Non Tasarmi, Fratello!

“Wherever the Catholic sun doth shine, There’s always laughter and good red wine. At least I’ve always found it so. Benedicamus Domino!” Hillaire Belloc

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Another Brick in the Wall

Pope Benedict XVI celebrated the Church's World Day of Migrants and Refugees this week. During a press conference after the event, Cardinal Retano Martino said that the building of a fence along the U.S./Mexico border was part of an "inhuman program."

Asked if the U.S.-Mexican fence was the wrong thing to do, Martino said: "Yes, that's exactly what it is."

OK, kids! It's time for a pop quiz!

WHAT IS THE LEONINE WALL?

Hint #1 It forms the western and southern boundry of a famous city state.

Hint # 2 It was built by order of Pope Leo IV in the year 852 to keep out marauding Muslims.

Hint #3 This is what it looks like from outer space.

Give up? OK, one more hint...Cardinal Martino has seen it MANY TIMES!