This is why I am a Catholic. The "Bonfire of the Inanities" image of JPII in flames arrives just as "sugar shock" artist Cosimo Cavallaro tries to resurrect his "Chocolate Jesus" sculpture (which rotates counter-clockwise. I think). Coincidence? Hardly. Get the two together, and all church problems solved!

David Gibson is the director of Fordham’s Center on Religion & Culture.

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