True to form, CNN, Reuters, and other media outlets used the announcement of Pope Benedict XVI's retirement to dwell on ancient sex scandals, opposition to gay marriage, and a host of other things the media have never liked about a Pope who would not hew to whatever worldview the chattering classes embraced at the moment "As a Catholic, I'm not buying this," tweeted hysterical chatterer, Piers Morgan, a "modern world" Catholic by his own lights. "Popes don't just quit because they're tired. What's going on here??" I am not sure I know either, but I am pleased to see the Pope unnerve the media once again. I have had an unusual perspective on this. On April 19, 2005, I was in Paris to attend an international conference on TWA Flight 800. I remember the date without having to look it up. It was Patriot's Day, the tenth anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, the twelfth anniversary of the massacre at Waco -- not that our media reflected much on the....
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