Mercy for all-ish
Is mercy really for EVERYONE? The recent kurfluffle over the Pope's meeting with Kim Davis has demonstrated to me that despite claims of being tolerant and open-minded, some of us are only willing to display mercy to those who are in alignment with our views. First of all, if you're not up on this issue, read this clarification on what actually did and did not take place. Also, feast your eyes on this gem of an article by Robert David Sullivan for America Magazine that warns us of more of this kind of incendiary and wildly inaccurate reporting in presidential campaign coverage to come. Oh, yay. If you don't feel like reading all that, here are a few salient points: The Pope met with dozens of people in what amounted to an assembly line-type of visit, including Kim Davis. Davis described her 15 minutes with the Pope as a private meeting. It was not. The Pope DID have an audience with an old friend of his, who happens to be gay...