Obsequium religiosum

By Diogenes ( articles ) | Jun 06, 2003

No civilized community needs a police force. Look at it this way: all the convicted criminals are already in prison, right? And any man not proven guilty is innocent, right? And to mount a hostile investigation against an innocent man is to damage the good name to which he rightly has a right, right? Well, Q.E.D., baby.

So let's go easy on our bishops. Sure, there have been a few regrettable instances of perjury, obstruction of justice, deviant sexual assault, etc. But they've all resigned. Ergo, the remainder must be good guys. They say so themselves.

If this reasoning makes sense to you, you may have a future in the Apostolic Nunciature business. Send your CV, photo, three letters of recommendation, and a photocopy of your Costa Rican escape passport to:

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