Revelation of the leaked Papal Visit Team memo got the UK Foreign Office into all of a lather last week.
But, instead of being outraged about the suggestions contained within it, Exuse For An Atheist David Miliband should have apologised to the Catholic Church-instigated child-abuse victims for the invitation that his government has extended to Pope Benedict XVI to visit this country later this year.
The memo included such brilliant suggestions as:
Launch of "Benedict" Condoms
Open an abortion ward
Bless a civil partnership
Reverse policy on women bishops
Training course for all bishops on child-abuse allegations
To which should have been added
Turn around, get back on the plane and bugger off back to the Vatican.
For the full story, see this Digital Journal article.
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