Setting things right

Last month, I wrote about an act on the part of the pope which was meant to restore peace, and to be seen as an act of reconciliation. Unfortunately, Benedict's good intentions resulted in a furor of press coverage about the fact that one of the four discenting bishops who had had their excommunications lifted had been quoted as denying the reality of the holocaust.

According to a CTV story, published today, His Excellency, Richard Williamson, a member of the Society of Saint Pius X, issued an apology for his previous denial.

The best intentions of mice and men can always carry strings attached. Unfortunately, some of those strings are only discovered in the course of living life.