It's no joke. Here's what Bono said, in an interview in the Guardian, about his meeting with Jesse Helms:
"Christ only speaks about judgment once and it's not about sex but about how we deal with the poor, and I quoted Matthew, 'I was naked and you clothed me, I was hungry and you fed me.' Jesse got very emotional, and the next day he brought in the reporters and publicly repented about Aids. I explained to him that Aids was like the leprosy of the New Testament."
This shows an ability to transcend difference in lifestyles and culture, and an ability to express the true heart of spiritual teachings, of a very high order. Bono gets my "spiritual middle" lifetime achievement award, just for trying.
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