Let It Be
I have a suggestion to make.
Apparently when Benedict, the funky-hatted one arrives in Turkey to try mending fences, there will be some 3,000 police officers assigned to guard him. Snipers, armoured vehicles and riot police will all be stationed near every area he is scheduled to visit. The security measures put in place for him will be tighter than they were for George W. when he dropped by in 2004.
All of that leads to my suggestion. Send all the police home. Give the snipers the day off and take the armoured vehicles to the car-wash instead. After all, this is the Pope we're talking about, God's "vicar" on earth. Does he believe, or not? If he really does, then he should trust to the Almighty. If the Deity wants to collect Benny's soul, s/he's going to do it no matter how many armed personnel try to prevent it. Who is Benny to try second-guessing the creator?
Why not make a public announcement before you board the plane, Benny? Tell the whole world that you want no protection other than what the Lord sees fit to provide. Tell all the RC faithful that you want them to regard whatever happens to you as the will of their god, and that there is to be no retribution sought, no matter what might happen. What wonderful example in accepting the will of the almighty that would provide.
Then when you say you come as "a friend of the Turks", they might be more inclined to believe you. After all, friends do not arrive for a visit behind a wall of pointed firearms.
Apparently when Benedict, the funky-hatted one arrives in Turkey to try mending fences, there will be some 3,000 police officers assigned to guard him. Snipers, armoured vehicles and riot police will all be stationed near every area he is scheduled to visit. The security measures put in place for him will be tighter than they were for George W. when he dropped by in 2004.
All of that leads to my suggestion. Send all the police home. Give the snipers the day off and take the armoured vehicles to the car-wash instead. After all, this is the Pope we're talking about, God's "vicar" on earth. Does he believe, or not? If he really does, then he should trust to the Almighty. If the Deity wants to collect Benny's soul, s/he's going to do it no matter how many armed personnel try to prevent it. Who is Benny to try second-guessing the creator?
Why not make a public announcement before you board the plane, Benny? Tell the whole world that you want no protection other than what the Lord sees fit to provide. Tell all the RC faithful that you want them to regard whatever happens to you as the will of their god, and that there is to be no retribution sought, no matter what might happen. What wonderful example in accepting the will of the almighty that would provide.
Then when you say you come as "a friend of the Turks", they might be more inclined to believe you. After all, friends do not arrive for a visit behind a wall of pointed firearms.
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