Jay Honeck wrote:
I'm torn between laughter and incredulity.

Would you feel the same if it were the pope?

Yes -- although the Pope has some credibility behind his
quasi-diplomatic status.

I don't know what's worse -- having second-rate politicians thinking
that they're better than the rest of us, or having "men of the cloth"
thinking the same thing.

Agreed. WRT politicians, whatever became of the concept of "all men created
equal"?