THIS NEWS SOURCE WILL NOT REPORT INFORMED REACTIONS OF RELIGIOUS SCHOLARS TO POPE'S COMMENTS SINCE THEY ARE LIKELY TO ELICIT BOREDOMLONDON - While religious scholars from around the globe debated the merits of Pope Benedict XVI's recent comments on Islam, the news media
flocked to Yusuf Islam, the British singer known as Cat Stevens before his conversion to Islam, to get his take on it. Islam added to the criticism of the Pope widely shared by show business icons, saying that the Pope's remarks prove he is not infallible.
Meanwhile, reporters have been stationed outside Brad Pitt's Malibu mansion since news of the Pontiff's remarks was made public, anxiously awaiting his comments on them. One British tabloid journalist put it succinctly: "The story really isn't complete without Brad's take on it, is it?"
This news source joins with all the other established news outlets in refusing to report the informed reactions of religious scholars to the Pope's comments since they are marked by balance and self-restraint and are likely to elicit boredom.
