Defining Cowardice Down
Below Melissa explains well her empathy for the Pope's Nazi dilemma.
I have to disagree with her. I don't think it people of moral strength should or do fear prison, torture, or even death to themselves or loved ones to fight a great evil -- perhaps the greatest evil of our era.
Many millions of people put their lives on the line to fight against Hitler. Millions more died without getting the chance. The Catholic Church is filled with people who bravely stood up to Hitler. Pope John Paul II was one of them. Is it too much to expect the person who pretends to be the moral voice of the largest religious institution in the world to hold himself to higher standards? To do more than make excuses?
He can't change the past but he can spend the balance of his life fighting for justice, hoping the right the wrongs of his youth. So far, he has worked instead of restrict the rights of women and to comfort and support the rich and powerful at the expense of those Jesus stood for. Shouldn't we expect more?
Have we defined cowardice down to such a degree that we expect our leaders to desert when morality calls us to serve or succumb to conscription when morality calls us to resist?
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