Pope Benedict XVI

Hardliner, antigay, alleged former Hiltler Youth named Pope.

The hits just keep on coming, don't they?

...update: the Hitler Youth thing is not alleged, apparently. But if you were a German at that age in the 1940s, you were either a Hitler Youth or you were dead.

I'm more concerned about the divisiveness, against women, gays, and any kind of moral issue commensurate with the 20th century. This is a generational thing, I gather, and at 78, Benedict XVI belongs to the old school. But a few more of these Popes and the Vatican II reforms will be tossed completely out the window.

I'm Jewish, by the way, and only nominally so, but the Pope has a tremendous influence on world opinion and therefore is an important concern for everyone.