Daniel Henninger in the WSJ, an excerpt:
'Days after Benedict XVI chastised China before thousands in St. Peter's Square last week, a Chinese newspaper run by the People's Daily replied to his defense of Christians there: "The Vatican has to face the fact that all religious beliefs are free in China, as long as they do not run counter to the country's laws."
'"Face the facts" sums up nicely the worldview and foreign policies of China, Iran and Russia. Get over it. John Paul said no. Benedict again says no.'
I would add that the Christian teaching of Jesus as Incarnate God who shared in our infantile helplessness as well as our pain in death is a revolutionary view of the human person. Love is the author of our life. Human dignity was, is, and ever shall be fundamental to our relations with others, not a matter of power or convenience.
In another thoughtful post, Walter Russell Mead reflects on the Holy Innocents and our desire for transcendence, even if one is not a traditional theist.
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