The Pope needs a spanking?

I was not impressed with the Holy Father's PERMISSION to spank your naughty child. Just don't let it show on his cute little face. What will your nosy -politically correct -neighbors think? Perhaps a little TOUCHY-FEEL-LY is also good for the child's character. But protect his dignity. Don't let it show on his behind!

To get sociological: The Holy Father wants to prop up parental authority. But I think this rotten bourgeois family should be replaced by a more COMMUNAL social unit-patterned after the Israeli kibbutz. You don't spank a child you don't OWN!                                                                                                             

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