Your bodies, their bigotry

Amnesty International's recent advocacy of abortion in the case of rape, incest or risk to the woman's health has inevitably got up some clerical noses. One of the largest belongs to cardinal Martino, president of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, who is quoted as follows:

"The inevitable consequence of this decision, according to the cardinal, will be the suspension of any financing to Amnesty on the part of Catholic organisations and also individual Catholics,"

Well, he can say all he likes about what the hierarchy is supposed to do with its fabulous, unaccounted for, wealth, but individual catholics may continue to feel that the work done by AI continues to deserve their support. Let's hope so. It's certainly persuaded me to join up, for the first time in years.

In the meantime, Eggs Benedict has returned to the dangers represented by television and the Internet. Right, like BBC documentaries, Eggs? Readily available on Google? Or maybe it isn't that personal.

If he's so against the commercialisation of human dignity why is he doing everything in his (considerable) power to ensure that Berlusconi takes over the reins of the Italian government again?