker is truly a precious commodity. Canada was that once, but until Stephen Harper is gone it isn’t. Britian got suckered and again, until Tony Blair is gone Britian is not a possible contender either. Italy had come to that position and now, thanks to the homophobia of the Pope and others, it too might pass.
So who is left?
January 30th, 2007 at 1:09 pm
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