This report shows us, one more time, the disconnect between Church "officials" and the citizens of the US.  It reflects the fixated ideology of the Vatican, of papal service, and of complete doctrinal dependence as if it were 1800 Rome.  In spite of this, some of +Pierre's observations carry some truth particularly in regards to the international community's recent attitudes towards nuclear weapons, which are now focused on proliferation by rogue nations and the selling of them from under established nuclear powers.  The Vatican - in fact, the entire Church - has rarely ever gotten its thinking straight when it comes to this country.  How can a theocracy understand a democracy?  These comments will go down the drain as simply more religious babble.