macgamer wrote:For the record I don't truly hate Gordon Brown.
Revisit some of the comments you've made.
macgamer wrote:There are much more dangerous and malignant people in the Labour party*.
I quite like Mandelson. When I see him on TV I can't help smile. Regardless of what you think about his political position, the guy has a brain. And he often expresses his thoughts with wit and humour.
macgamer wrote:Christ still criticised things he disagreed with, often in very strong terms. He was compassionate with those who were repentant and sought to ammend their ways.
You know the bible better than I do. What people did he criticise, out of interest? I would imagine that it would be a whole lot easier to find such people in the Conservative party than it would be in the Labour party... but happy to be corrected on that thought.
macgamer wrote:I'm sure if I actually met Gordon Brown, as Mrs Duffy did, that I'd be able to make a better judgement of his character.
The Duffy incident amused me. The press loved it, because it was a news item in a previously uninteresting election. The people, on the whole, didn't seem to be quite so bothered. All politicians do what Brown did - unless they're very strange. Brown's only mistake was to forget that he was wearing a microphone.
macgamer wrote:The Holy See or Catholicism? Have you read the Pope's letter to Irish Catholics?
No. Silly of me, I know, but I've read history books. And the news. Did the current Pope apologise for his actions concerning the covering-up of paedophile priests, back when he was in charge of such matters? Last I heard, he hadn't.