Monday, April 11, 2005

Never one but two

America's many self-styled Defenders of the Faith will have a difficult time figuring out which of the following two events forms the bigger outrage:

[BBC] Six football supporters have been charged with sectarian hate crime following Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-final between Hearts and Celtic.
A section of fans disrupted a minute's silence in memory of Pope John Paul II at Hampden Park.


or

[Washington Post]Booed in Rome

Victor L. Simpson reports for the Associated Press: "When Bush's face appeared on giant screen TVs showing the ceremony, many in the crowds outside St. Peter's Square booed and whistled."

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