prospect.org - 12/2/2008
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One of the clever things about the Catholic church has been it's ablity to maintain its status as a political force and a tiny state, and have some effect as a kind of diplomatic go-between and agenda setter.Think of the Vatican as the internationl equivalent of D.C. "Congresswoman" Eleanor ...
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The Chinese will be Insulted if We Don't Name a Die-Hard Maoist as Ambassador!
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I agree with Henry and Tim. Bainbridge's critique of Doug Kmiec as Vatican Ambassador has nothing to do with Kmiec's actual policy views, but rather that Kmiec vocally supported Obama. Bainbridge further argues that Kmiec's support allowed Obama to win over all the fake Catholics, and consequently that real Catholics will be insulted by his appointment. The result of this argument seems to be that Obama needs to appoint a real Catholic, the measure of which will be that said person didn't support Obama. Indeed, I think Henry's being far too ...
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THE U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE HOLY SEE.... Tim Fernholz reminds us today that there's a simmering controversy surrounding, of all things, who Barack Obama is likely to send to the Vatican as the U.S. ambassador. Now, it's worth noting from the outset that the existence of such a position is itself awkward. While I can appreciate the fact that the Vatican has some unique hierarchical qualities, the federal government of the United States does not name ambassadors to represent us with any other faith tradition. Moreover, as long as the position has existed, it has gone to a Roman Catholic, which raises additional questions about a possible religious test for public office ...
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