The Pope On Paedophilia

You know, for most institutions this would be a given, but clearly for the Catholic Church it needs to be spelt out:

Pope Benedict XVI has... condemned abuse of children by priests as a "heinous crime", and said Irish bishops must act to restore the Church's "moral credibility".

Well done to the Panzer Pope! To most people, he has stated the bleedin' obvious. But such is the insanity of the organisation he heads up that this could almost be described as a great step forward. Whatever next? Could we see the Pope taken further leaps forward? Perhaps by saying that contraception is actually quite good at preventing AIDS and unwanted pregnancies. Is that too much to hope for?

Yes, yes it is. I'm probably being optimistic there. But jolly well done, Pope Benedict XVI, for clarifying that your priests shouldn't rape children...