The Straight And Narrow Path

It is fascinating to discover how many males who are vigorous opponents of gays turn out to have a hidden homosexual portion of their sexual repertoire.  It does indeed seem what so many claim that men who are nervous about their sexual orientation or deeply ashamed by it will act out their fears by vigorous public opposition.  I think the same could be said about the militant jihadists intent on blowing up the world, their murderous assaults everywhere covering a deep insecurity at the prospect of the modernity of the western world and its implications for their own personal life.  It is strange to me that the majority of Muslims who are entirely  secure in their beliefs and their interaction with the evolving global culture of modernity to not stand up and object, reject, seriously lash out against these terrorists.  I treasure the present Pope for saying in some discussion about issues with which the Catholic has doctrinal arguments "Who am I to judge?" giving the lie to all those puritan orthodox rigid narrow minded knee jerk religious zealots who insist that their road is the only road and no other path shall be trod.  He spoke as a human being where judgement of others can be set aside, where love and acceptance must be the norm.  In the same vein I will always treasure the response of Pontius Pilate reported in one of the Gospels who replied to Jesus when he said "I come with the truth"  "But what is truth?"