An FB feed from Janet Mefferd questioned the pope's stand on Atheism.
I wanted to comment with this:
The title of the article is quite misleading, especially for those of you who do not read the content. However, I would clarify that the pope has dodged the question by answering: "...The issue for those who do not believe in God is to obey their conscience." When the very heart of the question was inquiring whether or not one's conscience instructs one to not believe in God. Thus, confusing Scalfari and Mickens.
But the FB world is a soundbite world in general, hence I responded thus:
The title of the article is very misleading, especially to those of you who do not read the content. Here's a better picture: http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=19014
Although, I would only go as far as saying that the pope has not answered the question.
Nevertheless, I must not underestimate the pope's approach of evangelism here.
Seems that the pope is taking more and more heat for his subsequent interviews. Even from Stephen Colbert.