My Letter to the Pope

A friend of mine who works for an organization called Catholics For Choice, has asked everyone to join a petition asking the Pope to reevaluate the Church's stance on condoms as a part of World Aids Day which is tomorrow. Here is my letter.
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Pope Benedict XVI,

In my opinion there are some serious problems with the Catholic Church. The Church's opposition to liberation theology in Latin America and the recent announcement that Henry Kissinger is going to serve as a papal advisor, has placed some significant doubts in my mind as to who exactly the Catholic Church is fighting for. As I'm sure you know, Luke 18:25 says "For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God".

The Gospels are rife with examples of Jesus standing up to injustice and the authority behind it. And Henry Kissinger is behind a lot of injustice in the world. In December, 1975, Ford and Kissinger gave the green light to Indonesia's invasion of the tiny island nation of East Timor. Memos obtained through FOIA (The Freedom of Information Act) have been released that indicate that Ford and Kissinger met with and discussed the Indonesian invasion with General Suharto, the dictator of Indonesia in December of 75. Regardless of whatever cold war era justifications were made for green-lighting this invasion, Henry Kissinger is not the kind of person that an organization which purports to spread the teachings of Jesus should have as an advisor.

In regards to liberation theology, which I will admit is a subject that I know little about, I can only invite you to watch an excellent documentary which is avaliable free over google video called, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. This movie documents the failed right wing coup attempt against Hugo Chavez in April of 2002. A lot of exciting things are happening in Latin America right now, and if the Church wishes to remain relevant there then it will need to readjust its attitude towards populist movements. Antiquated positions like the Church has on condoms, women in the priesthood, and homosexuality have long ago marginalized the Church in first world nations.

Specifically regarding condoms, which is the purpose of this petition, I can only say: with all the problems facing the world today, a little spilt seed should be the least of our worries. Furthermore I hope that you check out my blog, which can be found at www.lowballplath.blogspot.com, and look into some of the additional things that I discuss there. The world could use a genuine leader now more than ever.