Originally posted by paperclip
Originally posted by Cutwolf
When you get to the base of it, his sphere of influence came from the fact that he was the *catholic* leader. At the bottom of all the fluff, that is basically what we were forced to honor.
That is exactly what we are NOT honoring.
Catholics are the ones who mourn the loss of their religious leader.
Others honor his deeds which are not directly related to his religion, like his role in fall of communism, or how much he spoke of genocide being commited in balkan countries, then his world tour, his friendships with other religious leaders, his work to create peace and a bridge between various religions and so on.
We honor the deeds which have greatly influenced the world, not his religious role.
If this was the case, Reagan would have had a moment of silence. End of story.
Since Reagan didn't get a moment of silence, and the Pope did, it can be inferred that the Pope being the leader of 1 billion catholics pushed him over the imaginary "qualifications for a moment of silence" line.





When will it end?