Bono for Pope?

It seems a bit crass to utilize modern rock music (for years vilified as the devil's instrument) to entice people back to church. But this really isn’t anything different than what has been done for centuries upon centuries.

Conquering powers would usually destroy the temples and other religious sites of their enslaved people. But then they would build their own temples on the same site. Why? The subjects were already used to going there for worship. So if all they did was change the flavor of the religion, but still hold ceremonies in the same spot, there was less of a reluctance to convert. It makes sense. A dog will still go to its water bowl if you leave it in the same spot but fill it with beer instead.

Pavlov was onto something when he recognized us as creatures of habit.

Back to the Church of England: they haven’t destroyed the temple, but they are instead trying to speak their people’s language. Whether or not it works remains to be seen.

I, for one, find that U2 shows give me all the religiosity I can stand, so you won’t see me attending a service across the pond just to hear choral renditions of Daddy’s Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Car or Bullet the Blue Sky. Though I’m sure they’d focus more on In God’s Country than Sunday Bloody Sunday given the subject matter.

I do, however, believe the canonization of one Bono is not far behind. Which I can get behind, since that would make my birthday not only an international holiday, but also a saint's day.

Holy GPG, indeed!