And those articles in peer - reviewed journals such as the Lancet, Science and BMJ, mentioned
by Dr. Greene, were all in the public domain: the Vatican Press Office should have known about those, too, and should have been ready to quote them the instant the Pope made his off - the
cuff remarks.
Has there ever been, in the history of humankind, a medium so wonderfully suited to blurting out ill - considered off - the -
cuff remarks to be seen
by the whole world and then captured for posterity?