text: Bazil---thanks for the letter...I feel your pain and frustration too. Too much power politics maybe, or perhaps they are saying this but we don't have access to their words...I suspect this is true for some... Without exception the pope has been clear and, while I'm not a Catholic, he seems to be consistent. We don't ask much of our leaders...and when they share their concerns, politics and power intercede. We do hear loud and clear from a few about a few things, but there isn't a morally consistent lesson....yes I would love to see a convocation of leaders condemn war, violence, hate, murder...but I fear they are preaching to the choir. The underworld is still there, louder and clearer.
  So please, keep reminding us...we need the help! Ryan