Sorry to be called a journalist

They say, "no news is good news." That's a marvellous, though trite, multiple pun. I'll concentrate on the version that would mean anything that has to be news has to be bad. That explains satisfactorily why papers and channels from Tel Aviv to Los Angeles would want to talk of Joseph Ratzinger's 'Nazi connection.'

Hello, what about right to information? One has to read the fine text to know that he was never a member of the Nazi party, had no choice but be drafted, deserted his post and as Cardinal worked towards Jewish-Christian unity, including asking forgiveness for the atrocities committed by Christians on Jews. But that is good news and in today's world the Good News is not news.

A paper in Israel had a heading, 'White smoke, black past'. Let's assume that they were talking of the colour of his cassock. The Daily Telegraph was in communion with The Sun and The Times of India. They all thought it was smart to call the new pope 'God's rotweiler', a term coined by those opposed to Ratzinger's views on several issues in his capacity as Prefect of the Congregation of the faith. The Daily Mirror said, "From Hitler Youth to Papa Ratzi. My wife smirkly remarked to this: "When you have to cater to an Anglican readership, these things are needed, especially when their floundering 'defender of faith' is being pestered by paparazzis.

So even when there is no bad news, the media has to invent them and tarnish people for this purpose. God's rotweiler will guard his sheep zealously but what do we do with news-hounds?