The Sci Fi Pope

Readers have already mentioned it, but I would be remiss in my duties if I didn't direct your attention to the Photoshopped Pope/Star Trek mashup images at Shrine of the Holy Whapping.

Our Lenten "Fast" Continues...

According to my latest issue of Intermountain Catholic, our local Catholic newspaper, Pope Benedict XVI says that, this year, Catholics should "fast from words and images."

Clearly, His Holiness reads The Sci Fi Catholic.

Star Wars: A New Pope

Considering what we do here, I would be remiss if I didn't show you this video of a Star Wars/papal Mass mash-up. Is it irreverent? Probably. Is it funny? Well, yeah.

Hat tip: SF Signal

Give It Up for His Holiness...

The Pope, I mean, not the Dalai Lama.

I just ran across this little news item that the Pope made waves (?) by stating that the Catholic Church is the only true Church. I can't exactly link this to science fiction (well, I could, but there wouldn't be much point), so I'll just make a few brief observations instead.

It's a sad state of things when it's controversial to say that you believe your opinion is the correct one and that, therefore, other opinions are wrong. A Catholic can't be intellectually honest if he doesn't say the Catholic Church is the only true Church every once in a while, just as a Protestant can't be intellectually honest if he doesn't every once in a while say the Catholic Church is an institution of the devil. In my perfect world, instead of trying to make everything happy with false shows of toleration, we'd all be able to express our opinions, argue over them, have vehement disagreements, call each other infidels, and then shake hands and have a beer. But it's hard to make things work out like that.