I'm only twenty minutes in, and I felt compelled to jump to the computer. He packs an American flag? So he can wrap himself in it? Well how very jingoistic of him.
US News and World Report:
The church's opposition to the war began long before the 2003 invasion. Pope John Paul II also opposed the 1991 Gulf War and the U.N.-imposed sanctions that followed, and he remained one of the most ardent opponents of the current Iraq conflict until his death in 2005. The central objections from Rome lay with the unilateralist approach pursued by the Bush administration, its insistence on the right of pre-emptive war and to detain hundreds of people at Guantánamo Bay, and the consequences that a war with a Muslim nation would have on interfaith relations, according to longtime Vatican watcher John Allen in his 2004 book, All The Pope's Men: The Inside Story of How the Vatican Really Thinks.
The war itself marked a failure of months of high-energy Vatican diplomacy between Europe, Baghdad, and Washington. On the eve of the war in 2003, Pope John Paul II lost his temper in a meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair. And the pontiff, by one account, "used words and gestures bordering on a diplomatic incident." A few days later, in a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the pope "raised his voice, pointed an accusing finger... and even banged his fist on the table," according to a Catholic newspaper.
Pope Benedict has also vehemently opposed the war using language that has not tempered with time. "Nothing positive comes from Iraq, torn apart by continual slaughter as the civil population flees," the pope said in his Easter message last year.
Too bad he won't be able to read this until he's evicted, which may not be too soon, if you think about it. If he can live with this contradiction, he'll probably be damned good at betraying the trusts he builds in the house.
And, he's already mentioned the magic of Confession again. Lovely role model for the church, isn't he? So, he can manipulate one of the women in the house by, say, feigning interest in her, and then after the show go confess and it's just all okay.
Stooge.
One other thing about Catholic Dan, did you notice that he was the first person to manage to touch bodybuilder Jessie? He actually had to move awkwardly to accomplish his pat on the back. And that he teaches in a Catholic boys' school?
Steve better check his bunk before he turns in.
Jessie and Dan so far, unlikeable. Or is it just me?
For the record, I like Remy. I think Steve does, too.
Jerry just got HOH. He's a smart guy, he'll put two of the guys up.
We'll be following Steve closely, of course. He's as close as a "home team" as we have. I just hope he's not a Log Cabin member. I think it's wise to be guarded. Especially until some of the chaff is gone.
Then you can use it to your advantage later.
Steve's intro clip after the jump.
