Irony alert

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI, carrying a tall, lit candle, ushered in Christianity's most joyous celebration with an Easter vigil service Saturday night, but voiced fears that mankind is groping in darkness, unable to distinguish good from evil.

We can't tell good from evil, huh? This from the man who invented the policy whereby the Roman Catholic church protected and enabled pedophile priests while casting aside child victims. And we can't "distinguish good from evil".

On the contrary, we recognize evil quite well. It's what you see in your mirror, popey guy. We're lookin' at you.

Pope: future lies with (raped) youth

The popey guy is golden. No one else says such ironic things. Here is part of his New Year's Day message:

"I would like to underline the fact that, in the face of the shadows that obscure the horizon of today's world, to assume responsibility for educating young people in knowledge of the truth, in fundamental values and virtues, is to look to the future with hope," the pontiff said.

Young people, he said, must "learn the importance and the art of peaceful coexistence, mutual respect, dialogue and understanding.

Uhmmmmm . . . didn't you do something to those kids, popey guy? In fact, weren't you the guy who single-handedly created the policy that hid the child rapes and protected the pedophile priests? Wasn't that you, popey guy?

I think it was. You look like a gilded fool -- but then, you always do. Happy New Year, popey guy. I'll be after you in the coming year, and every year after that. Cheers!