Vatican used Wikipedia for new cardinals' biographies

Angst · 9 Jan 2012 at 23:12

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16471950

This made me chuckle a bit, you would think with all the money that they have they could do something that simple properly.

Cosimo · 9 Jan 2012 at 23:16

They weren’t the first and they won’t be the last to use Wikipea as a trusted source of information. It’s just another boring news snippet.

d_brennen · 9 Jan 2012 at 23:21

He is afterall the king of make-believe, so why not?

Castiel · 9 Jan 2012 at 23:21

Angst said:
This made me chuckle a bit, you would think with all the money the had they could do something that simple properly.

They have:

http://www.vatican.va/news_services...rafie/cardinali_aa_index_aa_biografie_en.html

The unofficial biographies were done in haste as the head of the Holy See Press Office explained they had been given no foreknowledge of the appointments...the unofficial status was explained to the journalists at the time.

It seems hardly worth reporting tbh.....

I can see this degenerating into another anti-religion thread however, regardless that it would have nothing to do with the OP.

Gackt · 9 Jan 2012 at 23:36

Castiel said:
I can see this degenerating into another anti-religion thread however, regardless that it would have nothing to do with the OP.

It's only natural to despise evil.

Castiel · 9 Jan 2012 at 23:50

Gackt said:
It's only natural to despise evil.

And there we have it. :rolleyes:

Debate borne out of ignorance is no debate at all.