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You can't condemn the entire Catholic Church for the actions of some within the church (including Cardinal Law, and his role in the cover-up). I'm not a member, and I certainly disagree with the church on many issues, but I respect their mercy and compassion towards everyone-criminals included.
They have presented many solutions toward solving problems in the Middle East in general, and Palestine and Iraq in particular. In the general sense, they want to bridge the awful gap between rich and poor, the educated and the non-educated. As for Palestine, they condemn the killings on both sides, saying quite wisely that bloodshed only begets more bloodshed. And the church does care about the victims of Saddam's brutality, just as it cares for the Christians in China who are being brutally repressed by that government, just as it cares for the Christain and Muslim civilians who are being slaughtered by the thousands in the Sudan, and just as it cares for all who suffer.
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"In Iraq, no doubt about it, it's tough. It's hard work. It's incredibly hard. It's - and it's hard work. I understand how hard it is. I get the casualty reports every day. I see on the TV screens how hard it is. But it's necessary work. We're making progress. It is hard work."
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