Richard Dawkins calls for arrest of Pope Benedict XVI

Richard Dawkins (author of The God Delusion) plans to have Pope Benedict XVI arrested upon his arrival in the UK, for "crimes against humanity"; and is being aided in his fiendish plot by fellow Atheist and author Christopher Hitchens (author of God Is Not Great).  The duo plan to exploit a legal principle that says that Pope Benedict XVI is not recognised as a head of state by the UN; which means he cannot claim diplomatic immunity while in the UK.  Both Dawkins and Hitchens are confident that their legal team can mount a case against  Pope Benedict XVI for his alleged cover up of sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church.

Now, this is not exactly breaking news, and if Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens succeed in their legal pursuit of Pope Benedict XVI, it won’t be the first time that a pope has been arrested either; but what are the implications of such a case?  Dawkins and Hitchins argue that the victims of abuse in the Church; will finally get the justice they deserve, if Pope Benedict XVI is made accountable for his alleged part in the cover up.  However, many critics of the two are claiming that this is simply a self serving publicity stunt, aimed at undermining the Church.

Either way, I for one can't wait to see if the UK government will allow it to happen, or if they will, as they so often do, pander to the wishes of the religious right.  After all, there are about 1.3 billion Catholics in the world; that's almost as many people as there are in the world, who already hate the UK.  No doubt, Pope Benedict XVI is wishing this would all just go away, or would that be praying?  I also wonder whether he will have to swear on the bible, like everyone else, or does he have the big guy on speed dial?  I would imagine that God's number is assigned to the voicemail key, because we all know he never picks up his calls, in fact, he usually doesn't get back to you at all...unless you’re on death row, then there he is, and praise the lord, you're born again; convenient, eh?  If nothing else, Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens have filled the void that was left when Mayweahter refused to fight Pacquiao; let’s hope this one goes the distance.