The pope's problems simply reaffirm my thoughts about the business of religion. It would be funny if it wasn't so sad:
I do believe that in the relatively near future (under 20 years) - we will be reconstructing ourselves at the molecular level and prolonging a high standard of existence for an indefinite timescale. In plain english - by 2050 most people will think of those who believe in God akin to NASA moon landing conspiracy theorists and Bigfoot photographers because Science will help us evade death and the discovery of life elsewhere in our galaxy will enlighten most of humanity to a deeper understanding of the universe and reality that we experience.