Rod Donald is gracious and humble - Yeah Right

This afternoon, Parliament passed a motion of condolence on the passing of Pope John Paul II. Of all the leaders who spoke to the motion, Tariana Turia was far more eloquent and heartfelt than any other.

What concerned me was Green co-leader Rod Donald's contribution. He offered a thinly veiled critiscm of Pope John Paul's conservative beleifs and urged Cardinal Thomas Williams (New Zealand's only Cardinal) to vote for a 'liberal' candidate.

While I too would favour a more liberal Pope I want to know when Rod Donald was asked to speak for New Zealand Catholics? Cardinal Williams should vote for who he believes is the best candidate for Pope, who after all is the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church - not the Greens.