The Pope has celebrated the traditional Christmas Mass, despite being knocked down by a woman at the start of the service in St Peter’s Basilica.

The woman – who is said to be mentally unstable – jumped the security barriers as Benedict XVI entered the basilica, causing the pontiff to fall. BBC

Bit early to say she’s unstable isn’t it? It was reported she was within minutes of the incident? The pope leads a bunch of others who say that The Lord will Forgive All Their Sins and yet they also molest and sexually abuse young boys – and they are not unstable? But of course they are not – because it’s okay to kiddie fiddle and be blessed by the pope yet if you feel strongly about such matters and were you in the fortunate position of being able to lay one’s hands on the pope (as they say) you would be found mentally unstable?
I don’t care what mental state this woman is or is not found to be in – I am sure there are people like me that see what she did as admirable.
And shouldn’t he have turned the other cheek? Forgiven her?

I dare you to look your priest directly in the eye and say “Have you ever ……” and watch for the flinch.

Merry Christmas. Except to Amazon UK who can fuck right off.