Where to find the "blunder-prone spiritual leader of rigid intellect and uncommunicative soul"?  Why, in today's New York Times! Where a remarkable hit piece by someone named Roger Cohen appeared today. His commentary on Pope Benedict's visit to Great Britain brings back a nostalgic feeling, the kind history buffs would associate with the great Know-Nothing Party of the 19th century.Of the visit in general, Mr. Cohen disapproves. " Seldom has a long-delayed journey been so ill-timed." And, to be sure, he is not alone, for thankfully, "Benedict has not been received with open arms."  And why not?   ..." Today, the church's refusal to adapt to modern life - on the use of condoms, on family planning, on gay rights - often looks like no more than the orthodoxy of a stubborn pope convinced of a monopoly on truth at the very moment when his church appears shot through with dissimulation." (Ah! The Pope is mean to gays - whose...(Read Full Post)