>Since we are on the subject of apologies (and lack thereof) and lack thereof it is (I'm sorry; I read he'd issued a personal apology, I failed to read the text). This piece is basically about Ratzinger and other religions, not about his attitude to and actions against liberal theologians within his church, or the consequences of his policies for lay Catholics; but it's still worth posting http://www.guardian.co.uk/pope/story/0,,1875791,00.html Judy Evans, Cardiff ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html