More on the pope and Islam

The only thing that I really want to say about This Article is that Stevens-turned-Islam seems to voice a popular misconception about papal infallibility. It is not the case that the pope is never wrong or that every word he says holds the weight of the church. The pope is only infallible when he speaks as the pope on matters of faith and morals. He can't pick winning lotto numbers and he can hold incorrect opinions as easily as anyone else; he is a human person, after all.

Of course, I'm not sure exactly what choosing a politically-unfavorable quote has to do with infallibility, particularly when his actual speech was very much more criticizing the West for losing their sense of religion, something I expect the Muslim world would agree with.

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So, I'm babysitting my niece and nephew, and they're watching The Crocodile Hunter. I was never a really big fan and I always thought he was a little crazy (he just had a couple lizard viciously biting his arms and he was just going on about what a great bite they had as though it were the cutest thing ever). But knowing that he's gone, now, I can't help but feel really sad watching this. He really loved what he did; really loved it. At least he died doing what he loved, and at least it was over quickly.

*watches a bit more*

Yeah, OK, he's really crazy, but I kinda miss him. The world's a dimmer place everytime someone like him leave it.