From MOJ Friend Gerry Whyte

Trinity College (Dublin) Law Prof Gerry Whyte sends this our way:

Welcome, Obama. The Vatican Plays Him a Fanfare

On the eve of the visit of the president of the United States to the pope, Cardinal Cottier, for many years the official theologian of the pontifical court, writes an enthusiastic commentary about him. Obama responds with a very friendly interview. But the points of conflict remain

by Sandro Magister

(Click here to read what Cardinal Cottier has to say, Obama's interview, etc.)