HELIOCENTRIC IS THE HARDEST WORD

"The Vatican said on Saturday the Pope was sorry Muslims had been offended by a speech."

It takes a big Pope to apologise. It took them three and half centuries to “express regret” about Galileo, despite the fact that Galileo was 100% right and they were 100% wrong. The Church of England is a sorry religion. They could learn a lot from us.

Muslims have accepted his apology. Saudi cleric Abdul-Aziz al-Sheikh said everything is now “cool” between Islam and the Vatican. “Sometimes, in the heat of the moment, we all say things we don’t mean. Over the years I, too, have said some stuff... Let’s use this as an opportunity for personal growth, and then move on.”

By the way, if Dave from work is reading this, I’m sorry I took your yoghurt, man. I know you were probably looking forward to that. And I’m sorry I accused you of heresy.

Frank and manly- that is how it is done. Now compare my apology to Pope John Paul II’s:

“The error of the theologians of the time, when they maintained the centrality of the earth, was to think that our understanding of the physical world's structure was, in some way, imposed by the literal sense of Sacred Scripture.”

Kind of mean and grudging, isn’t it? When you’re in the wrong, admit it and say you’re sorry. Take it on the chin. Sometimes, when you’re dealing with women or Muslim clerics they’ll want to keep bitching at you even after you’ve already apologised, like, 8 times. I find that a bunch of daffodils usually answers the case.


Oh, no! Someone's upset them.
- posted by Harry Hutton @ 7:59 pm