GRAND RAPIDS -- One of many legacies of John Paul II, as George Weigel sees it, is how the late pope "ignited a revolution of conscience that produced a political revolution" in Europe.
One major challenge confronting the new pope, Benedict XVI, brings the papacy back to familiar ground, The Vatican observer said Friday at Calvin College.
"What is Europe dying from?" Weigel posed to a crowd of listeners during the third installment of the college's January Series. "I suggest Europe is dying from spiritual boredom."
And the land of American forefathers will continue its "civilizational death spiral unless it is reconverted to its Christian roots."...
Michael Cannon | 5/23/2007
