Weigel, Popes, Presidents and the Desk | National Catholic Reporter

Weigel, Popes, Presidents and the Desk | National Catholic Reporter by MSW.  MGB: Weigel is a self rightous ass, although I am sure that the Popes Benedict and John Paul were not pleased with the Bush war policy (as well as the whole issue of war crimes) - although I would place that on Cheney, not Bush.  As for Obama, Benedict was the culture warrior where the President was concerned on abortion.  No indication that Francis was - although if so it is largely because the Popes (and Weigel) do not understand the mechanics of legal abortion in the U.S.  It is a constitutional one, not a legislative one (although any legislative action would have to leave out first trimester embryos - which would exclude 90% of cases).