Personally, even though the comments he made may not be entirely inaccurate they are clearly very foolish ones to make in the context of the current political situation, especially considering he is the head of the largest religious organization in the world. Leaders with followers of this magnitude are expected to behave a bit better than some obscure idiot Muslim preacher, or by the same token some obscure idiot Christian preacher (Pat Robertson immediately comes to mind as an irrational christian biggot who encourages and incites violence and hatred). Like I said--becoming a public religious figure and being a moron are practically mutually exclusive. What I can't figure out is why people put so much stock into what these people have to say.
Personally, even though the comments he made may not be entirely inaccurate they are clearly very foolish ones to make in the context of the current political situation, especially considering he is the head of the largest religious organization in the world. Leaders with followers of this magnitude are expected to behave a bit better than some obscure idiot Muslim preacher, or by the same token some obscure idiot Christian preacher (Pat Robertson immediately comes to mind as an irrational christian biggot who encourages and incites violence and hatred). Like I said--becoming a public religious figure and being a moron are practically mutually exclusive. What I can't figure out is why people put so much stock into what these people have to say.