Surprise news from the Holy See. Someone called (Father) Federico Lombardi claims that the Vatican’s refusal to endorse a proposal for the UN that homosexuality be decriminalised, signed by all EU states, presumably including Poland (!), does not mean that it approves of the death penalty for homosexuals. Phew. Its position on waterboarding hasn’t yet been announced.
While we’re waiting, read Wendell Ricketts’ comment on the whole sordid business here.
CHARLES LAMBERT 