It was the best of the times, it was the worst of times. That is how Charles Dickens began his tale of the French Revolution. Today while Rome with Cathloics and non-Catholics around the world celebrated the election of a new pope, Oklahoma City mourned the 10th anniversary of the bombing of a building by an decorated American soldier. Concerning the Pope, some question his Hitler youth days and wonder if he is the right candidate to lead the religion. Are we forever going to define a person by what he/she did during World War II, or more currently Vietnam? That was a short period of time a long time ago. If we condemn the Pope for not rebelling against the violent and oppressive Nazi regime, then we condemn every German, Pole, French, Czech, Dane, etc. who watched the horrors of the Holocaust and beyond. I say if he is not guilty of mass murder then let it go. What good is a rebel being dead?
Timothy McVeigh was executed several years ago over the Oklahoma City bombing, in retrospect seemed a spark compared to 9/11 much like the Titanic sinking was a spark compared to World War I. As many discovered after McVeigh's exection that closure and healing does not happen so easily. On TV many still cry when remembering that awful day when they lost a loved one. Time heals nothing. Often tragedy carries on inside us the rest of our lives. Post later. Bye
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