“Pope Urges Peace” … it’s one of those journalism jokes you see on lists of the world’s most boring headlines. I mean, of course he wants peace; he’s the Pope, for goodness’ (literally) sake.

So when I opened the paper yesterday to see the hed “Pope Sees Need for U.S. Force, Aide Declares”, well, I was a bit surprised. It’s one thing to have NATA and the EU backing America; I was somewhat shocked when nations like Cuba and people like Arafat offered their sympathies. But for the pope to say war’s OK … that’s a new one.