The Pope has it right!

(06-04) 07:58 PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) --
In his latest blunt assessment of U.S. society, Pope John Paul II on Friday denounced the acceptance of abortion and same-sex unions as 'self-centered demands' erroneously depicted as human rights.

The pontiff said that 'in the face of such erroneous yet pervasive thinking,' visiting U.S. bishops should stress to congregations 'their special responsibility for evangelizing culture and promoting Christian values in society and public life.'

'Rights are at times reduced to self-centered demands: the growth of prostitution and pornography in the name of adult choice, the acceptance of abortion in the name of women's rights, the approval of same sex unions in the name of homosexual rights,' he said.

I'm starting to like the Pope more and more. He's got it absolutely right. We're demanding "rights" in this country that are really nothing more than expressions of self-centeredness and decadence. He says we should be evangelizing culture and promoting Christian values. And He's right again! As Christians we should not be ashamed of standing up for what's right according to God's Word. But I'm afraid we don't seem to be making much progress. It seems to me that the world is encroaching on the church instead of the other way around. It's time for the church to stand up and be the church!

What do you think?