Bush approval down among Mayan priests

I view religious ceremonies as purely symbolic, but even so, I’d still say that this one is perhaps intrinsically worthwhile:

Priests to purify site after Bush visit

GUATEMALA CITY – Mayan priests will purify a sacred archaeological site to eliminate “bad spirits” after President Bush visits next week, an official with close ties to the group said Thursday.

“That a person like (Bush), with the persecution of our migrant brothers in the United States, with the wars he has provoked, is going to walk in our sacred lands, is an offense for the Mayan people and their culture,” Juan Tiney, the director of a Mayan nongovernmental organization with close ties to Mayan religious and political leaders, said Thursday.

If only it were that simple — alas, in the USA, the priest class is part of the problem. What’s it going to take to fumigate the USA after FratBoy leaves office?