a horned reptile that is crawled upon the earth

[Rachel]

Remember how a few years ago all American bands touring Europe always took a minute or two to apologize for George W. Bush and stressing that they in no way identify with his politics?

I very much feel like doing that about good old all german Uncle Joseph with all my international friends and acquaintances.

What the hell is he up to? And while I'm at it, what oh what has ridden Vatican to make him Pope in the first place? How can he promote someone bishop who claims that Katrina and the tsunami catastrophe were divine punishments? How dare he, a German, welcome someone back into the church who is denying the Holocaust? We are still struggling for other nation's acceptance, this maniac is giving us a bad name all over again. Shame on him.Funny thing is, I am neither religious nor patriotic. I was raised with the (back then general) opinion that the German flag was something slightly embarrassing and all this new patriotism scares the shit out of me. I would also like to do nothing more than abandon the catholic church this instant (I am not even religious), if it weren't for the job. A lot of hospitals and nursing homes are run by protestant or catholic institutions and you have to be a member of either one of the major churches to work there. And no matter what that madman up there is breeding out, these hospitals do try to keep their feet on the ground.