Pope gives Obama a copy of ‘Dignitas Personae’
The thing to really like about Pope Benedict XVI is that he cannot ever be predicted. He has just seen published Caritas in Veritate, his latest encyclical that, to hear some media pundits tell it, puts him (if not the Church) substantially “to the left” of Barack Obama on economic issues*. Not even a week later, he’s re-affirming the Church’s overwhelmingly pro-life position to the most pro-abortion U.S. President in history (at least that I’m aware of) by handing over copies of his former office’s masterful work on the matter of the dignity of the human person.
(* and keep in mind: this is a media characterization of the document, which means it is likely a gross mischaracterization!)
Now would be an appropriate time to pray that Obama not only reads Dignitas Personae, but that he finds his heart moved thereby.
I started blogging back in 2004 -- in May, if the Wayback Machine is to be believed. Not that I remember the exact day. To be honest, I didn't take it that seriously then; it was a fun distraction, but nothing more.
That all changed, I think, once the Danish cartoons were published, and the assault on the right to freedom of expression became very visible. With the recent issues in Canada concerning the "human rights" commissions, the gravity of the matter has only increased, and my interest in blogging has increased right along with it.
I used to blog at a domain called Time Immortal, but it seemed to be the right time for a change -- there's been a lot of that in my life of late. Hence this blog: a fresh start, and proof positive that I won't shut up even if I get shut down once in a while.
