This , linked to via Jesus Politics from Baptist Press, soundly ignores the Pope on the “sanctity of life” on war matters. Once again, the “preachers” who would twist the words of Jesus to support still yet another EMPIRE are rampant.

Pope John Paul II, champion of pro-life and pro-family causes, dies at the age of 84 – (BP)

“There are no lives that are not worth living,” he said. “There is no suffering, no matter how grave, that can justify killing a life. There are no reasons, no matter how noble, that make plausible the creation of human beings, destined to be used and destroyed.”

Of course, we don’t know the source context for these quotes, and that’s the way the SBC Leadership likes it. Someone might look up that speech or writing and see that the Pope also clearly speaks on war.

Then, there’s Al Mohler

This from Al Mohler follows the script:

“I think most evangelicals appreciate his concern for the sanctity of human life. This was a pope who could always be counted upon to defend human life at every stage. His public statements and courageous advocacy of life against what he called the culture of death will go down in history as, I think, the most significant mark of his leadership.”

At EVERY stage, ey Al? Your selective morality is SO obvious.