One of the most famous "progressive" Vaticanists, Marco Politi, attacks the Pope from all sides in this article (in Italian) printed yesterday in one of the leading Italian dailies, La Repubblica.
The object of his rage? The pope's quite mild words to the administrators of the Latium and of the Province and City of Rome, who came to the Vatican to pay him a visit (excerpts here).
Politi, among other niceties, says:
La Repubblica says that 40,000 (that is, half of what the Pope gets in a poorly attended Angelus -- update: now, they claim 100,000, 60,000 according to the "security forces"...) protested in Milan in defense of the Abortion Law (Act 194) and in favor of the proposed PACS (the civil partnerships). Well, I guess they deserve their demographic numbers in collapse. When minarets fill the skyline in the Ambrosian city, these folks will see what tough religious leaders really think about them.
The object of his rage? The pope's quite mild words to the administrators of the Latium and of the Province and City of Rome, who came to the Vatican to pay him a visit (excerpts here).
Politi, among other niceties, says:
"...the Pontiff has crossed the line which marks the just and respectful distinction between Church and State.Quite a rage for a professional Vaticanist. Are the "progressives" losing their patience? By the way, a huge group of 40 (!!!) people protested today near St. Peter's. It seems Politi has quite a following.
"From yesterday, Benedict XVI has crossed the border of that sane secularism [laicità]... The pope spoke to institutional representatives. He has pronounced his veto on the use of the RU-486 pill and to the recognition of [extra-matrimonial] partnerships to those who have been elected to govern a city, a province, a region. It is a wound for every citizen...
"It is fair that the ecclesiastical Magisterium give indications, but it may not intend to be binding. Because the majority prefers to regulate itself according to flexible and subjective criteria. In the end, the conscience must be the one to decide. ... "
La Repubblica says that 40,000 (that is, half of what the Pope gets in a poorly attended Angelus -- update: now, they claim 100,000, 60,000 according to the "security forces"...) protested in Milan in defense of the Abortion Law (Act 194) and in favor of the proposed PACS (the civil partnerships). Well, I guess they deserve their demographic numbers in collapse. When minarets fill the skyline in the Ambrosian city, these folks will see what tough religious leaders really think about them.
