Ok, is it just me

or does that headline floating around by Pope Francis "I prefer a church which is bruised, hurting and dirty" make anyone else think "OMG, the pope is a hurt/comfort fan!"

/blasphemy off



(I feel I should disclaim this by saying that as a lapsed Catholic, I'm actually very impressed by what Francis has been doing--he'll probably never go far enough to make me actually go back, but within the limits of orthodox Catholicism he's actually been pretty amazing, and it sounds like this statement reinforces some of my favorite parts of Catholicism, especially the critique of capitalism and the preferential option for the poor).