Papal Infallibility
My favorite headline of the day comes via the Catholic EWTN website: No One Likes Taxes, Says Benedict XVI.
Hard to argue with that one! Hooray for Il Papa!
As the piece goes on to explain, B16 was making a historical joke:
The Pope jokingly made this comment Wednesday during his reflection at the general audience focused on St. John Chrysostom. Referring to the saint's homilies written during the so-called statue revolt, a third-century protest over the emperor's taxes, the Holy Father said with a smile, "You can see that some things never change throughout history."
At least the emperor had the good sense not to try to impose an anti-gang parcel tax ...