I found out that a bear does poop in the woods and the Pope does wear a hat.

I don’t want to come off as a stickler against religion but for some reason I find the whole Pope coming to American somewhat over rated. I first want to state that I am not a Catholic, nor am I any denomination, or belong to any church. Thought I thought I would say a few words about the new pope coming to America since the whole Priest touching scandal went down. I don’t profess to know everything about the Catholic church or say that I have attended more then two Catholic services in my entire life, but from what I gather, the religion on a whole is formed like many other Christian based religions out there. They believe in the father and the son and the holy spirit. The believe that Jesus did die on the cross, and from the Cathedrals I have been in, they make sure that image is burned into your brain. I am not downing what they believe, but I would be in a bummer mood if I came to church every Sunday and saw a wax figure of Jesus crying blood and being nailed to a cross.

 

All that aside, I do realize that every church has a figurehead, a leader or president for said religion. There have been many throughout history, but no one even comes close to the Pope. He is flashy, has his own city, and drives around in a bullet proof Mercedes. One thing that prompted me to write this was the fact that the new Pope was virtually an unknown, then all of the sudden, a poof of smoke and this guy is a Rockstar. I will agree that his over-the-top attire fit’s the role of entertainer very well. As I watched CNN and saw the Pope plain land, I was reminded of the Beatles coming to America. The crowd was going crazy, young girls were crying and jumping up and down, and the media was all over it. From what I heard the Pope is bringing back all his old outfits, which have not been seen since before Pope John Paul II. This of course includes the Pope shoes made by Gucci and the robe designed by Versachi.

 

As I watched I thought, Wow, this Pope won’t let a few child molestation charges, by priests, stop him, or the fact that the church knew about the holocaust, no this guy had a spring in his step, and a twinkle in his eye. I started to think that going to school and getting an education was a waste. Had I just gone to seminary and given my life to the church, I could have become Pope. True I would have to give up the flesh, but that is what the young boys are for. All jokes aside, I think we need to knock the Pope down a few pegs. This is someone who is draped in gaudy wears, and is worshiped like a deity. Now I don’t know the bible as well as others, but I believe one of the Ten Commandments does say something along the lines of not worshiping false idols. I respect tradition, but since the church has been under fire the last 10 years, they need to be a bit humble and not go flashing there poster boy to the world.

 

In the end it’s about the connection with God, not the connection of God to one man, to a collection of people. I am not Catholic, but I can say honestly I would not want this man to represent everything that I stand for. A leader should be someone who is on the same level as the people he leads, and do whatever he can for the good of his people. And if the Pope is just a symbol of his church, I think I will take the wax statue of Jesus over this guy. At least I know he suffered and has seen the rough times.

Obama is a long-legged Mack Daddy!!

It’s been a spell since I last posted something. Personally I have had a flurry of things going on all at once. In addition this, we are on the heels of a new presidential election, and hence brings me to my next point of contention. I have noticed that everyone is singing the praises of Obama, and how he is the leader for a new world. Everyone is standing behind him, and singing his praises. Now the reason I bring him up is this reason, the guy does not make mention as to what he is changing. I have been asking as many people as I can as to why they are voting for Obama, and each one of them is answering the same thing, “We need a change”. On the most basic level, yes there will be change. The change I am eluting to is the change in the president. By law there will be a new president. The president cannot serve more then two consecutive terms in a row, so he will be gone, and that is the change he is talking about. The funny thing is how he is paying lip service to everyone, and the girth, or youth, of America is buying it. 

Now I didn’t mention that most of the people I talked to are under the age of 30. I am not saying that I am not voting for Obama, or don’t think he is the best candidate for the job, but really I would expect to know what my president stands for. I am just saying that one man is representing 360 million, and he better be the best person to do so. But the real issue was how little people actually know about what this guy stands for. If you look at his stance, he is a clear cut liberal with his emphasis on healthcare reform and gun control. But most people don’t know that, or really take the time to do some research on the guy. I don’t want to single out my generation as a bunch of mouth breathers or lemmings, but this tells me that allot of people my age don’t take the time to really evaluate politics or the issues. 

I realize that what’s spinning on your ipod and the current mood of your friend on myspace is more important then say the next president, but giving power to someone is a big deal. Since no one stepped up to the plate the last time around, we now have a president who has ravaged our economy and gave the green light to a war that has not only soiled our world relations, but sent young men and woman off to die. I know when it comes to politics people get really heated about the issues, but not knowing what you are saying yes to is just as bad as not doing anything at all. This is not a call to arms, but it makes me sad that we would much rather vote for someone who thinks they can sing rather then the next leader of the free world. What made America so great is that we didn’t want to do what we were told and we asked to many questions. We didn’t like how we were being treated so we did something about it pushed back. Because trust me, in 30 years it’s not going to matter who won American Idol or which celebrity was dating who, what will matter is how our way of life was, and what we have to pass on.