The Burr in the Burbs

Former Anglican Archbishop of South Africa, Desmond Tutu, complained on Wednesday that the new pope prefers Christianity to other religions. “God is not a Christian,” he says. “Christianity doesn’t have the corner on the God market.” Huh? Isn’t it a little bit ridiculous to blast the pope, of all people, for thinking Christianity is the way to go?

There has been a fair share of handwringing over Benedict’s supposed right-wingism. Pat Buchanan has an extremely insightful column on why the worldlings are so upset. You should give it a read.