i don't even know what to say

and this comes RIGHT after me listening (while i was doing my makeup this morning) to the latest 'this american life' podcast. the first of four stories was about a former monk/priest who, at the age of 26 (or somewhere around there) was sent out from his monastery (all he wanted to do was STAY at the monastery mind you and pray and mediate) to be a 'fixer'. yes, it's exactly what it sounds like. his job was to cover up the MULTIPLE FUCK UPS by the catholic church. fix them and bury them where they'll never see the light of day. obviously, if he was being interviewed, he came over to the light and no longer covers up rapes and theft and the like.

so not 1/2 hour later, i see this:

Bishop 'blames Jews' for criticism of Catholic church record on abuse

Tom Kington, Rome

A furious transatlantic row has erupted over quotes that were attributed to a retired Italian bishop, which suggested that Jews were behind the current criticism of the Catholic church's record on tackling clerical sex abuse.

A website quoted Giacomo Babini, the emeritus bishop of Grosseto, as saying he believed a "Zionist attack" was behind the criticism, considering how "powerful and refined" the criticism is.

The comments, which have been denied by the bishop, follow a series of statements from Catholic churchmen alleging the existence of plots to weaken the church and Pope Benedict XVI.

Allegedly speaking to the Catholic website Pontifex, Babini, 81, was quoted as saying: "They do not want the church, they are its natural enemies. Deep down, historically speaking, the Jews are God killers."

The interview was spotted on Friday by the American Jewish Committee, which said Babini was using "slanderous stereotypes, which sadly evoke the worst Christian and Nazi propaganda prior to world war two".

On its website, the American Jewish Group Committee quoted bishop Vincenzo Paglia, an official at the Italian Bishops' Conference, as saying Babini's remarks were "entirely contrary to the official line and mainstream thought of the Catholic church"............