Are awards being simply handed out for being the "first" at something?
Also why do you think the Pope has any influence on a Muslim, Hindu or Jew? Do you think the local imam or rabbi is busy dissecting the Pope's latest press releases?
Re:Time Person of the Year 2013
by dragonwriter on Thursday December 12, 2013 @01:17PM
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> Also why do you think the Pope has any influence on a Muslim, Hindu or Jew?
I'll let a Muslim activist provide one answer to that: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maha-elgenaidi/pope-francis-a-...
> Do you think the local imam or rabbi is busy dissecting the Pope's latest press releases?
Apparently, some of them do: http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20130413/muslims-say-...
He's the first Pope from what is often called the Global South, and really brings a different perspective […]
Oh, you mean like Obama really brought a different perspective as the first black President of the USA?
He's the first Pope from what is often called the Global South, and really brings a different perspective and emphasis on cultural and economic issues that could have massive implications for the entire world (whether you're Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, atheist, etc) -- reaching far beyond the debate Snowden started.