Pubdate: Sun, 31 Oct 1999
Source: Sun Herald (Australia)
Copyright: 1999 John Fairfax Holdings Ltd
Contact:  http://www.sunherald.fairfax.com.au/
Author: Sue Williams
Note: Title supplied by MAP

I'LL BE WAITING TILL HELL FREEZES OVER

SO, the Pope has decided that the courageous Aussie nuns, determined to
help try to stem the tide of lost heroin-soaked lives, should bog off and
bury their heads in the sand when the subject comes up.

Instead of even listening to what those good-hearted Sisters of Charity
have to say about their selfless planned involvement in the NSW safe
injecting room experiment, the Vatican simply ruled: No.

Where's the spirit of charity, humanity, understanding and forgiveness in
that? Er ... wot?

No, I for one can't wait for Pope John Paul II's alternative plan to tackle
the drugs scourge, a terrible affliction which senselessly cuts down so
many young lives in their prime.

Something tells me, however, I'll be waiting till hell freezes over.

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