Someone Get Mel Gibson on the Line

This counts as news of world-historical import. Too bad it comes so late in the game, but thank God it came:

Pope Benedict XVI has made a sweeping exoneration of the Jewish people for the death of Jesus Christ, tackling one of the most controversial issues in Christianity in a new book.

In "Jesus of Nazareth-Part II" excerpts released Wednesday, Benedict explains biblically and theologically why there is no basis in Scripture for the argument that the Jewish people as a whole were responsible for Jesus' death.

Interpretations to the contrary have been used for centuries to justify the persecution of Jews.

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/03/someone-get-mel-gibson-on-the-line/71950/