They Were Asking For It
Touching on a sensitive historical episode, Benedict said Latin American Indians had been "silently longing" to become Christians when Spanish and Portuguese conquerors took over their native lands centuries ago.
"In effect, the proclamation of Jesus and of his Gospel did not at any point involve an alienation of the pre-Columbus cultures, nor was it the imposition of a foreign culture," he said.
Full A.P. wire service article, SF Chronicle, May 13, 2007
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I wonder what the Pope's position is when women are violated...were they likewise "silently longing" to be raped?
TLC
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