Corporatization, Politicization and Trivialization, Continued

Dan Rather used these three terms to describe what has happened to the world of news over the years. I extrapolated that to encompass all of life as it exists in America, and maybe the world, today.

The whole Pope thing really brought it home to me. When the Cardinals were getting ready to begin the election process, they were strutting around like rock stars just before being cloistered.

This disturbed me.

Then they disappeared to fire up the oven.

As people discussed the process, the politics of it kept coming up, the negotiations, the kind of back room atmosphere you hear about in Washington.

What the hell is that?

This guy is Number 2 only to God - the whole thing should be magical and divine. It should not be subject to the whims and prejudices and agendas of humans.

These red hats should kneel down and pray, and pray and pray and pray until a divine decision presents itself. Nothing else should enter into it. If it takes bloody knees to get an answer then bloody knees it is.

Maybe they know something we don't. Something they will never admit. Maybe that is why they feel compelled to include human inconsistency in the process.

The idea of the politics of the church disturbs me. I know it is reality but I know it is not right. Billions of people live their lives in accordance with what these guys teach. Those teachings, the entire organization, should be pure.

The new guy seemed kind of cool to me at first. Humble, giving the appearance of avoiding the rich trappings of the church. But ultimately he still supports outdated and repressive ideas. Ideas that have no place in a world where just surviving takes everything you got.

Ultimately he still rules an empire valued at between 10 and 15 billion dollars.

The politics of the new pope deal did not sit well with me. More evidence of how badly skewed the world has become.

That, and a little thing called child molestation and cover ups, are proof to me that we are on our own.

Find your own god. Worship that god honestly.

And hope for the best.