Pope Benedict addressed the UN General Assembly today as a part of his visit to the US.
He said the notion of multilateral consensus was "in crisis because it is still subordinated to the decisions of a few, whereas the world's problems call for interventions in the form of collective action by the international community."
While Benedict did not mention any specific country, this appeared to be a reference to the United States, which led the 2003 invasion of Iraq even though the Security Council refused to approve it.
The Vatican strongly opposed the recourse to war.
(Reuters Copyright 2008)
Interestingly enough, the Pope will not be attending the White House dinner in his honor this weekend. Hmm . . . subtly reprimanding US actions and refusing to be honored by the US all in one visit. Coincidence? I think not. SOMEONE'S trying to send a message from the Catholic Church. Let's see if George and Dick pick up on the REAL reason for this papal visit. They may need a little help from above to retract themselves from their current mess.
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