This morning I was listening to Morning Edition on WBUR and they were interviewing Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Boston's Roman Catholic Archbishop. The topic, of course, was the next pope. No, it wouldn't be him -- he joked that he's buying a round-trip ticket to Rome. But then he described what characteristics the new pope should have.
Cardinal O’Malley says the next pope needs to be a leader of deep faith, but should also have good communication skills, speak five or six languages and have a passion for young people.
Uh, no, Sean, that's exactly what keeps getting the church in trouble!
Yes, I know the phrase can have more than one meaning, but it's remarkably tone-deaf when it's used by these people.