On the fourth day of his visit to the United States, Pope Benedict XVI today visited the UN and spoke before the General Assembly. His speech in particular drew attention to the role of human rights, underlining that – in his view – they were God-given and thus unchanging. It was obviously meant to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Although his speech was heavy on theology and legal philosophy, leaving out any concrete reference to specific countries/examples of human rights violations, there were some remarks that really (!) caught my interest due…