Criticism of a religious leader for upholding what has been a standing precept of the religion despite a popular - and self-serving - demand by those who want to live with a "no-responsibility" policy is misguided.

Those who don't want to be Catholic can do what they want. Those who claim to be Catholic, but do not want to follow the precepts of the religion, are hypocrites.

Laws are laws, whether they are part of Canon Law, U.S. Constitutional Law, or Islamic Law (as practiced in several countries). You are either law-abiding, or you are not. If you don't want to follow the laws, nothing ties you to the religion, the nation, or the region.

I commend Pope Benedict XVI for his courage to maintain principles where others would say, "Gee, I wanna have sex on my terms, so please go along with the modern view of things."

He's not trying to pander to the public with a "Change" campaign, only to spin a different song afterwards.

Hey, maybe if there was more self-control, fewer folk would find themselves with HIV/AIDS? Oh, but that would require discipline and education, and how could we expect that......?