Larry Chapp, ex-seminarian and renowned, retired professor of theology for 20 years
has written an excellent analysis of the papal comments in Singapore.
He commences by endeavouring to interpret the Pope’s remarks within their rightful context,
scrupulously resisting the allure of hyperbole, so as not to exacerbate the situation further
than it already stands:
"Before I proceed, however, a couple of caveats are in order. First, these remarks by