The Pope has just delivered a message in which he openly states his support for democracy…We have been waiting many years for the leading spiritual authority of the day to condemn dictatorship in no uncertain terms. We have been waiting all this time for someone to speak out and clearly identify the sources of evil as the Pope has now done. We wished for this to be said when evil reigned triumphant and the forces of good remained muzzled.
We would have liked to see the Pope disavow Franco in 1936. We would have liked the Pope to have taken a stand at the height of that shameful period and denounce what needed to be denounced. It as wrenching to think the Church left that obligation to others.
At least we have this message. Our world does not need tepid souls. It needs burning hearts. The Christians of the first century were not moderates.
-Albert Camus writing in Combat in 1944.
Ghost Dog 
“Our world does not need tepid souls. It needs burning hearts.”
Who will light our hearts?
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That is a good question,Timi. That is what I like about you. You always ask the burning question to make me think. The world today, I think, is bereft of great leaders. There are no more Nelson Mandelas or Marin Luther Kings. I used to think Barack Obama might fit the bill, but now I am not so sure. The Bible says the Word is a lamp unto my feet. I think we need a great leader to light up our hearts, but until that time, we have to light up our own hearts, for the Kingdom of God is within us.
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